GIS Day 2014

Keynote speakers

  • Io Hanson, MappedIn: Using MappedIn to help you find your way around campus
  • Nathan Vexler, Information Systems & Technology (IST): Open data at the University of Waterloo

Geography/Planning 481 project presentations

  • Wenqing Ye, Lingfei Ma and Qisheng Hou: A new express student line in Kitchener-Waterloo area
  • Jinwen Liu, Yanlei Feng, David Chu, Yue Zhao: GIS-based analysis of future development of Tim Hortons in Buffalo by using web-GIS visualization
  • Eric Tran, et al.: Assessing Environmental Risk of the Energy East Pipeline Expansion
  • Jayson (Zi Shen) Zhao, Bonnie (Long Yin) Lui, and Raymond (Wai Kin) Mok: Geographic multi-criteria of new business locations

Lightning talks

  • Rob Feick: Overview of Esri Canada's selection of UWaterloo as a Esri Canada Centre of Excellence
  • Yiou Gao: Exploring the links between crime and health
  • Anushika De Silva: Identifying conservation priority areas and habitat connectivity
  • Keith Davey: Data visualisation in GIS
  • Bill (Seung Beom) Hamm: GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis for suitability assessment of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education outreach in Waterloo Region
  • Julie Friddell: RADARSAT-2 images of Antarctica at the Polar Data Catalogue
  • Jonathan Van Dusen: My co-op term at Esri Canada
  • Zhong Yao (David) Lin: Deep mapping WWI battles using open-source web applications
  • Yue Zhao: Individual space-time activity data visualization analysis tools
  • Carolyn McCormick and Bill (Seung Beom) Hamm: Waterloo's participation at the space studies program of the International Space University - "Why geomatics matters in the space sector?"
GIS Day cake.
Crowd watching GIS Day presentations.
Nathan Vexler delivering keynote presentation on Open Data.
GIS Day participants mingling while eating cake.
Io Hanson delivering keynote presentation about MappedIn.
GIS Day cake being cut.
GIS Day participants group photo.