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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 |
| Using multi-temporal LiDAR to assess fire impacts on tree growth | Aaron Sparks Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
This talk will give a brief overview of current research efforts on the U of I Experimental Forest aimed at understanding forest growth dynamics using multi-temporal airborne LiDAR, including fire impacts on tree growth. | |
| A State Project to help PSAPs getting ready for NG9-1-1 | Wilma Robertson Office of Information Technology Services, State of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
The State received funding to help Public Safety Answering Points improve their GIS Data for five Core datasets to get Idaho ready to switch from E911 to NG9-1-1. Learn about the efforts currently underway. | |
| A New Database Initiative for Geologic Mapping in Idaho | Nathan Hopkins Idaho Geological Survey |
2022 Short Talk |
The Idaho Geological Survey publishes freely available geologic data, including geologic mapping, of interest to diverse stakeholders in Idaho. This talk will introduce an initiative to create a seamless 1:24,000-scale compilation of the geologic mapping of Idaho in a new geodatabase schema consistent with national standards. | |
| Keeping Watch: Mapping Idaho's Fire Lookouts Through Lived Experience | Michael Decker CDIL and Confluence Lab, University of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
Keeping Watch is a geo-spatial narrative project that locates oral history testimonies from former and current fire lookouts on a GIS interface. Its aim is to trace shifting perspectives of space/ place through the gaze of fire lookouts--both objectively as tower technology and subjectively as human presence. | Website |
| Standalone GPS devices - still relevant today? | Dave Pitney Geography, University of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
With the widespread adoption of smartphones and their 'good enough' GPS capabilities, is there still a role for standalone GPS devices? It depends on the use case. Presentation will conclude with a preview of our digital topographic maps for Garmin GPS devices. | |
| Developing a Method for Quantifying the Thermal and Hydrologic Impacts of Beaver Habitat Using Thermal Infrared Imagery | Matthew Steinwurtzel Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
Historically, beaver-mediated habitat would have been a ubiquitous and multifunctional aspect of Idaho's river and riparian ecosystems. Beaver habitats have been demonstrated to increase groundwater exchange, maintain surface water during drought or low flows, and promote thermal heterogeneity by increasing groundwater and surface water exchanges. As climate change will continue to impact riparian habitat and riverine ecosystems through changes in precipitation and temperature, the identification of restoration activities for managers that promote and facilitate cold-water refuges for imperiled salmonids is critical. Using Thermal Infrared Imagery (TIR), we are developing a methodology that maps and models the thermal profile of salmonid-bearing watersheds. This applied methodology can be adopted and used to address the spatial and temporal limitations of typical large-scale riparian ecosystem investigations in other watersheds. | |
| Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs | Jennifer Hinds Research Computing and Data Services, University of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
Rendering large raster images when developing web mapping applications can be a challenge. This is where Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) save the day. | |
| Getting Involved in the GIS Community | Kara Utter Northern Rockies chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association |
2022 Short Talk |
This presentation will cover who NR-URISA and URISA are and what we do for the GIS Community. It will cover a little about our history, what our current focus is, and why it's important to get involved with professional GIS organizations like ours. I will also emphasize the importance for Students and Young Professionals to get involved to help network and make connections. | Website |
| Open source human rights investigations and their evidentiary implications | Matty Murphy International Studies, University of Idaho |
2022 Short Talk |
This talk will present initial findings of research into how open source HR investigations are conducted, as well as the broader global implications of such investigations in the 21st century. | |
| Location sharing and geoprivacy preservation | Grant McKenzie Spatial Data Science, McGill University, CA |
2022 Invited Speaker |
Concern over the privacy of one's personal location is at an all-time high, yet the desire to share our lives with friends, family, and the public persists. Current approaches to sharing personal location information is often limited to sharing a single spatial resolution with all individuals, regardless of relation, and with little control over how this content is shared. In this talk I propose a set of design goals and a design pattern for sharing personal location information that are realized through a prototype mobile web application called PrivyTo. | |
| Geoprivacy and GIS: Avenues for Engagement | Dara Seidl Geographic Information Systems, Colorado Mountain College |
2022 Keynote |
GIS Day 2022 will mark twenty years since the release of Mark Monmonier's influential book on geospatial technology and privacy, *Spying with Maps*. What has changed in the geoprivacy world in the last twenty years? How have perceived geoprivacy risks from two decades ago panned out, and what new directions and concerns have emerged? This talk will identify evolving practices in the collection and stewardship of sensitive location data and address a lingering concern: how to engage future purveyors of spatial data in cultivating geoprivacy. | |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2022 recording | U of I Library | 2022 Recording |
Video from the live Zoom stream of all sessions, on YouTube. | Website |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2022 schedule | U of I Library | 2022 Program |
Web archive capture of GIS Day @ U of I page provides access to 2022 program and information. | Website |
| Mapping for Resilience: A storymap about using lidar to address Idaho's challenges | Tara Pozzi Environmental Policy and Behavior, UC Davis |
2021 Special Topic |
