Exploring NDVI using ArcGIS Online
Posted 4 years ago
Hi everyone! My name is Nicole and I am a third year GIS major at the University of Toronto. As part of my degree, I get to take many fascinating courses related to GIS. This past semester, I completed GGR337: Environmental Remote Sensing. The course highlighted things such as satellite sensors, digital image processing, and […]
Using satellite data to model air pollution in ArcGIS
Posted 4 years ago
Modelling urban air quality is becoming increasingly important for understanding the impact that air pollution can have on public health. Air pollution can have a significant impact on human health, and long-term exposure to certain gases, such as NO2, can result in adverse health effects such as bronchitis, respiratory infections, or asthma attacks, among many […]
Manually Geocoding – Preparing for Analysis of Green Space Accessibility in Ontario Elementary Schools and Student Performance
Posted 4 years ago
Learn how UTM student Scarlett Rakowska performed manual quality control to augment address geocoding output to get accuracy needed for subsequent analysis.
Cooling Locations for the Senior Population in Toronto
Posted 4 years ago
Over the past few years, the city of Toronto has introduced various cooling locations for people to refresh themselves during the summer. See how the spatial distribution of these locations matches with the distribution of some of the people who need it most.
Ideas for Displaying Categorical and Time-Based Data
Posted 4 years ago
Deciding the best way to visualize your data is one of the most important steps in making sure that message is clear and understood by the reader. But when you are working with many different variables, it can be challenging to display them all together on one map to show the connections between different categorical […]
Creating Your Own GIS Guidebook!
Posted 4 years ago
Last summer I worked as an Urban Planning Summer Student at my local municipality. My responsibilities included lots of development reviews and GIS work. I often found that I had to help my coworkers with basic GIS / ArcMap functions such as searching for an address or changing symbology. Instead of waiting to ask the […]
Analyzing Toronto Crime Data using Kernel Density
Posted 4 years ago
Recently, the Toronto Police Service released its 2019 data of major crime indicators. These indicators include assaults, auto thefts, break and enters, homicides, robberies, and thefts over. In this blog, I will analyze the major crime indicators for Toronto in 2019 using kernel density. Kernel Density Kernel Density is a spatial analyst tool that calculates […]
Experience and thoughts with Web AppBuilder and ArcGIS
Posted 4 years ago
This is Philip, a third-year undergraduate student studying in GIS and CS at the University of Toronto Mississauga. In April, I participated in the Esri App Challenge with Andrew Sud and Christine Cong, we designed a web application helping people to avoid tree allergies using Esri’s Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS. Although we did not win […]
Going from ArcMap to ArcGIS Online
Posted 5 years ago
Hi everyone! My name is Nicole Moguilevskaia and I go to the University of Toronto. I am studying GIS and computer science in my undergrad. For the past year, I have been using ArcMap in all of my courses – from map design to data science. It has become a software I trust for data […]
Hot Spot Analysis of Essential Service in Toronto
Posted 5 years ago
During this time of COVID-19, social distancing has effected our ability to travel and access essential service as we would typically do. For many without a car, active modes of transportation such as walking or biking, are the only alternative, but can these services be reached? On April 17, Statistics Canada, along with the Canada […]
