Introduction
Posted 2 months ago
Hello everyone! My name is James and I am a 4th year student at Western University. Currently, I am working towards an Honours BSc in Geographic Information Science. As a child, I was very interested in maps. One year, my parents gifted me an atlas, and I would examine the maps almost every night. At […]
Measuring Public Transit Accessibility to Cantonese-Speaking Family Physicians in Greater Vancouver
Posted 8 months ago
Introduction Healthcare accessibility is a fundamental right for every population group, and it plays an important role in the health of the population (World health Organization, 2017). The recent covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for spatially balanced and accessible healthcare services, as well as having equitable access for all population groups. Family physicians play […]
The Upscaling of Winter Wheat Aboveground Nitrogen Content Estimation Using Geostatistical Analysis
Posted 11 months ago
Introduction Nitrogen is the most essential and demanded nutrient for plants [1]. It is also one of the most costly to supply, making commercial fertilizers a major expense in agriculture [2]. Nitrogen deficiency reduces crop growth and yields [3], while overapplication may have unwanted environmental impacts and cost of production [4]. Therefore, managing nitrogen fertilizers […]
Emergency Response at the University of Western Ontario: Accessibility Analysis of Code Blue Emergency Phones
Posted 11 months ago
Background University campuses are busy places, with thousands of students and faculty frequenting the grounds every day – and the University of Western Ontario is no exception. With 38,000 students enrolled in the Fall of 2022, this large number of young adults brings numerous safety concerns. (Western Communications, 2022). The following campus safety concerns were […]
Park Accessibility in Victoria, British Columbia using Daytime Population & Total Population.
Posted 1 year ago
For my third year Transportation Geography & GIS term project, I delved into essential questions about park accessibility in Victoria, BC: Daytime vs. Total Population: What is the level of accessibility for parks using daytime population values in Victoria, BC? Comparative Analysis: What is the level of accessibility for parks using total population values in […]
Hospital and Park Accessibility in Vancouver, BC, Canada: A Geospatial Analysis
Posted 1 year ago
For my third-year GIS final project, I decided to develop accessibility maps for two critical variables in selecting an ideal place to live in Vancouver, BC: hospitals and parks, as a young professional or recent graduate. The significance of these factors lies in their impact on our health and well-being. Why Hospitals and Parks? Hospitals […]
How to find frequently visited locations from human mobility data?
Posted 2 years ago
One of the main steps in analyzing human mobility is finding the most visited locations of each person. In doing so, most researchers try to find locations where people spend most of their time. Whether we use a GPS tracking or mobile phone dataset, because of the errors pertaining to the underlying technology (e.g., atmospheric […]
Integrating Space, Time and Geography with ArcGIS Insights: A Case Study of COVID-19 Infection Rates in Ontario Public Health Regions From 2020 to 2022
Posted 2 years ago
Introduction Tobler’s First Law of Geography “Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related to distant things” reminds us how geography plays an important role in the spatial pattern of things that we see everyday. However, when it comes to analysis involving human mobility, epidemiology, or any spatial data that contain […]
The Importance of Careful File Naming
Posted 2 years ago
When I was sitting in my courses learning how to use ArcGIS Pro to generate maps and analyze spatial data, I got the obligatory computer science warnings that come in any software course: put some thought into what you name your files. I did my best to take it seriously at the time, but when […]
Visualizing Climate Model Data using Simple Query Tools from ArcGIS Pro and Web-Based Geovisualization Features
Posted 2 years ago
In my recent summer project as a NSERC-USRA student under the supervision of Dr. James Voogt, I was able to gain access to several datasets from Environment Canada that were not yet publicly avalilable, such as the “GEM-SURF (Global Environmental Multiscale Surface)” data. Our project focuses on using both the air temperature and surface temperature […]
