Portfolio.
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Portfolio. *
I’m a GIS professional passionate about exploring and understanding the natural world. My portfolio showcases projects highlighting my spatial analysis, mapping, and environmental data visualization skills. Look and see how I combine technology with a love for nature to create impactful solutions.
As part of my GIS certification, I undertook a spatial analysis project to study the distribution of public state parks in Virginia, focusing on their relationship to county income levels and proximity to major cities. By mapping state park locations and overlaying income data, I analyzed patterns of accessibility and potential disparities. Additionally, I incorporated a travel-time analysis from major urban hubs to visualize how close these parks are to population centers. The resulting map highlights correlations between income levels, park accessibility, and travel convenience, offering valuable insights into equitable access to natural and recreational resources.
As part of my GIS capstone project, I developed a detailed map analyzing the relationship between PFAS contamination and cancer rates across counties in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The map integrates significant point data on PFAS contamination with county-level cancer rate statistics, providing a comprehensive visualization of potential correlations and areas of concern. Additionally, I highlighted three major metropolitan areas on the map to emphasize the proximity of contamination and health impacts to densely populated regions. This project underscores the power of GIS in combining environmental and health data to generate deeper insights, inform decision-making, and raise public awareness about critical issues.
For my spatial analysis project, I also created a map highlighting hotspot locations of Virginia’s state parks, analyzing their distribution in relation to county income levels and proximity to major cities. This project provided insights into accessibility and potential disparities in park availability across the state.
For my GIS Certificate capstone project, I developed an interpolation map to analyze and visualize PFAS contamination across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Using point data from contamination sites, I applied spatial analysis techniques to model the distribution and identify patterns of PFAS presence. This map provides a clear visualization of affected areas, offering valuable insights into the extent and potential environmental impact of PFAS contamination. The project demonstrates the utility of GIS in addressing environmental challenges and supporting informed decision-making.
During my GIS certification, I had the opportunity to take a Remote Sensing and Aerial Photo Interpretation class, which sparked my fascination with these techniques. For my focus project, I conducted an assessment of spongy moth defoliation in a Michigan area severely impacted by this phenomenon. Utilizing Sentinel-2 imagery, I applied remote sensing analyses, particularly NDVI, to evaluate changes in green foliage between 2018 (a year of healthy vegetation) and 2020 (a year of severe defoliation). The resulting map visually highlights the extent of the damage and demonstrates the power of remote sensing in environmental monitoring.