GEOB 479

This page was designed for my final GIS course completed at the University of British Columbia, Geographical Biosciences 479: Research in GIScience. The following links will share what I’ve learned in lectures and labs taught by Dr. Brian Klinkenberg. For easier reading, you can also scroll through my latest blog posts.

While you’re here, take a look at what we tackled for our final project!

Enjoy!

-C

LECTURES:

1. A Geographical Perspective

2. Why is Geography Important?

3. Understanding Landscape Metrics

4. Statistics: A Review

5. What is Health Geography?

6. Spatial Pattern Analysis: Exploring Dengue Fever

7. Applications of GIS in Health Geography

8. Is Crime Related to Geography?

9. Use of GIS by Fire Departments

 

LABS:

Lab 1: Modelbuilder Exercise

Lab 2: Exploring Fragstats

Lab 3: Geographically-Weighted Regression

Lab 4: CrimeStat

 

IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS:

1. Landscape Ecology and GIS

2. Health Geography and GIS

3. Crime Analysis and GIS

 

FINAL PROJECT:

Abstract

Link to full project :  Lung Cancer Mortality in the Eastern USA: A Geographical Perspective