GPS Project PowerPoint Presentation

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GPS Project: Creating a

Cleaner Stockton Campus

COURSE ENVL 4622 001 DR. MIKE CICALI

Recycling, Trash Can, and Litter Survey: Where

should Water Watch have their Campus Clean-

Ups? 2012Global Positioning Systems for GIS Seminar

April Hamblin and Kevin ODonnell

Fall 2012


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GPS Project: Creating a

Cleaner Stockton Campus

Water Watch is one of the few environmental organizations on campus that conduct

campus clean ups. Because of this, our research was conducted to researchwhere this organization should hold the most campus clean ups and why.


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Data Collection

GPS points were taken of individual trash cans, individual recycling cans, cans that

had one of each, and litter.

GPS polylines were taken of popular routes walked by Stockton students.

GPS polygons were taken of trash and recycling areas that contained numerous cans.


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Data Collection

Data was collected at Richard Stockton College of

New Jersey.

These data were collected various times of day over a

two week period.

These data were noted so that the chance of

accidentally GPSing a point etc. more than oncewas limited.

Data was collected in WGS 84.


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GIS Interpretation

These data were projected in WGS 84, then changed NAD 83 then to New Jersey

State Plane.

The areas of optimal campus clean-ups were noted and visually pointed out within themaps.

The individual days were combined into point, polyline, and polygon shapefiles and

wrote the metadata for these shapefiles.

We made a few different maps of the data.


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GIS Interpretation

We also decided to look at the types of

trash or recycling cans as well as

the types of litter into different maps.

Because this data is useful to Water Watch, we printed a large poster for that

organization to keep in their records.

Lots of the trash cans were not full,

yet much of the litter accumulated

in specific areas. These areas

either lacked trash cans or had

some, but I suppose students

were too careless to throw awaytheir trash.


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Figure 1

This data shows the different types of can: Recycling, Trash, or Both, as well as the

polygons of Recycling and Trash can areas.

100=Recycling

100=Trash

34=Mixed

38=Can Polygons


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Figure 2

This data shows the different types of litter: Plastic, Paper, and Other.

96=Plastic

56=Paper

30=Other

182=Total


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Figure 3

This data shows the popular routes students walk to and from class.


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Figure 4

This data shows the cans, litter, and routes along with areas that are in most need of

campus clean-ups.


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Figure 4

This data shows the cans, litter, and routes along with areas that are in most need of

campus clean-ups.

Housing

Areas

Housing

Areas

Between

Housing Areas

and Lake FredLight Path


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Results

Basically, the areas that need more campus clean-ups would be:

- Light Path

- Housing Areas

- Between Lake Fred and Housing

The Light Path has not trash cans on it. This could be discussed with Stockton to ask

for more trash and recycling cans in these areas.

The Housing Areas have the most recycling polygons and many trash cans. It wouldbe a good idea to advertise and education more in these areas about littering.

The Areas Between Lake Fred and Housing have minimal trash and recycling cans

due to the fact that these areas are within the forest. Perhaps there should be

more, but maybe not. I think, if there was more education, then this may change.


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Further Implications

These data could be used for the following:- Show Water Watch where to conduct campus-clean ups

- Show Stockton where additional waste and recycling cans may be needed

- Show Stockton that there needs to be more education and possibly higher

penalties for students littering

If a future student conducts this experiment again these data could be use to:

- Show if Water Watch is making an impact on Stocktons environment

- Show Water Watch if they should target campus-clean ups elsewhere

- Show Stockton if there needs to be more education or more cans

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You can clean up with

Water Watch, too!

Campus clean-ups are posted on Water Watchs facebook page.

Come out for free snacks and campus clean-ups next semester!!!!!!!!!!!!


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