Deer Vehicle Accidents In Deer Vehicle Accidents In Amherst, NYAmherst, NY
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Kathryn BillantiKathryn Billanti
Zach WilmoreZach Wilmore
Town of Amherst DVAs
Hot Spots are the areas in which the DVAs are most likely to occur:
Youngs Hot Spot: 30 DVAs in 2004
Wherle Hotspot:9 DVAs in 2004
North French Hotspot:32 DVAs in 2004
This is out of a total of 511 DVAs for 2004
PurposePurpose
• Trees add levels of value to a campus– Beautification– Lowers stress of student– Provides shade for landscaped areas and
buildings
State Park Placement State Park Placement Overlooking Canandaigua Overlooking Canandaigua
Lake Lake Nicole S. ChanlerNicole S. Chanler
Geo 479Geo 479
April 20, 2005April 20, 2005
Viewshed from Bare Hill Overlaid Viewshed from Bare Hill Overlaid on DEM in 3Don DEM in 3D
0 2.5 5 7.5 101.25Miles
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High : 690.006287
Low : 207.109741
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Suitability Map for Western New Suitability Map for Western New York’s Grocery StoreYork’s Grocery Store
Edwin TimothyEdwin TimothyGEO 559 GEO 559
Environmental ModelingEnvironmental Modeling
IS THE IS THE CARRIER RECREATION CARRIER RECREATION CENTERCENTER IN A SUITABLE IN A SUITABLE
LOCATION ?LOCATION ?
Takara Gray
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After putting 3 straight line distance maps into the raster calculator, this is the resulting map…
The yellow area is where the center is most suitable for children ages 5 – 17.
GGeographical Analysis on Pedestrian eographical Analysis on Pedestrian Accidents in Buffalo, NY using GIS Accidents in Buffalo, NY using GIS
ApplicationsApplications
Geo 559 Geo 559
Hoe-Hun Ha (Bryan)Hoe-Hun Ha (Bryan)
• MethodologyMethodology
• Results (Comparison b/w midblock and Results (Comparison b/w midblock and intersection)intersection)
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Determining the Determining the Location of a Location of a
Recreational Trail in Recreational Trail in Cherry Creek, New Cherry Creek, New
York:York:An Application of Suitability An Application of Suitability
MappingMapping
Merissa D. HarveyMerissa D. HarveyApril 25, 2005April 25, 2005
IntroductionIntroduction• Problem Statement
– Determine the most suitable location for a recreational trail within Cherry Creek, New York
• Objectives– Use a suitability mapping
technique in GIS to weigh layers according to their suitability for trail construction
– Evaluate trail location in terms of minimizing environmental impacts
ResultsResults
Trail Potential Map Trail Potential Map withHypothetical Trail
Loki Patera, IoLoki Patera, Io
Jennifer LougenGraduate ProjectEnvironmental ModellingApril 2005
• What does this tell me?
• Heat spreading outward
• Temperatures are warmer throughout most of patera
Galileo, map-a-planetVoyager 1
• fissure increased• lake increase in size or is it the angle that the image was taken?
Using GIS to predict natural Using GIS to predict natural hazards and evacuation zones hazards and evacuation zones
associated with the opening of a associated with the opening of a new vent along the East Riftzone new vent along the East Riftzone
of Kilauea, Hawaiiof Kilauea, HawaiiBy Craig McClarrenBy Craig McClarren
Slope-aspect-derived lava Slope-aspect-derived lava inundation hazard zoneinundation hazard zone
Lava inundation hazard map for new Lava inundation hazard map for new vent along Kilauea East Riftzonevent along Kilauea East Riftzone
Using GIS to model Mosquito Using GIS to model Mosquito infestation control strategies infestation control strategies
in Erie Countyin Erie County
ByBy
C. Bryson OkeomaC. Bryson OkeomaGEO 559 ProjectGEO 559 Project
ResultsResults
• Suitability ranking of weighted – Population,– Elevation,– Stream– Wetland datasets
• Buffer around mosquito habitats yielded suitable sites for fumigation
Figure 4.2: A 3D display of wetland and stream over DEM
Modeling Phosphorus Modeling Phosphorus HotspotsHotspots
Franklin County, Franklin County, VermontVermont
Sue RoussieSue Roussie
Geo 559Geo 559
April 13, 2005April 13, 2005
Result – Export CoefficientResult – Export Coefficient
Result – Export CoefficientResult – Export Coefficient
Ground Truthing Ground Truthing Lineaments in the Lineaments in the
Eastern Finger LakesEastern Finger Lakes
Joshua StroupJoshua Stroup
Geo 559Geo 559
4/18/20054/18/2005
Hill Shade Lineaments Hill Shade Lineaments
Skaneateles field areaSkaneateles field area
0 105Kilometers
Results Results
Legend
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0 52.5Kilometers
0 0.30.15Kilometers
A Comparison of Forest Health A Comparison of Forest Health Characteristics and Predicted Forest Characteristics and Predicted Forest
Change due to Global Warming in Change due to Global Warming in Northeastern USNortheastern US
Chia-Chi WuChia-Chi Wu5/6/055/6/05
Fig2. (a) The current distribution of eastern white pine. (b) The predicted distribution of eastern white pine in 2XCO2 scenario.
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Regional Damage Estimation Regional Damage Estimation and Emergency Service and Emergency Service
Routing using GISRouting using GISGEO - 559GEO - 559
Project Presentation Project Presentation
Jomon Aliyas PaulJomon Aliyas Paul
Damage Hospitals: Damage Hospitals: NorthridgeNorthridge
Commercial Commercial Building placement Building placement
along Buffalo’s along Buffalo’s Waterfront.Waterfront.
Ismaeal NajiIsmaeal Naji
Candice AuCandice Au
Geo 479Geo 479
conclusionsconclusions