Putting Native American Voters on the Map: Using Cadastral Data to Geocode...
We used cadastral land survey data to geocode previously unmappable Native American voters in Montana. The post Putting Native American Voters on the Map: Using Cadastral Data to Geocode...
View ArticleHousing & Landlords: Using Open Data to Find Substandard Conditions
Using R and QGIS to analyze substandard housing in Philadelphia with open data. We used open data to identify violations, evictions, and illegal rentals. The post Housing & Landlords: Using Open...
View ArticleUsing GIS to Guide Philadelphia’s First Neighborhood-Level Forestry Plan
The adoption of Philadelphia’s Urban Forest Strategic Plan and Hunting Park’s Forestry Plan presents a unique opportunity to address the need for equitable tree planting and the reduction of heat...
View ArticleChoosing a Cell Size for Point Pattern Analysis: Gun Crimes in Baltimore
This analysis applies the Malleson methodology of choosing a spatial unit of analysis to gun crime data for the city of Baltimore. This methodology brings us a bit closer to understanding whether...
View ArticleUsing GIS to Examine the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife
Along with Defenders of Wildlife, we conducted an environmental impact analysis of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. We considered the spatial relationships between the existing and proposed border wall,...
View ArticleHow Can OpenStreetMap be Used to Track UN Sustainable Development Goals?
We learned that OpenStreetMap is a great source of data for tracking SDG indicator 11.7.1. OSM provides data on public open or green spaces in cities that is similar in quality to more “official”...
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