GIS Day @ U of I - Repository

Slides, posters, websites, and additional materials from past GIS Day @ U of I talks and exhibits are shared on this page.

Title	Presenter	Year	Description	Materials
Title	Presenter	Year	Description	Materials
Mapping Digital Collections: GeoJSON and Leaflet.js for Sustainable Static Web	Olivia Wikle Library, University of Idaho	2019 Short Talk	Overview of how University of Idaho Library uses Jekyll static web generator to transform digital collection metadata into GeoJSON data and map visualizations using Leaflet.js.	PDF
Spatiotemporal Weighted Regression in Geographic Process	Chao Ma Computer Science, University of Idaho	2019 Short Talk	Spatiotemporal weighted regression (STWR) model was proposed to address the spatiotemporal non-stationarity. This method has a wide range of applications including geoscience, environmental science, economics and social science.	PDF
Using GIS Storymapping to Illustrate Idaho's Food Heritage and Festivals	Colette DePhelps Northern District Extension, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho	2019 Short Talk	A 2014 University of Idaho Extension survey of Idahoans revealed an array of festivals, from small town to big cities, that illustrate and celebrate Idaho's unique food heritage. In 2019, we created a Story Map, linked to the Idaho Food Works website, that weaves together this rich heritage with more modern Idaho food, wine and beer festivals, elevating the visibility and diversity of food-related events across the state.	PDF
GIS and freshwater ecosystem services valuation under climate change and conservation	Li Huang Geography, University of Idaho	2019 Short Talk	Under a GIS and Python environment, this research explores how climate change and conservation would affect freshwater ecosystem services in a semiarid catchment. In a spatially explicit way, the results suggest the degradation under climate change and the mitigation effects from conservation.	PDF
A Land-Based and Spatial Assessment of Local Food Capacity in Northern Idaho, USA	Haifeng (Felix) Liao Geography, University of Idaho	2019 Short Talk	There has been a growing interest in local food production, which provides an alternative way to increase self-sufficiency and support greater well-being and food security at the community level. This study focused on the Northern Panhandle region of Idaho, where opportunities derived from the local food movement have emerged in several resort and college towns. This research integrated spatial analysis and modeling in a geographic information system (GIS) environment and a linear-programming (LP) optimization approach to identify, quantify, and map these potential opportunities and demonstrate the utility of land-based foodshed analysis.	PDF
A knowledge base of deep time to assimilate multi-disciplinary datasets in the study of co-evolving geosphere and biosphere	Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma Computer Science, University of Idaho	2019 Short Talk	By developing a machine-readable knowledge base of deep time and the corresponding service, this research will address the heterogeneity of time concepts among multidisciplinary data facilities, and thus facilitate studies on the co-evolution of the geosphere and biosphere.	PDF
Northwest Climate Toolbox	Katherine Hegewisch Geography, University of Idaho	2018 Short Talk	The NW Climate Toolbox is a collection of web tools for visualizing maps, graphs and dashboards of real-time climate information, seasonal climate forecasts and future climate projections.	PDF
Northwest Climate Toolbox: U.S. Water Watcher Tool	Katherine Hegewisch Geography, University of Idaho	2018 Poster	The NW Climate Toolbox is a collection of web tools for visualizing maps, graphs and dashboards of real-time climate information, seasonal climate forecasts and future climate projections.	PDF
A Network Analysis to Identify Hotspots in Which Merchantability May Limit Forest Management Across the United States	Raju Pokharel Natural Resources, University of Idaho	2018 Short Talk	This study conducts a network analysis utilizing the location and consumption characteristics of over 3,300 forest products producers in the continental United States along with a national road dataset to evaluate “hotspots” in which there could be financial limitation to forest harvesting. We establish procurement zones around each mill for a forest commodity at varying distances and costs and construct a “hotspot” value utilizing the number of overlapped zones weighted by generalized commodity-specific prices.	PDF
Coeur d'Alene Tribe GIS UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Program: An Update	James Twoteeth, Berne Jackson, Giovan Alcala, Sabine Krier Coeur d'Alene Tribe GIS	2018 Short Talk	An update on the work of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Program.	PDF
Palouse-Clearwater Food Systems Story Map	Colette DePhelps Northern District Extension, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho	2018 Short Talk	In this ESRI Story Map we used the Shortlist layer to display primary data collected about the Palouse-Clearwater Food System. The Story Map is designed to both educate community members about food system assets in the region and to connect them to those assets.	PDF
