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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.
Category Archives: Student Work
Estimating Pesticide Exposure and Premature Mortality by Parkinson’s Disease in Washington State
By Mariah Caballero (Biology, Geography ’19) I spent my summer at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine in Spokane, WA. I was collaborating with researchers in the Community Health and Spatial Epidemiology (CHaSE) Lab on a project … Continue reading
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Cartography final projects
The Cartography class (GEOG/ESCI 220) completed another excellent set of final projects in December 2017. The aim of these projects was to convey important findings in maps and graphs, in a way that demonstrates excellent cartographic practices. (Click on slides … Continue reading
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Class projects from GIS: Spatial Analysis
Students in GEOG/ESCI 224 (GIS: Spatial analysis) presented their final projects at the end of the semester. They demonstrated an excellent range of analytical approaches, combining quantitative analysis and aesthetic design for communication. (Click on image to advance through slides. … Continue reading
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GIS and Sustainability Project Exchange
Want to make a difference? Help out by taking on a project, or suggest one. If you want to do a thesis project or independent study that makes a difference, then start by finding out what is needed on campus. … Continue reading
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Mapping Emerald Ash Borer in the City of Poughkeepsie
By India Futterman ’19 Emerald ash borer, an invasive species of beetle that arrived in the United States in packing material from Asia, has officially arrived in Dutchess County. During the summer of 2017, Elise Chessman ‘18 and India Futterman … Continue reading
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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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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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