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GIS Capstone Project (University Toronto)

GGR442
Closed
RBC Future Launch
RBC Future Launch
Tingting Zhu
Tingting Zhu
Assistant Professor
(1)
2
Timeline
  • September 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 9, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
4/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Data visualization Data analysis Environmental sustainability
Skills
problem solving data analytics communication research
Learner goals and capabilities

Students in this course work in groups to use their knowledge and skills in geographical information system (GIS) to solve the problems proposed by the partners. According to the goals identified by the partners and the course instructor, students will collect geographic data, analyze data, and visualize data. Eventually, students will create a final report and a presentation through ArcGIS StoryMap.

Learners
Undergraduate
Intermediate, Advanced levels
20 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Up to 1 team(s) or 4 learner(s) per project.
Each learner can join up to one team
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will produce the following:

- A proposal stating the workflow to solve the problem

- An intermediate report to update the current progress

- A final presentation to the partners

- A final report submitted to the partners

- Consult with the partners to address their feedbacks in an on-going basis

Project timeline
  • September 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 9, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students are capable of suitability analysis, spatial statistic analysis, remote sensing, and geo-visualization. For example, students in the past have used ArcGIS Pro to create land inventories for urban agriculture. The results were presented in ArcGIS StoryMaps (a link to an example: arcg.is/1uKKLr). Another study mapped the mining safety practices in US (https://arcg.is/1vvznq0). More examples are available here: https://sites.utm.utoronto.ca/tzhu/content/teaching



Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

A representative of the company will be available for a pre-selection discussion with the administrator of the course to review the project scope.

One or more representatives of the company will provide mentorship to student groups.