Advanced GIS – Spring 2018 – Student Projects

Final projects for Advanced GIS.


After School Programs in New York City and The Freedman Home

South Bronx, NY, USA

The project investigates the after school programs in the South Bronx through qualitative and quantitative research.

CEDAW’s promise to counter gender discrimination.

Global, world

The project looks at CEDAW, laws related to domestic violence, harassment, property, employment rights, discrimination and equality.

CoSAP Ethiopia

Ethiopia

CoSAP has a network of members which it serves as a lobbyist for their needs in the Ethiopian government, the map will help with their growth.

Democratizing Energy Cooperatives in Rural Alabama

Alabama, USA

REC Democracy Project, a grassroots organizing campaign, uses mapping as a tool to democratize Black Warrior EMC, a rural electric cooperative.

Explore San Antonio's Parcels

San Antonio, TX

Explore San Antonio's Parcels reveals land use, parcel characteristics, and current development trends in and around downtown San Antonio

Humanitarian Crisis Mapping in South Sudan

South Sudan

A map created for Watchlist illustrating the impact the conflict in South Sudan has on humanitarian access and healthcare staff and facilities.

Investigating "Opportunity Zones" in New York City

New York CIty

Opportunity Zones will allow developers to get a tax break to invest in "bad" areas. This tool shows you where new development is going

Mapping Food Access in New York City

New York City

Mapping the food access landscape in New York City.

Mapping World Fragility

World

This project uses six indices, each measuring different aspects of fragility, and maps them to easily draw cross-country comparisons.

New York City Greenmarkets

New York, NY, USA

An analysis of sustainable production and consumption

Public Space: an online platform for public matters

Brasilia, Brazil.

Public Space is a platform developed to connect the different citizen-led initiatives that are reclaiming public space in Brasilia.

The Transforming Lahore

Lahore, Pakistan

This project is an atlas of the urban movements in Lahore

Understanding New Housing Policy in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Housing policy is hard to understand. This is a tool for seeing where growth will happen most in a rapidly changing environment.