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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
Final Project Posters: Cartography: Making Maps with GIS (GEOG/ESCI 220)
Students in GEOG/ESCI 220 (Cartography: Making Maps with GIS) presented their final projects last week using their cartographic and analytical skills to map features and phenomena ranging from cash crops in Africa to sea level rise in the US to … Continue reading
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Mapping the UNDP Human Development Report 2014
For 25 years the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been compiling information about human capabilities (opportunities and the availability of choices) that contribute to the The Human Development Approach, rather than simply the richness of the economy in which human … Continue reading
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Mapping Local Affordable Housing Projects and Demographic Data
By Katherine Giesa Urban Studies ’16 Over the summer I made a series of maps for Hudson River Housing (HRH), an organization working to encourage home ownership and provide affordable housing options for residents of the Hudson Valley. This work … Continue reading
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Looking at Land Use Changes on the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve
By Ellie Opdahl Research and Restoration Post Baccalaureate Fellow, VCEE Co-op Beginning this fall, the South wing of the historic cow barns located on the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve (VFEP) will begin to be renovated as headquarters for a … Continue reading
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Geospatial Mapping Faculty Conversation
A group of faculty who use or are interested in using spatial data in their classes and research are gathering on Monday, September 14th from 2pm to 5pm at the GIS Lab in Ely Hall to discuss some exciting developments that make … Continue reading
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GIS and GPS an integral part of 2015 URSI students’ work
During the summer of 2015, students participating in two different URSI projects gained experience using GIS and GPS as an integral part of their work. These projects demonstrate some of the range of applications to which geospatial technologies can be applied to assist faculty … Continue reading
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The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes
Andrew Kahn at Slate.com has created a striking map-based animated graphic describing the Atlantic slave trade over 315 years. Slave-carrying ships represented as dots dart across a map of the Atlantic ocean from Africa to North and South America (and a few … Continue reading
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Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
The aqicn.org project is a non-governmental project started in 2007 and is based in Beijing, China. The group’s mission is to promote air pollution awareness and provide a unified air quality information source for the whole world, in real-time. The aqicn.org map uses … Continue reading
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