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Gabi Steinbach
gsteinbach6@gatech.edu
PI, IHE-LeaD
Scientific Project Coordinator, Weitz Group
Summary Sentence: Clio Andris, an associate professor in the College of Computing and the College of Design, will give her talk entitled “Making Choices for Geographic Information Science (GIS) Models of People and the Environment.”
Full Summary: Join us for a public seminar hosted by the Interdisciplinary Health and Environment Leadership Development (IHE-LeaD) program. Clio Andris, an associate professor in the College of Computing and the College of Design, will give her talk entitled “Making Choices for Geographic Information Science (GIS) Models of People and the Environment.”
IHE-LeaD Public Seminar: Clio AndrisJoin us for a public seminar hosted by the Interdisciplinary Health and Environment Leadership Development (IHE-LeaD) program. Clio Andris, an associate professor in the College of Computing and the College of Design, will give her talk entitled “Making Choices for Geographic Information Science (GIS) Models of People and the Environment.” Coffee and snacks will be provided starting at 10 am, and the talk will commence at 10:30.
Abstract: "In this interactive talk, I will describe some GIS paradigms inherent to mapping people, administrative boundaries, and the physical environment. We will present a few creative problem solving / how-to exercises and work together in pairs / small groups to generate approaches to best model a spatial phenomenon. These exercises will include issues such as spatial data interpolation, capturing population in an area, measuring edge effects, raster (grid cell) combination, creating indexes, and gerrymandering. With each, I will comment on our collective answers vis-a-vis some best practices used in the GIS community. Participants are expected to interact and work with others to think through these modeling techniques. The overall goal is to show how input data and choices can affect results of spatial data analyses, and that there are many different ways to model the same data."
Seminar Background: The Interdisciplinary Health and Environment Leadership Development (IHE-LeaD) program at GT facilitates impact-driven exchange and training at the intersection of human and environmental health. Seminar speakers present their work on impact-driven research at the intersection of IHE, and discuss opportunities for translate their work into actions with public impact and visibility. Sign up for the IHE seminars email list to receive regular updates (contact Gabi Steinbach: gsteinbach6@gatech.edu).