Idaho will have publicly-available lidar data and lidar-derived products for 73% of the state by the end of 2021. With the influx of new data, there are many opportunities for local communities to use this information for natural hazard management, strategic development, and conservation, among other applications. The Storymap blends texts and visuals to explore lidar acquisition and implementation in Idaho. This information is intended for anyone that may want to use lidar or already uses lidar including GIS technicians, planners, engineers, academics, and artists, among others. We hope this is a place for Idahoans to learn about the usability of lidar and be inspired to use it towards forming a resilient Idaho. | PDF Website |
| Using GIS tools to track Sagebrush plant community resiliency | Georgia Harrison Plant Sciences, University of Idaho |
2021 Short Talk |
A demonstration of using Google Earth Engine within Python to access rangeland plant cover data from the rangelands analysis platform (rangelands.app). We will track plant cover and assess how it has changed over time. | |
| Future Climate Analogs in the Climate Toolbox | Katherine Hegewisch Geography, University of California Merced |
2021 Short Talk |
The Future Climate Analogs tool in the Climate Toolbox provides a map of current and future climate analogs for National Park locations in an attempt to understand the question 'Where do we find a climate today that will resemble the future climate of a location?'. We'll explore some climate stories with the tool. | |
| Food access and environment of vulnerable populations in the Treasure Valley, Idaho | Julie Hurdman Geography and Geological Sciences, University of Idaho |
2021 Short Talk |
Blending the popular research topics of food deserts and swamps, we examine if vulnerable populations in the Boise Metropolitan Area are more likely to have ready access to nutrition-poor, calorie-dense foods. | |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2021 schedule | U of I Library | 2021 Program |
Web archive capture of GIS Day @ U of I page provides access to 2021 program and information. | Website |
| The effectiveness of the U-net on urban tree canopy mapping | Zhe Wang University of Idaho, Geography and Geological Sciences |
2020 Short Talk |
In this study, we applied the U-net to urban tree canopy mapping, tested the effectiveness of the U-net in comparison with other approaches and assessed the performance and robustness of the U-net at different scales. | |
| Knowledge graphs for global and regional geologic time scales | Chao Ma University of Idaho, Computer Science |
2020 Short Talk |
A knowledge graph for global and regional geologic time scales was created and stored in a SPARQL endpoint. An R package was developed for querying the knowledge from it. | |
| Predicting fine-scale forage distribution to inform ungulate nutrition | Ryan McCarley University of Idaho, Fish and Wildlife Sciences |
2020 Short Talk |
Using segmented NAIP imagery, spatially explicit environmental variables, and field data we predicted fine-scale occurrence of 20 forage species for mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk across all of Idaho. Lasso logistic regression models provided high predictive accuracy, while validation at two University of Idaho affiliated research stations demonstrated the strengths and weakness of our approach. | |
| Integrating cultural identity, remote sensing and UAVs as a way of knowing: Drone Camp, butterflies and quemes | Karla Eitel & Marcie Carter University of Idaho, McCall Field Campus and Outdoor Science School, & Natural Resources and Society |
2020 Special Topic |
This project explores the use of UAVs within the cultural context of the Nez Perce Tribe's management of fisheries and natural resources, integrating indigenous knowledge, community needs, education, and remote sensing. | |
| Forecasting futures for food, land, energy, and water systems supply chain and critical infrastructure | Dan Cronan University of Idaho, Center for Resilient Communities and Landscape Architecture |
2020 Special Topic |
Food, food production, and the consequences of disrupted supply chains from COVID-19 have had resounding impacts on our social ecological systems and networks. The Center for Resilient Communities (CRC) at the University of Idaho and the Earth Systems Research Center at the University of New Hampshire developed a framework to analyze impacted areas at the national scale. | Website |
| Adaptation of UAS Field Procedures - Living with Covid-19 | Jennifer Gilley Alta Science and Engineering, Inc. |
2020 Short Talk |
Alta has worked for several years now on their UAS program collecting imagery and LiDAR data. With the onset of Covid-19, it was necessary to adapt yet again to a changing environment and meet new challenges. We would like to discuss the advances in the program, but also how Alta has overcome outside challenges in the year of Covid-19. | |
| Disparities in emergency medical service (EMS) response time for automobile crashes in Idaho | Skye Swoboda-Colberg University of Idaho, Geography and Geological Sciences |
2020 Short Talk |
This talk presents research comparing actual and predicted EMS response times in Idaho to identify potential service shortage areas, and compares the results to research in other States. | |
| RangeSAT: Delivering Geospatial Data to Ranchers | Vincent Jansen University of Idaho, Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences |
2020 Short Talk |
Using the Landsat satellite record going back to 1984, RangeSAT (RangeSAT.org) provides at set of online vegetation monitoring tools for rangeland management. RangeSAT is an ongoing project being developed at the University of Idaho, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Ranchers, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Northwest Climate Hub. | |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2020 schedule | U of I Library | 2020 Program |
Web archive capture of GIS Day @ U of I page provides access to 2020 program and information. | Website |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2019 schedule | U of I Library | 2019 Program |
Web archive capture of GIS Day @ U of I page provides access to 2019 program and information. | Website |
| GIS & Spatial Machine Learning: Transforming Our Planet's Pulse to Action | Orhun Aydin Product Engineer, Esri |
2019 Keynote |
Keynote presentation from ESRI Spatial Statistics researcher Dr. Orhun Aydin exploring the power of GIS to integrate data for understanding our planet and solving it's most pressing problems. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2018 schedule | U of I Library | 2018 Program |
Web archive capture of GIS Day @ U of I page provides access to 2018 program and information. | Website |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 |
| GIS Day @ U of I 2017 schedule | U of I Library | 2017 Program |
Web archive capture of GIS Day @ U of I page provides access to 2017 program and information. | Website |