Scripting multi-criteria decision analysis
Posted 7 years ago
By Ed Taylor in the McMaster Blog
Background My first foray into GIS above the introductory level was a raster-based course instructed by Patrick Deluca here at McMaster University. Among the work assigned for the course was a final project focused around multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), a process described by Voogd as to ‘investigate a number of choice possibilities in the light […]
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Land Flooding Tool for ArcMap generated using Python
Posted 7 years ago
By Rajveer Ubhi in the McMaster Blog
This year I enrolled into GEOG 4GS3: GIS Programming offered at McMaster University. The course offers advanced treatment of GIS focusing on the creation of scripts to enhance productivity by automating time-consuming and repetitive tasks. Some of the learning outcomes include understanding the fundamental components of the Python language, developing Python scripts, working with the […]
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Webscraping in GIS
Posted 7 years ago
By Anastassios Dardas in the McMaster Blog
Data in the Digital Age Data is the foundation of insightful information for research and organizations, and thus drives their successes. The critical role that data plays in our society has led to a race to collect and mine data. Over the course of the 20th century, incredible methods such as the introduction of Neilson […]
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Automating Suitability Mapping with ArcPy
Posted 7 years ago
By Sean Leipe in the McMaster Blog
For my undergraduate thesis last year, I created maps representing susceptibility to calanchi erosion in the Basilicata region of Italy using 3 different Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) decision rule techniques. All of these procedures involve several repetitive steps that could have been automated by a Python-based tool, but I didn’t have any experience with programming […]
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Using GIS to Model Transportation Problems – A case study of Hamilton, Ontario’s Highways
Posted 7 years ago
By Matthew Brown in the McMaster Blog
As I hinted at in my last post, I want to now take the opportunity to share some of the research that I conducted for my undergraduate thesis. My topic stemmed from an idea about the controversy I grew up around in my home town of Hamilton, Ontario surrounding the two local highways – the […]
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GIS Day at McMaster
Posted 7 years ago
By Michele Tsang in the McMaster Blog
McMaster University held their annual celebration for GIS Day on November 17, organized by Patrick DeLuca. The day consisted of lightning talks focusing on research from both the natural and social sciences. The talks showcased how interdisciplinary GIS is as there were presenters from the McMaster Institute of Transportation and Logistics, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, […]
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GIS in Education and Research and ESRI Canada User Conference: My Experience
Posted 7 years ago
By Rajveer Ubhi in the McMaster Blog
A few weeks ago, I got the chance to attend the GIS in Education and Research Conference hosted at the University of Toronto. The day started off with a plenary session in the Hart House. Alex Miller, President and founder of Esri Canada, began the conference with a short talk on GIS: the science of […]
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Contrasting Conferences: GIS in Education and Research and ESRI User Conference Toronto
Posted 7 years ago
By Ed Taylor in the McMaster Blog
As a new addition to the ECCE group of student associates at McMaster University I was rife with anticipation to attend two compelling events hosted by Esri Canada – the GIS in Education and Research Conference (held at Hart House, University of Toronto) and the Toronto User Conference (held at the Toronto Congress Centre). Being […]
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Natural Language Processing: The Frontier to Qualitative GIS
Posted 7 years ago
By Anastassios Dardas in the McMaster Blog
When people talk about GIS, there are several factors that come up to mind instantly, such as creating beautiful maps, spatial analyses, and quantitative data. But what about qualitative GIS? Does that come up in your mind? At this time of writing (2017), there is a good chance that the answer is no; however, I […]
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GIS in Education and Research Conference – an Undergrad’s Perspective
Posted 7 years ago
By Sean Leipe in the McMaster Blog
A few weeks ago on October 11th I was fortunate enough to attend the Esri Canada Education and Research Conference with several of my McMaster GIS colleagues at the beautiful University of Toronto campus. The plenary and opening session featured Dr. Cynthia Brewer of Penn State, creator of the famous ColorBrewer app. The ColorBrewer presentation […]
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