GIS Insights for School Safety and Active Transportation
Posted 3 weeks ago
By Shahrzad Sarabi in the UCalgary Blog
Identification of Collision Hotspots and Risk Levels for Pedestrian Safety in School Zones in Downtown Calgary Introduction In the dynamic urban landscape of downtown Calgary, ensuring pedestrian safety, especially in school zones, emerges as a critical challenge. My study employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools for an extensive analysis of pedestrian-vehicle collision data, focusing on […]
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Gaining more experience with Experience Builder: Building Web Apps with ArcGIS Experience Builder
Posted 1 month ago
By Alex Furukawa in the McMaster Blog
Recently, as an ECCE associate I was fortunate to be able to partake in a two-day course offered by Esri Canada: Building Web Apps with ArcGIS Experience Builder. While I have dabbled a bit in the self-guided lesson options available through the Esri Course Catalogue, this was the first instructor-led course for me (and the […]
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Unveiling Parking Ticket Disparities in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Posted 2 months ago
By Scarlett Rakowska in the UofT Blog
This blog will present the findings from a project completed during a graduate course, co-authored with Leila Denise Uy. A parking ticket is a citation for an inactive motor vehicle violating local laws, such as parking in a prohibited space or an unauthorized manner (Mucciolo et al., 2023). Usually, tickets are issued by police officers […]
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Creating a 3D City Model with ArcGIS CityEngine
Posted 2 months ago
By Ngoc Phan in the UNB Blog
This post demonstrates the process of constructing a 3D city model using ArcGIS CityEngine, leveraging data from sources like OpenStreetMap, including network, footprint, and terrain databases. The project is a component of the “3D Geographical Information Systems” course at the Geodesy and Geomatics Department, University of New Brunswick. 1. Collecting data Using the “Get Map […]
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LOD1 Generation Using ArcGIS Pro
Posted 2 months ago
By Ngoc Phan in the UNB Blog
This article aims to provide insights into LOD1 generation utilizing ArcGIS Pro within the context of the “3D Geographical Information Systems” course offered by the Geodesy and Geomatics Department at the University of New Brunswick. The process of constructing LOD1 involves three fundamental steps outlined below. 1. Understanding LOD1 LOD1, or Level of Detail 1, […]
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Remote and Direct Sensing: Merits of Mixed Method Protocols in Ecology
Posted 2 months ago
By Charlotte Kafka-Gibbons in the UofT Blog
This summer I had the opportunity to design and carry out a week-long research project at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) in Gothic, Colorado—as part of an ecology and evolutionary biology field course. RMBL is a renowned site for long-term ecological research, especially that pertaining to global climatic change. Gothic is situated in a […]
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Using GitHub Desktop to Share and Collaboratively Develop Experience Builder Widgets
Posted 2 months ago
By Ben Woodward in the UW Blog
In this short post, I am going to extend my earlier tutorial on ArcGIS Experience Builder Dev Edition by showing you how to use GitHub Desktop to share and collaboratively develop your Experience Builder widgets. Why use GitHub GitHub allows you to upload copies of your codebase online in repositories. These repositories provide a backup […]
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Empowering GIS Workflows: Python and ArcGIS Pro Synergy
Posted 2 months ago
By Shahrzad Sarabi in the UCalgary Blog
Introduction In the Fall semester of 2023, as part of the “Introduction to Programming in Geographic Information” course, a comprehensive project was undertaken: the creation of a Stratified Random Sampling Tool using Python within ArcGIS Pro. This tool was designed to aid soil scientists in selecting optimal sampling locations for a hypothetical research project focused […]
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Park Accessibility in Victoria, British Columbia using Daytime Population & Total Population.
Posted 2 months ago
By Max Taylor Echeverria in the Western Blog
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 […]
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Getting Started with the ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript and Svelte
Posted 2 months ago
By Ben Woodward in the UW Blog
This post is part of a series on developing web maps, apps, and dashboards using Esri technology. This post will introduce the ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript, compare the JavaScript SDK to Experience Builder Dev, give a tutorial on how to build a web map using the JavaScript SDK and the Svelte JavaScript framework, and provide […]
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