Diving into ArcGIS Business Analyst
Posted 1 month ago
As a student in the Geospatial Data Analytics program at COGS, I had the opportunity to explore the capabilities of the Esri Business Analyst extension in ArcGIS Pro. I was impressed by how the platform draws from various data sources to provide a comprehensive tool for users to incorporate various demographic variables and business profiles […]
Fantasy Maps in ArcGIS Pro using Digital Elevation Models
Posted 11 months ago
Feeling creative? Here’s a quick tutorial on turning DEM’s into vibrant fantasy maps!
Working with Custom Picture Markers – Seafloor Hydrothermal Features
Posted 1 year ago
My first foray into creating custom image icons for points in ArcGIS pro... and a few lessons I learned along the way!
Assessing Crime in Halifax – from Spreadsheet to Web Map
Posted 1 year ago
My first foray into adapting datasets for Web Mapping! Here, I walk through the process of modifying a .csv of reported crimes in Halifax, using Excel and ArcGIS Pro, for display in ArcGIS Online.
Orientation Analysis of Iceberg Scours and Pits on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland Using ArcGIS Pro and Online
Posted 1 year ago
While studying for my final exams, I decided to try out some of the ArcGIS techniques that I learned this past term. I am in my first term of the Advanced Certificate program in GIS at COGS and have learned many new skills over the semester that I will have to understand well to apply […]
Cleaning data is your friend
Posted 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 4 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 […]
