Portfolio
Selected Projects
IndianaMap Return on Investment Study
Role: Project conceptualization, funding, research and analysis, presentation development. Click here to download the complete report.
“… Perhaps the best marketing for 1) coordination, 2) public domain information, and 3) GIS/mapping in general I’ve seen anywhere. In no small part because people actually read them.”
Steve Aichele, USGS Geospatial Liaison to Michigan
“It was one of the most interesting and informative final reports I have seen.”
Gita Urban-Mathieux, Federal Geographic Data Committee
National GIS Inventory Tool
The Ramona GIS Inventory is produced by the National States’ Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) as a tool for states and their partners. Its primary purpose is to track the status of GIS in US state and local government to aid the planning and building of Spatial Data Infrastructures. Ramona is designed to work in concert with Geospatial One Stop (www.geodata.gov).
Role: Project conceptualization, needs assessment, technical project management, training, documentation (in cooperation with BurGIS, LLC and Runskip, LLC).
“When emergencies strike, I go to the GIS Inventory first to find other GIS experts in the area of the event. It helps me connect with them to perform my support role for state and local government.”
Christina McCullough, Geospatial Analyst, B.A., Joint Forces Headquarters of Indiana
“This increased the opportunity to have the imagery products be in line with existing county products.”
Chris Kannan, former USGS NSDI Liaison for North Carolina
IndianaMap Statewide Orthophotography Project
In 2005, Indiana completed a first of its kind high-resolution statewide single-season aerial photography project to support Indiana’s most pressing homeland security, economic development, and environmental issues. The public domain imagery is available at www.indianamap.org and on GoogleMaps.
Role: Project coordination, requirements definition, development of funding partners, overall project management (in cooperation with multiple collaborating partners).
Huck Finn Project
Youth groups across Indiana were invited to participate in the Huck Finn Project by producing large outdoor works of art to be captured by the IndianaMap orthophotography. In the process, kids tracked the planes and learned about geography, geospatial technology, scale and resolution, and more. Lesson plans were developed by the Indiana Geographic Educators’ Network, and GPS units were provided to participating youth groups.
Role: Project conceptulization, web site development, content, coordination.
GIS Issue Briefing
A series of subject area issue briefs authored by project steering committee members and other contributors who have been engaged to support the Information for Indiana project work through activities such as conducting case studies and assisting in pilot project initiation and implementation.
Role: Author.
Thank you for all your efforts!
You may find a few of my cartographic “amusements” interesting, though now dated.
http://130.166.124.2/ca_imagined/index.html
http://geogdata.csun.edu/page4/page4.html
http://130.166.124.2/himalaya_atlas1/index.html
http://130.166.124.2/montana_panorama_atlas/index.html
http://130.166.124.2/NYpage1.html (ancient)
Hey Dr. J.,
I am trying to map “revenue circles”. All zip codes within a certain radius from Indianapolis. These are coded with Long/Lat and have a $ figure associated with events we have. I can then tell people how much revenue comes from within 10 mi., 50 mi. 1000 mi., etc.
I am using a boundary square to quickly eliminate points not within the square and then deciding whether the points are within the circle. Determining whether a zip code is within the circle can be done 2d or 3d. The 2d method actually gives a radius LARGER than the 3d because of curvature. My question: is this negligible for distances of less than 1000-2000 miles? The 2d method is much quicker to plot. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Pat
Hi Pat,
It is hard to tell exactly what you are doing without sitting down and seeing everything (I wasn’t sure what you meant by using boundary squares, or how you are looking at this in 3-d). I’m assuming you are using zip code centroid points since you speak of them coded with lat/long. Given this, you are using an approximation of zip codes that are actually of various shapes and sizes. That is ok to do, but will be less accurate than for example calculating weighted areas (which pose their own inaccuracies). I would likely use concentric circles as you’ve done and zip centroids and present your results as approximations (e.g., approx $50k revenue comes from zip codes within a 10-mi radius). Happy New Year! – Jill