GIS/MEA582: Geospatial Modeling and Analysis

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Projects Fall 2013

Projects organized by topics.

Oliva Victoria: Potential Impact of Sea Level Rise Due to Climate Change in New York City
Soderstrom, John: Geospatial Modeling of Retrograding Mid-Atlantic Barrier Islands: GIS Case Study for the Southern Portion of Cedar Island, Virginia
Strickland, Latonia: Tracking the Path of Hurricane Irene
Toomey Robert:GIS Analysis of May 20, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado. Damage and emergency response.

Hester Joseph: Determining the Wetland Biofiltration Potential of Drainage Canals in the Little River Watershed Section of the Albemarle Sound Based on Runoff Rates and Land Use Change
Fireline Jeremy: Computation of Terrain Variables between Bio-solids Land Application Sites and Drinking Water Sources in the Haw River Basin in Central North Carolina.
Burroughs Jon: Implementing an Open-Source Tool to Calculate Regional Snowfall Index
Proctor, Josh: Land Cover Changes and their effects on Soil Erosion within a Watershed
Rodenbeck, Jay: Soil Erosion Rates on a Study Area of Rock Creek in Jefferson County, MO

Davis Jerry: Calculation of GIS-based Risk Maps for Arbovirus in the Triangle Region of North Carolina
Cox Margueritte: Predicting Locations of Mosquito Habitats
Jones, Courtney: Marijuana Growth Trends in Central North Carolina; Chatham County, N.C.
Cameron, Brandon: Marijuana Growth Trends in Western North Carolina (Wilkes County, NC)

Wiggins Aaron: San Francisco: The Five Star Experience
Abouibrahim, Sandra : GIS Walkability Analysis of Light Rail Stations in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Severance, Sara: The use of GIS in determining new evacuation routes for the city of Boston

Morelli William: Least Cost Path for Natural Gas Pipeline in Sandy Lake, PA
Hung Jui-Hsiang: Applying Viewshed and Network Analysis for Determining the Best Hiking Route in Chi-tou Forest Recreational Area