Deer Vehicle Accidents In Deer Vehicle Accidents In Amherst, NYAmherst, NY

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Kathryn BillantiKathryn Billanti

Zach WilmoreZach Wilmore

Town of Amherst DVAs

Hot Spots are the areas in which the DVAs are most likely to occur:

Youngs Hot Spot: 30 DVAs in 2004

Wherle Hotspot:9 DVAs in 2004

North French Hotspot:32 DVAs in 2004

This is out of a total of 511 DVAs for 2004

PurposePurpose

• Trees add levels of value to a campus– Beautification– Lowers stress of student– Provides shade for landscaped areas and

buildings

State Park Placement State Park Placement Overlooking Canandaigua Overlooking Canandaigua

Lake Lake Nicole S. ChanlerNicole S. Chanler

Geo 479Geo 479

April 20, 2005April 20, 2005

Viewshed from Bare Hill Overlaid Viewshed from Bare Hill Overlaid on DEM in 3Don DEM in 3D

0 2.5 5 7.5 101.25Miles

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High : 690.006287

Low : 207.109741

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Suitability Map for Western New Suitability Map for Western New York’s Grocery StoreYork’s Grocery Store

Edwin TimothyEdwin TimothyGEO 559 GEO 559

Environmental ModelingEnvironmental Modeling

IS THE IS THE CARRIER RECREATION CARRIER RECREATION CENTERCENTER IN A SUITABLE IN A SUITABLE

LOCATION ?LOCATION ?

Takara Gray

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After putting 3 straight line distance maps into the raster calculator, this is the resulting map…

The yellow area is where the center is most suitable for children ages 5 – 17.

GGeographical Analysis on Pedestrian eographical Analysis on Pedestrian Accidents in Buffalo, NY using GIS Accidents in Buffalo, NY using GIS

ApplicationsApplications

Geo 559 Geo 559

Hoe-Hun Ha (Bryan)Hoe-Hun Ha (Bryan)

• MethodologyMethodology

• Results (Comparison b/w midblock and Results (Comparison b/w midblock and intersection)intersection)

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Determining the Determining the Location of a Location of a

Recreational Trail in Recreational Trail in Cherry Creek, New Cherry Creek, New

York:York:An Application of Suitability An Application of Suitability

MappingMapping

Merissa D. HarveyMerissa D. HarveyApril 25, 2005April 25, 2005

IntroductionIntroduction• Problem Statement

– Determine the most suitable location for a recreational trail within Cherry Creek, New York

• Objectives– Use a suitability mapping

technique in GIS to weigh layers according to their suitability for trail construction

– Evaluate trail location in terms of minimizing environmental impacts

ResultsResults

Trail Potential Map Trail Potential Map withHypothetical Trail

Loki Patera, IoLoki Patera, Io

Jennifer LougenGraduate ProjectEnvironmental ModellingApril 2005

• What does this tell me?

• Heat spreading outward

• Temperatures are warmer throughout most of patera

Galileo, map-a-planetVoyager 1

• fissure increased• lake increase in size or is it the angle that the image was taken?

Using GIS to predict natural Using GIS to predict natural hazards and evacuation zones hazards and evacuation zones

associated with the opening of a associated with the opening of a new vent along the East Riftzone new vent along the East Riftzone

of Kilauea, Hawaiiof Kilauea, HawaiiBy Craig McClarrenBy Craig McClarren

Slope-aspect-derived lava Slope-aspect-derived lava inundation hazard zoneinundation hazard zone

Lava inundation hazard map for new Lava inundation hazard map for new vent along Kilauea East Riftzonevent along Kilauea East Riftzone

Using GIS to model Mosquito Using GIS to model Mosquito infestation control strategies infestation control strategies

in Erie Countyin Erie County

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C. Bryson OkeomaC. Bryson OkeomaGEO 559 ProjectGEO 559 Project

ResultsResults

• Suitability ranking of weighted – Population,– Elevation,– Stream– Wetland datasets

• Buffer around mosquito habitats yielded suitable sites for fumigation

Figure 4.2: A 3D display of wetland and stream over DEM

Modeling Phosphorus Modeling Phosphorus HotspotsHotspots

Franklin County, Franklin County, VermontVermont

Sue RoussieSue Roussie

Geo 559Geo 559

April 13, 2005April 13, 2005

Result – Export CoefficientResult – Export Coefficient

Result – Export CoefficientResult – Export Coefficient

Ground Truthing Ground Truthing Lineaments in the Lineaments in the

Eastern Finger LakesEastern Finger Lakes

Joshua StroupJoshua Stroup

Geo 559Geo 559

4/18/20054/18/2005

Hill Shade Lineaments Hill Shade Lineaments

Skaneateles field areaSkaneateles field area

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Results Results

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A Comparison of Forest Health A Comparison of Forest Health Characteristics and Predicted Forest Characteristics and Predicted Forest

Change due to Global Warming in Change due to Global Warming in Northeastern USNortheastern US

Chia-Chi WuChia-Chi Wu5/6/055/6/05

Fig2. (a) The current distribution of eastern white pine. (b) The predicted distribution of eastern white pine in 2XCO2 scenario.

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Regional Damage Estimation Regional Damage Estimation and Emergency Service and Emergency Service

Routing using GISRouting using GISGEO - 559GEO - 559

Project Presentation Project Presentation

Jomon Aliyas PaulJomon Aliyas Paul

Damage Hospitals: Damage Hospitals: NorthridgeNorthridge

Commercial Commercial Building placement Building placement

along Buffalo’s along Buffalo’s Waterfront.Waterfront.

Ismaeal NajiIsmaeal Naji

Candice AuCandice Au

Geo 479Geo 479

conclusionsconclusions