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GIS and geospatial mapping are important tools for geographers and any student or researcher examining the location and distribution of people or resources. GIS enables us to examine patterns and processes in just about any field of study in which location is important. The purpose of this site is to share GIS knowledge, tools, and data gained from the experience of instructors, students, and other professionals in the field with the Vassar community and beyond.
Author Archives: Neil Curri
Student maps support Poughkeepsie transit analysis and recommendations
The recent consolidation of the City of Poughkeepsie Transit bus system into Dutchess County Department of Mass Transit’s bus system has been much debated among city leaders, bus system users, and other stakeholders. One of the voices that have engaged in the debate … Continue reading
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Poughkeepsie: A City Divided
In this post on Mid-Hudson Currents, the Benjamin Center (at SUNY New Paltz) Blog, Senior Research Associate, Joshua Simons, outlines the geographic and socioeconomic divides in the City of Poughkeepsie through a series of maps. “It is striking how the physical … Continue reading
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Student Web Mapping Projects
Students enrolled in GEOG 228 – Web Mapping: Advanced Approaches to Publishing recently completed their final projects for the semester. Students in this course create web maps, map apps, story maps using ArcGIS Online, which offers new opportunities to publicize … Continue reading
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Solar Projects in New York State
Nearly 10,000 solar projects have participated in New York’s open enrollment solar incentive programs over the past 10 years. The data was made publicly available on Open NY, New York States open data portal. (See Environmental Leader’s story about the … Continue reading
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Alumni Mapping Work
The Geospatial Mapping at Vassar blog is proud to showcase alumni work when available. If you wish to share examples of your geospatial mapping and analysis work, please email necurri@vassar.edu. In her first week at Michael Baker International, an Engineering … Continue reading
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Beaver Herbivory at the Vassar Farm Ecological Preserve
By Annie Greene (Biology ’19), Dylan Finley (Urban Studies ’17) This semester in Lynn Christenson’s ecology class (BIOL-241), we mapped the locations of trees affected by beavers near the beaver dam at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. Our studies revealed … Continue reading
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Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) in the Hudson Valley
Renewable Highlands is working to help transition the Hudson Highlands region towards environmentally conscious energy consumption by informing local municipalities of the benefits of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and asking for their support. With enough municipalities involved, Renewable Highlands will provide assistance in obtaining … Continue reading
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Vassar Arboretum Web Map
During the summer of 2015, URSI student Samuel Short ’16 and Prof. Mark Shlessman (Biology) used GPS to inventory the specimens based on past maps of the campus Arboretum. With the recent data collected, a new pamphlet map of trees on Vassar’s … Continue reading
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Maps for Publications
Maps can provide geographic context for academic studies in which location plays an important role. However, existing maps may not provide information at the scale, extent, and level of detail needed. Custom-designed maps are often required to highlight the specific features, patterns, and … Continue reading
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Got demographic and socioeconomic data?
At this point in the Spring semester students in Geog/Esci 224: GIS begin to ramp-up work on their final projects, and many of them are looking for data related to a topic or question they will be mapping and analyzing … Continue reading
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