Hello everyone, welcome to the GIS / Mapping working group.

In this topic I’d like to foster exchanges between the members of the GIS/Mapping working group, so to start, it’s important to know who we are and why we joined this group.

I’ll start rolling the ball by briefly introducing myself:

I’m Javier Otero Peña, a PhD student in Environmental Psychology and one of the GC Digital Fellows. My first contact with GIS was in 2009, when I did studies in Urban Planning in Caracas, Venezuela (my hometown). I learned how to use MapInfo and studied the plans to build a cable car in a favela in the city. Later I did a Master in Environmental Policies and Sustainable Development in Paris, where I had classes in GIS, using ArcGIS and gvSIG, a European freeware platform.

I haven’t had the opportunity to work professionally with GIS or mapping and I’m far from being an expert, so when I joined the GC Digital Fellows last year, I gladly took the opportunity to host this GIS/Mapping working group and to teach GIS workshops using QGIS and Carto; teaching is the best way to refresh knowledge and learn more. As such, please count me in if you need any help/advice with your mapping/GIS projects or ideas, I’ll help you in any way I can. Concerning my own research, I will use GIS in my dissertation research to analyze gentrification trends vis-à-vis festivals and events organized at the community level.

What about you? I look forward to reading about who you are, what mapping/GIS software are you familiar with and what your research projects are.

Best,

Javier

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Hello everyone, welcome to the GIS / Mapping working group.

In this topic I’d like to foster exchanges between the members of the GIS/Mapping working group, so to start, it’s important to know who we are and why we joined this group.

I’ll start rolling the ball by briefly introducing myself:

I’m Javier Otero Peña, a PhD student in Environmental Psychology and one of the GC Digital Fellows. My first contact with GIS was in 2009, when I did studies in Urban Planning in Caracas, Venezuela (my hometown). I learned how to use MapInfo and studied the plans to build a cable car in a favela in the city. Later I did a Master in Environmental Policies and Sustainable Development in Paris, where I had classes in GIS, using ArcGIS and gvSIG, a European freeware platform.

I haven’t had the opportunity to work professionally with GIS or mapping and I’m far from being an expert, so when I joined the GC Digital Fellows last year, I gladly took the opportunity to host this GIS/Mapping working group and to teach GIS workshops using QGIS and Carto; teaching is the best way to refresh knowledge and learn more. As such, please count me in if you need any help/advice with your mapping/GIS projects or ideas, I’ll help you in any way I can. Concerning my own research, I will use GIS in my dissertation research to analyze gentrification trends vis-à-vis festivals and events organized at the community level.

What about you? I look forward to reading about who you are, what mapping/GIS software are you familiar with and what your research projects are.

Best,

Javier

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[Robert A Lupo]

Hi Javier,

My name is Bob Lupo, and I am FT Faculty at Bronx Community (Bio and Chem Depts. for 12yrs.) where I teach Environmental Health, GIS (ESRI & QGIS), and a slew of other courses based on where I can be helpful. I have degrees in Biology, Computer Science, and GIS.  Previously I have taught at SUNY New Paltz (11 yrs – Math & CS, Athletics), at CCNY (Molecular Bio – as Grad student of MCD Program), York (Occupational Therapy – Anat & Phys), Lehman (Biology, Programming), and TA at Hunter College w/ Dr. Dottin (Genomics & Proteomics). My GIS experiences were developed at Lehman College with their excellent Faculty and facilities. I am developing my own OER Geospatial curriculum at BCC. Yes, I have been around the block!

Good to see someone with enthusiasm and looking toward the future. Likewise, I would be willing to offer a hand if possible.

Best,

BL

 

[Ekaterina Levitskaya]

Hello,

 

My name is Ekaterina, I’m a graduate student at MA Computational Linguistics – I’m interested in research in urban data science and I have been working with GIS since 2013 and now exploring relationship between text data and location. I’m familiar with traditional GIS software but most of the time I use CARTO for web visualizations and happy to provide tips on working with this platform! Thank you very much for the resources and this group!