GIS/Cartography Projects
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Title
GIS/Cartography Projects
Subject
GIS
Description
This collection holds final projects for Cartography: Spatial Data Visualization with GIS (GEOG 220) and GIS: Spatial Analysis (GEOG 224). The project files are hosted in Vassar's digital library.
Date
06/18/2025
Collection Items
How has London's housing market changed?
Housing in London is becoming increasingly unaffordable and hard to find. Before the 21st Century, much of Britain's early municipal housing was constructed by the government. Council housing stock in London peaked in the 1970s, and rapidly began…
Impact of Human Activity on the Presence of Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Species in the New York State Adirondack Park
Invasive species are organisms that are not native to the ecosystem in which they inhabit. These species are often harmful to the environment, using up resources with no natural methods of regulation. Invasive species are a well established presence…
Which Variable has the Strongest Correlation with London Housing Prices
To assess how well each variable served as a predictor for housing prices, a a series of generalized linear regressions were run. The values shown are standard deviations of the residual--the difference between the value predicted by the variable in…
Climate Change's Long Term Effect on the Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail or PCT is a 2,650 mile thru hiking trail that spans from the Mexican California border through the Washington Canada border. The trail runs through 26 national forests, seven national parks, five state parks and three national…
Open Space Comparison to Heat Maps in the Bronx and Manhattan: A Comparison of Population Density and Median Income to Spatial Features
Although Manhattan has a higher population density and less open space compared to the Bronx, it has fewer heat islands. This insinuates that factors other than open space are responsible for these temperature differences; perhaps extra amenities are…
Poor Connection: Inter-City Passenger Rail in the United States
In order to combat climate change, it is imperative to replace individual automobile and air travel with mass transportation. The US Inter-City Rail system is lacking serious connections. Bus systems and routes can be useful in locations that are…
Where is it All Going? Government Agricultural Spending in the U.S.
Government spending for agriculture in the U.S. is incredibly high, as the farming system the country currently runs on is based on large monocrop systems that grow commodity crops dependent on huge government subsidies. These maps display the…
Climate Crisis in the "Post-Conflict" City: A Critique of Belfat's Climate Resilience Strategy
Belfast's Resilience Strategy outlines the risk of conflict as a potential threat to climate resilience. It argues that cross-community collaboration and cohesion will be necessary to weather increasingly volatile storms and enable the govenrment to…
Expansion of NYC: Putting More Communities at Risk?
Along with the ever growing presence of global warming, many coastal areas are at high risk of flooding. This is due to increased inclement weather, both in intensity and frequency, as well as sea level rise. The digitized polygons from the…