Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
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GIS Capstone Project

GGR442
Closed
RBC Future Launch
RBC Future Launch
Tingting Zhu
Tingting Zhu
Assistant Professor
(1)
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Timeline
  • September 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 9, 2024
    Experience end
General
  • Undergraduate; 4th year
  • 20 learners; teams of 5
  • 100 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Educators assign learners to projects
  • A maximum of 1 team(s) or 4 learner(s) per project.
Preferred companies
  • 4/2 project matches
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any industries
Categories
Data visualization Data analysis Environmental sustainability
Skills
problem solving data analytics communication research
Project timeline
  • September 5, 2024
    Experience start
  • December 9, 2024
    Experience end
Overview
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.

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 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



Additional company criteria

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.