Cleaning data is your friend
Posted 3 months ago
In a perfect world, a geospatial project would be provided with data that requires no additional cleaning. You could start mapping or executing an analysis from the get-go with the initial data, saving a lot of time, energy, and brain power. The above scenario is rarely the case, as most GIS practitioners know. It is […]
Assessing fish passage in Nova Scotia
Posted 3 months ago
While exploring different options for my capstone project, I was approached by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in assessing fish passage or the ease of migration for saltwater to freshwater migratory fish species in Nova Scotia.
ECCE App Challenge 2021 (COGS: Rocky Mountain Edition)
Posted 5 months ago
The Esri Canada App Challenge, having recently completed its 7th year, provides GIS students across Canada an amazing opportunity to showcase their newly acquired geospatial skills...
Readability
Posted 8 months ago
Something I’ve always struggled with, going back to when I was getting my Bachelors in Computer Science, was balancing elegance and readability when writing code. There’s something deeply satisfying, to me at least, in condensing 30 lines down to 3. Or eliminating it altogether! During my first coop term, in a story for another day, […]
Creating Customized Bar Graphs with Limits in ArcGIS Online Pop-Ups
Posted 3 years ago
Creating column and bar graphs in ArcGIS Online is an easy way to show numerical data to users in pop-ups, but what it lacks is the ability to customize colours, say which column/bar corresponds to which data, and set limits that correspond more appropriately to the data presented. Why does this matter? Lets say that you […]
ECCE App challenge 2019!
Posted 3 years ago
Hello Everyone! What a whirlwind week that was, with next week promising much of the same as I am attending the Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs. I participated in the App Challenge as a part of team GeoPanda – one of three teams representing COGS in the challenge this year. Along with fellow ECCE […]
GIS Beyond Earth
Posted 3 years ago
When we think about GIS in our everyday lives, we typically consider the ways it benefits us here on Earth. From mapping natural disasters to planning the intricate details of new urban areas, GIS has transformed the way we use and visualize spatial data. However, unbeknownst to many of us, GIS has many applications in a […]
Collector for ArcGIS vs. Classic
Posted 3 years ago
Collector for ArcGIS is a convenient way to integrate geographic data collection with your existing ArcGIS platforms. This mobile application works with ArcGIS Online to remotely collect and add data to an existing map in real-time. But with the release of the new Collector app (still in beta for Android users), GIS enthusiasts all over […]
Partially Scripted Way to Show Images Obtained from Collector in ArcGIS Online Pop-ups
Posted 3 years ago
So, you’ve just used Collector to collect data, including pictures, and now you want to display those images in ArcGIS Online pop-ups for each data point, but you keep getting something that looks like this? But instead want your picture displayed in the pop-up, like this? Read on for one solution that does not involve […]
Old ideas with new potential – GIS as a tool for game content development
Posted 3 years ago
I feel like the New Year is a good time to both reflect on the past and consider the future. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has dusty old GIS projects and ideas that we never had – or made – the time to work on in ages, whether it be an idea […]
