Ideas for Displaying Categorical and Time-Based Data
Posted 1 month 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 […]
The Completion of the ECCE App Challenge 2020
Posted 5 months ago
This was my second year completing the ECCE App Challenge. This year was exciting as I was able to build off of what I had learned about the challenge last year and it was my first time being a team leader. The challenge went differently than expected as it had to be completed through virtual […]
Presenting at the Esri GIS in Education and Research Conference
Posted 5 months ago
So far, my masters program has consisted of me learning to do a lot of things I haven’t done before. One of the latest firsts was the chance to present some of my masters research at the Esri Canada GIS in Education and Research Conference at the University of Toronto. While I was preparing, I […]
Participating in the ECCE App Challenge 2020
Posted 5 months ago
This March I participated in the ECCE App Challenge as part of the team from Western University. I had the chance to join the team led by Western Geography People’s Society co-president Victoria Barlow (shout out to Victoria for taking the lead). This year’s app challenge theme was heath – our app focused on accessibility […]
Geospatial technology in the age of COVID-19
Posted 6 months ago
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world. Universities and colleges were forced to rapidly move classes online, cities have implemented far-reaching physical distancing policies, and many businesses have closed or transitioned their options to remote, takeout, or delivery online models. This situation has demonstrated how interconnected our globalized world has become, and exposed existing […]
Quantitatively and Objectively Defining “Purposeful” Spaces
Posted 9 months ago
My, how time flies when embedded deep within the academic sphere of influence. One such as myself, pursuing the status – and the skills needed to attain that status – is constantly bombarded with fruitful distractions. But at heart, I am a passionate GIS lad, one who indulges in GIS software courses to an almost […]
From Google Maps to Shapefile
Posted 9 months ago
Hello, Since I struggled to go from a google maps location to a shapefile, I thought it could be useful to write out the steps that I took in case anyone else goes through the same struggle. Undoubtedly I did this as an exercise in and undergrad GIS course, but it’s a whole other can […]
Teaching with GIS
Posted 10 months ago
Geographic information systems (GIS) can be intimidating at first glance for the unfamiliar person. Esri has made some excellent progress in developing more intuitive point-and-click applications such as ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro, however, there is a steep learning curve in using a GIS. Over this past term, I have had many opportunities to introduce […]
Beginnings of my ECCE Student Associateship, Graduate Studies and Animal GPS Tracking Research
Posted 10 months ago
As a new ECCE Student Associate and beginning graduate student at Western University, I am looking forward to continued refinement of my geographical information science (GISci) knowledge and skills in the upcoming two or so years. My master’s research will be on the movement behaviour of feral swine, including pack (sounder) assignment, territoriality, and habitat/movement […]
To Kampala and Beyond
Posted 11 months ago
Hello Esri family, My name is Gabrielle Bruser and I am a second year Masters student in Health Geography. I am new to the Esri Canada Centre of Excellence (ECCE), and I wanted to introduce myself and share my progress with my research (or lack thereof). I spent the last summer collecting data at the […]
