Guest Post by Robby Holler, Geography/International Relations '13 During the past two months, I’ve spent time working with other GIS interns with many of their projects. Much of my time, though, has been spent on two projects: georeferencing an 1868 atlas of central Pennsylvania and georeferencing and vectorizing a map of Lake Otsego. Both of these projects tie in … [Read more...]
Georeferencing and Vectorizing Potential Environmental Hazards in Kyrgyzstan
Guest post by Mike Grasso, Environmental Studies ’13 Amanda Wooden is in preparation for the publication of a book entitled Another Way of Saying Enough: Environmental Protest & Conflict in Kyrgyzstan. The book explores the environmental disputes taking place in Kyrgyzstan. Professor Wooden wanted to utilize a number of maps of Kyrgyzstan found in a 2006 atlas to analyze … [Read more...]
Do turtles with more powerful predators have stronger shells?
Do turtles with more powerful predators have stronger shells? Over the last year, Biology professor Tristan Stayton used GIS and finite element analysis methods to explore this question. During Summer 2010, Prof. Stayton participated in a Library & IT workshop designed to give faculty hands-on experience using GIS for academic research and teaching. Over the course of … [Read more...]
Ask the expert: Katie Faull on maps, Moravian diaries and Native American history
In the BU homepage's February 'Ask the Expert' interview, Prof. Katie Faull discusses her research on the 18th Century Moravian settlers and Native Americans who inhabited the Susquehanna watershed region. With the help of her research assistant, Emily Bitely '11, Prof. Faull has made extensive use of GIS in reconstructing 18th Century landscapes of the Susquehanna. Read the … [Read more...]