Using Esri Javascript API with React JS and Vue JS to Build Modern Web Applications for GIS-related Tasks	Koffi Anderson Koffi Data & Digital Services - Library	2018 Short Talk	The integration of the Esri Javascript API on modern web application ecosystem enhances the execution of GIS-related tasks. In this talk, we explore two use cases with the Idaho Rangeland Atlas and the Idaho Aerial Imagery Explorer web applications.	PDF
The Vulnerability of Idaho's Dairy Industry to Impacts of Climate Change	Alycia Bean Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWWRI), University of Idaho	2018 Exhibit	Story Map presentation looking at the interdisciplinary nexus of climate change impacts, water rights, and alfalfa crops in southern Idaho.	Website
Closure of Syringa Mobile Home Park: Story Map	Denessy Rodriguez Sociology and Anthropology & Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning, University of Idaho	2018 Exhibit	Syringa Mobile Home Park was a mobile home park in Moscow, Idaho. In June 2018, Syringa closed. The story of Syringa details many of the same issues that parks across the nation are facing, and reflects an ongoing affordable housing crisis.	Website
GIS: A Framework for Identifying Isolated Communities in a Transportation Context	Skye Swoboda-Colberg National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology (NIATT), University of Idaho	2018 Poster	Objectively defining isolated communities in Idaho can be controversial. A multiple criteria analysis of road networks, municipal boundaries, wired and wireless broadband service areas, demographic data, vehicle crash records and EMS response areas was conducted to identify isolated communities in Idaho.	PDF
Quantifying Fuel Consumption for the Las Conchas Fire Using Airborne LiDAR	Ryan McCarley Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho	2018 Poster	We used pre- and post-fire airborne LiDAR and field data to quantify changes in tree biomass, surface fuels, and canopy bulk density for the 2011 Las Conchas Fire in New Mexico.	PDF
Idaho Wilderness: Assessing Future Land Use and Climate Change in the State's Greatest Gems	Ryan McCarley Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho	2018 Poster	A spatial summary of land use and climate change predictions through 2050 in and around Idaho's 15 wilderness areas. This data is used to identify Idaho's most vulnerable wilderness areas.	PDF
High-resolution Lidar from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Forestry Applications	Anthony Martinez Natural Resources & Society, University of Idaho	2018 Poster	High-resolution lidar was collected 9/2017 on Moscow Mountain with a UAV by Alta Science & Engineering. This high-resolution dataset provides new opportunities for forest measurements that "traditional" plane-mounted lidar systems cannot.	PDF
Advancing Machine Learning and AI with Geography & GIS	Robert Kircher Esri Professional Services	2017 Keynote	Geospatial artificial intelligence and machine learning build on and advance the accomplishments, technologies, and creativity in the GIS community. It’s another special time for geography and the GIS professionals, academics, and students that practice it. Geographic data, models, algorithms, and information are contributing to these endeavors more than ever. Let’s explore how geography and GIS are using and advancing AI and ML concepts and technologies to establish Geo AI, and how our world is benefiting from it.	PDF
Virtual Rivers	Richie Carmichael, Jean-Marc Gauthier, and Reilly Cisco Virtual Technology and Design	2017 Short Talk	An overview of several VR environments about rivers and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest.	PDF
Evaluating Sustainability Competencies through Green Infrastructure Design	Daniel Cronan Landscape Architecture	2017 Short Talk	A GIS-based approach for analyzing key competencies in Sustainable Green Infrastructure design that systematically evaluates student learning within a studio course and a workshop by analyzing self-reported and spatially explicit evidence of learning about stormwater system design and planning. The research focuses on landscape architecture and planning education, using a set curriculum, courses, and workshops as vehicles for experimentation.	PDF
JournalMap: Leveraging the Where in Scholarly Literature	Jason Karl Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences	2017 Short Talk	While it is easier than it has ever been to find useful scholarly literature across disciplines, the ability to find out what is known about a specific location or environmentally similar places around the world is still hindered by current search technologies that rely on keywords, topics, text, and authors – concepts of cataloging and searching that date back to the 1800’s. JournalMap is a map-based scientific literature search engine for discovering relevant research based on where research was conducted as well as through traditional keyword searches.	PDF Website
Climate Engine	Katherine Hegewisch Geography	2017 Short Talk	Climate Engine is a web tool that allows the visualization of maps and time series from large climate and remote sensing datasets.	PDF Website