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Fall MS Capstone Symposium Highlights Student Projects in Geospatial Sciences

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USGIF CEO Ronda Schrenk

The MS GIS and GEOINT programs host the MS Capstone Symposium biannually, offering students a platform to present their capstone projects as the culmination of their graduate studies.

This fall’s symposium featured online lightning talks on Nov. 12 and an in-person poster session on Nov. 14. Ronda Schrenk, CEO of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) attended as a special guest.

The symposium showcased a diverse range of student projects on topics related to the application of GIS, spatial analysis, modeling, remote sensing, data mining and more through independent research or design work.

Congratulations to all MS GIS and GEOINT fall graduates on earning their degrees!

View recordings of the online lightning talks, using passcode 2s!#yE.P.GrGr

Faculty, staff and student presenters at the MS Programs Symposium.

Student Presenters on Nov. 12

Name

Capstone Title

Jennifer Epstein

Stochastic River Flow Modeling Using Remote Sensing Data in the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania

Wenchao Cao

Evaluating the Geospatial Dynamics of China's Naval Base in Djibouti

David Gunther

A Novel Spatial Analysis Assessing Traffic Fatality Hot Spots in U.S. NationalParks

James Walker

Multiple Criteria Site Selection for Bioswales in the Ala Wai Watershed of Oahu, Hawaii

Camellia Chang

Agricultural Transformation: Insights from the Evidence for Resilient Agriculture (ERA) Dataset

Taylor Miranda

Predicting the Dynamic Surface Water Extent of the Saltese Flats Wetlands in Spokane County, Washington: A Web Application

Collage of faculty and students at the Fall Capstone 2024
Faculty and student presenters 

Student Presenters on Nov. 14

Name

Capstone Title

José Anza García

A 3D Web GIS Application for Exploring and Managing a University Map Library

Alice Benjamin

Guinea School Accessibility: Using Walk Time to Primary and Secondary Schools to Determine Lowest Access Areas

Sadie Cimino

Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Cancer Consult Cases for Methylation-Based Diagnostic Testing

Allison DeBoy

Analyzing Pineapple Farming and its Effects on the Limón Province of Costa Rica

Roxiel Dela Cerna

Assessing Ecosystem Alterations Post-Hurricane Irma in Everglades National Park, Florida

Ali Forghani

Development of a GIS Application to Enhance Regional DEMs Using Lidar Data

Sai Marri

Evaluating Optimal Business Sites in Washington, D.C. through GIS Techniques

Stephanie Wacker

Post Fire Risk Mapping With Weighted Overlay Analysis: A Case Study of the 2018 Camp and 2020 Creek California Wildfires

Karl Wagner

Ship Speeds Under the Francis Scott Key Bridge and an Improved Ship Traffic Visualization Tool

Jillian Rizzo

Air Quality Assessment in Appalachian Communities Adjacent to Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

David Stolfo

Mapping Compliance: A Machine Learning Approach to Enforcing the EU Deforestation Regulation in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Antoine Baggett

Comparing Tropical Forest Loss Area Estimates of the Global Forest Change and Tropical Moist Forest Datasets (2000-2023)

Numbi Lutebula

Using GIS to Monitor Vegetative Transplantation Experiment

Penpitcha Kuram

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Intra-Urban Heat Islands and pm2.5 Pollution in Relation To Land Use: A Case Study of Bangkok (2020-2024)

 

Congratulations to all MS GIS and GEOINT fall graduates on earning their degrees!

Main photo: USGIF CEO Ronda Schrenk speaks to student presenters.

Published on Mon, 12/09/2024 - 16:22

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