Hi there! My name is Sean and I am an Environmental Studies student from the National University of Singapore (NUS), majoring in Environmental Biology. In general, I am interested in all things related to our natural environment but I am strongly passionate for the areas that lie in between business and environment. I get really excited finding ways to solve environmental issues through business solutions; thus, my long-term goal in life is to set up a financially sustainable business that champions environmental causes. This is also known to some people as a “social enterprise”, although I would term it as an “environmental enterprise”.
This website serves as a repository of the projects and assignments that I have completed during my short stint at the University of British Columbia as a third year university student (September 2015 to December 2015). Through this website, I hope to showcase my works and hopefully help people who come here understand more about the issues considered in environmental problems.
After going through the GEOB 270 course, I realize I learn best if I understand the theory behind what I do before applying it. After working in a team, I found out that I place a lot of emphasis on administration and thus like my data files to be properly organized, and for my workflow to be properly written down after each step. One important thing that has stood out after studying GIS is that GIS is not so much about the geographical concepts behind but is more about the data that is being used for the project and analysis. I have been constantly reminded of the phrase “garbage in, garbage out”, and it is very true for GIS. There is no point analyzing data that has been obtained through questionable methods. Personally, the highlights of my learning about GIS is the conceptual framework of GIS projects, because this knowledge and skill will allow me to use not just ArcGIS but also other GIS software available in the market. If someone asked me why studying GIS is important, I would say that it allows better understanding of how a map is produced and for what purposes, and what questions I should ask the cartographer or GIS analyst of the map.