GIS Days 2020

Lightning talk session, 10 a.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

Theme: The natural earth

• How a Kiwi surveyor ends up doing GIS in Scotland – Craig MacDonell, University of Glasgow
• Data fusion approaches for studying geomagnetic navigation in migratory animals – Jed Long, Western Geography and Environment
• The impact of climate change on Canadian archives – Amanda Oliver, Western Libraries

Demonstration session, 11 a.m.

Duration: 1 hour (20 minutes per presentation)

• Navigating Scholars GeoPortal – Amber Leahey, Scholars Portal
• Drones in libraries: The development of an interdisciplinary research service using drones and 3D modelling techniques – Dan Jakubek, Ryerson University

Networking session, 12:30 p.m.

Duration: 1 hour

Drop in and chat with your peers, discuss the morning’s sessions and network virtually with attendees.

Special demonstration, 2 p.m.

Duration: 1 hour

The geography of Pokémon Go – Vivian Kong, Western University

Lightning talk session, 3 p.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

Theme: GIS at the conservation authority

• Using ArcGIS Collector and Dashboards for agricultural windshield surveys – Tom Dufour, Essex Region Conservation Authority
• How UTRCA has used Provincial Lidar DTM (Open Data) in 3 ways – Terry Chapman, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
• Using Lidar DTM for hydrology – Collin Branton, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
• Lidar DEM to Contours... I’ll just click this – Philip Simm, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

Lightning talk session, 10 a.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

Theme: GIS and libraries

• Using GIS data to find and extract locations in historic texts – Rebecca Bartlett, Carleton University
• Follow me closely: Developing a plan for digital preservation of GIS data – Veronica Berry and Leanne Olson, Western Libraries
• Where “To be, or not to be”: 150 Years of Shakespeare in Ottawa– René Duplain and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
• Historical GIS and virtual environments for immersive gamed pedagogy – Zack Macdonald, St. Jerome’s University
• Nitrate contamination within groundwater: Using GIS to identify spatial patterns and relationships to land use/land cover – Michael Schmidt, Trent University

Demonstration session, 11 a.m.

Duration: 1 hour (20 minutes per presentation)

• Getting started with Story Maps – Catherine-Anne Currie, Western Libraries
• Building an open data site – Nolan Frew, Western Libraries

Networking session: Esri Canada Centres of Excellence (ECCE), 12:30 p.m.

Duration: 1 hour

Drop in and chat with ECCE student associates and directors about the program.

Session includes:

• 2020-2021 ECCE activities and GIS Certificate program – Kathy Tang, Western Geography and Environment
• An ECCE research collaboration example: GIS application in urban flooding analysis – Jinfei Wang, Western Geography and Environment
• Resources for web app development with ArcGIS – Dr. Michael Leahy, Esri Canada
• Randomizing GPS tracking trajectories to model social structure in feral swine – Jack Mcilraith, ECCE Student Associate, Western Geography and Environment
• Problem-based learning in GIS – Heather Peacock, previous ECCE Student Associate, Western Geography and Environment

Demonstration session, 2 p.m.

Duration: 45 minutes

• A brief introduction to QGIS – Martin Chandler, McGill University
• You CAN Handle the Truth... and Reconciliation! Decolonizing your world with maps – Francine Berish, Queens University

Lightning talk session, 3 p.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

Theme: History and GIS, presented by the Huron Community History Centre

• Hidden histories of Southwestern Ontario – Tom Peace, Huron University College
• Mapping the Loyalist migrations – Tim Compeau and Natalie Boros, Huron University College
• Reporting on the Demarest Rescue – Ben Harris, Huron University College
• Insulin 100: Sir Frederick Banting – Scott Smalley, Huron University College/Defining Moments Canada

Lightning talk session, 10 a.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

Theme: Mapping COVID-19 using GIS applications

• Using Survey123 and Portal for ArcGIS to manage a large team for COVID-19 economic recovery research – AJ Wray, HEAL Lab, Western Geography and Environment
• Scaling back: Mapping restrictive public health measures – Tom Petrella, Western Law
• Story maps, web apps and mobile apps to safely deliver a field-based course during COVID-19 – Marikka Williams, Fleming College

Hands-on tutorial, 11 a.m.

Duration: 1 hour

Introduction to ArcGIS Online (Classic) – Sharon Janzen, Brock University

How to find your first Geospatial job, 12:30 p.m.

Duration: 1 hour

Presented by Jonathan Murphy, GoGeomatics Canada

Hands-on tutorial, 2 p.m.

Duration: 1 hour

Collector for ArcGIS – Meaghan Kenny, Carleton University

Lightning talk session, 3 p.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

• Girls don’t go: A geospatial analysis of mobility in the Emergency Medicine Residency match by gender – Caroline Kayko, University of Michigan Library
• GPS in GIS: Merging tracks into spatial objects for analysis – Malcolm Little, HEAL Lab, Western Geography and Environment
• Mapping Canada’s tornadoes – Aaron Jaffe, Western University
• Contribute to an open source web mapping project – Al Proulx, County of Simcoe

Trivia event, 7:30 p.m.

Duration: 3 hours (approx.)

• Twitch livestream presented by Elizabeth Jewlal, Western University
• Play with friends and colleagues using Trivia Discord for a chance to win prizes

Lightning talk session, 10 a.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

Theme: Spatial ecology

• Landscape connectivity among island-dwelling caribou – Debbie Jenkins, Trent University
• Estimating the density and distribution of wild turkeys across Ontario – Jennifer Baici, Trent University
• Identifying suitable habitat and movement corridors for a species of salamander on Pelee Island – Graeme Smith, Trent University
• Creating a richness-risk index for conservation prioritization – Heather Peacock, Western Geography and Environment

Demonstration session, 11 a.m.

Duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes per presentation)

Data transformation and geo-location of historical Vernon directories – Eva Dodsworth and Markus Wieland, University of Waterloo

London GIS Working Group Open Meeting, 1:30 p.m.

Duration: 1 hour

Drop in to hear from GIS professionals about their current and ongoing projects. The group meets once a quarter to discuss GIS projects and initiatives across the city. Contact Liz Sutherland for details.

Lightning talk session, 3 p.m.

Duration: 45 minutes (7 minutes per presentation)

• Utility of hyper-resolution Lidar as a tool for planetary geomorphology in the Canadian High Arctic – Chimira Andres, European Space Agency
• Utility GIS in action: Sarnia oversized load corridor – Aiden Poole, Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation
• Estimating yield of household groundnut fields in rural smallholder farming systems and its implication for food security – Daniel Kpienbaareh, Western University
• Geospatial data collection for agriculture research – Jody Yu, Western University
• GIS applications in Astronomy – Robin Kwik, Western University