GIS Development Student at Bruce Power
Posted 5 months ago
During the winter of 2022, an amazing opportunity came my way as a co-op student who thrives in expanding her connections and skills in GIS. I landed a position to work at Bruce Power as a GIS Development Student for an 8-month work term. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, Bruce Power is […]
ArcGIS in Hydrological Field Data Collection: Reflections on the 2022 Field Season
Posted 8 months ago
This post is an overview of our research lab’s recent usage of ArcGIS applications, specifically the mobile platform, in the collection of field hydrological data. Our lab, the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab, has integrated ArcGIS in our field data collection since 2018 with the Collector App, and has since shifted to Field Maps in 2021 along […]
Unlocking the secrets of glacial retreat using remote sensing: Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
Posted 8 months ago
Hi everyone! My name is Henry Gage and I am a fourth year undergraduate student in McMaster’s Integrated Science program. I work in the McMaster Glacial Sedimentology lab, where I study the retreat of tropical glaciers. This summer I had the opportunity to travel to Peru to combine UAV and satellite remote sensing with paleoclimatic […]
Do Separated Bike Lanes Increase Bike Share Traffic? Using ArcGIS Pro and ArcPy to determine Hamilton Bike Share’s Ridership Changes
Posted 11 months ago
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve been busy working on a component of my MSc thesis at McMaster’s TransLAB (Transportation Research Lab). The research is investigating the impacts of separated cycling infrastructure on Hamilton Bike Share ridership, along the affected road links. Active Transportation, and particularly cycling, are becoming […]
Enhancing an Urban Development Proposal using ArcGIS Pro and Online.
Posted 2 years ago
Over the past summer, I had the opportunity to take part in a field course offered by the School of Earth, Environment & Society here at McMaster. This course was an exploration of urban environments and the processes at play within the city of Toronto. We spent three days exploring different neighborhoods and projects within […]
Mineralogical Analysis using Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and ArcGIS Pro
Posted 2 years ago
Due to the global pandemic, scientists worldwide have had to find remote alternatives to their usual in-person research. This is no different for geologists, many of whom have not been able to access the field sites they would usually visit to collect data. Thus, many earth scientists have turned to remote sensing as an alternative […]
Winning this year’s ECCE app challenge on reducing the unequal exposure to air pollution in Canada
Posted 2 years ago
The ECCE annual app challenge started in 2015 and continued earlier this year (2021). This year was my second time participating. Like last year, we spent the entire week working virtually, which helped reduce commute time but was instead spent waiting for the other person’s screen to unfreeze. I am proud of our team for […]
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Summer Student in the Department of Facility Services at McMaster University
Posted 2 years ago
This summer I had the great pleasure of being a part of a great team and taking on an amazing opportunity offered by Facility Services at McMaster University as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Summer Student for a 4-month work term. This opportunity was brought to my attention by my professor Patrick DeLuca who taught […]
Assessing Carer-Worker Potential Path Areas with Python and ArcGIS Pro
Posted 2 years ago
I’m so excited to be commencing my graduate studies back at McMaster, working in the School of Earth, Environment & Society’s Transportation Research Lab (TransLAB) — where I have the opportunity to pursue interesting research projects about transportation and travel behaviour problems, with GIS. In my last term of undergrad and through this past summer, […]
Team McRaster: Looking Back on the 2021 ECCE App Challenge
Posted 2 years ago
This is a collective look back on the 2021 ECCE App Challenge, co-authored by all three members of our team. In this competition, we produced an app that presents a Neighbourhood Equity Index for the City of Toronto, and ultimately tied as first runners-up. The app we created is called Equapolis.
