GIS

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Mapping Real World Problems

Friday, December 8, 2023
The Iowa Community Integrated Geography Organization (ICIGO) is a student organization that is a perennial partner for IISC. They have mapped everything from food deserts and utilities, to insects and watersheds.
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StoryMap of Dubuque's Sustainability Infrastructure Projects

Published
Monday, June 10, 2024
Academic year
2023-2024
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As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students created a StoryMap that highlights green infrastructure projects in Dubuque. 

The city of Dubuque has been widely recognized for prioritizing sustainability in community and economic development. ICIGO students created a StoryMap highlights many of the current and past initiatives that help make Dubuque a more sustainable and resilient community. 

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Dubuque - Tree Canopy GIS Tool

Published
Monday, June 10, 2024
Academic year
2023-2024
Partner

As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, Environmental Science major Luke Caron digitized "road verges" - strips of groundcover located between a roadway and a sidewalk - to help the City of Dubuque identify the best opportunities to enhance the city's tree canopy. 

A narrow stream surrounded by grassy green banks and some trees in the distance.

Bondurant - GIS Mapping and Analysis Projects

Published
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Academic year
2023-2024
Partner

As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students provided GIS mapping and analysis support for the City of Bondurant on five topics: a digitized stream buffer, mapping the community's tree canopy, mapping rental properties, spatial analysis of assessed property valuation, and a sidewalk inventory. 

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Maquoketa River Watershed Interactive GIS Map

Published
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Academic year
2021-2022

As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students created an interactive GIS map for the Maquoketa River watershed. The students used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to make a user-friendly map showing important features of the watershed. 

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Preston Sewer and Water GIS Mapping

Published
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Academic year
2021-2022
Partner

As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students digitized hand made files of the current sewer and water system in Preston, Iowa using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools.