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GIS Conference

March 16-17, 2009

Washington College students and staff attended a two-day GIS (Geographic Information Systems) conference at Towson University. While there, students listened to talks from leading professionals in the field of GIS, learned about different career opportunities, and got a chance to meet Washington College alumni who are in the field. Students also submitted posters for the Map Design Competition.

Click to enlarge photos by Caryn Thomas '05.

Lisa Jones '11 pictured with her submission to the Map Design Competition entitled Trees of Rock Hall. Lisa has been working on the Urban Greening Initiative that maps the tree canopies and impervious surfaces to determine the carbon footprint each town has.
Lisa Jones '11 pictured with her submission to the Map Design Competition entitled Trees of Rock Hall. Lisa has been working on the Urban Greening Initiative that maps the tree canopies and impervious surfaces to determine the carbon footprint each town has.
Samantha Bulkilvish '09 pictured with her submission the Sassafras River Characterization. Samantha has been working with the Sassafras River Keeper to map the quality of different areas of the river that have been measured.
Samantha Bulkilvish '09 pictured with her submission the Sassafras River Characterization. Samantha has been working with the Sassafras River Keeper to map the quality of different areas of the river that have been measured.
Jessica Smith '09 with her poster Bel Air Crime Analysis. Jessica has been working with the Bel Air Police Department to map everything from traffic accidents to vicious crimes.
Jessica Smith '09 with her poster Bel Air Crime Analysis. Jessica has been working with the Bel Air Police Department to map everything from traffic accidents to vicious crimes.
Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator, with her map submission.
Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator, with her map submission.
Debby Cooper '09 shown with her Chestertown Historical Geography Project submission. The project has been using Sanborn maps from the 1900s and the students have been digitzing the building outlines and then using the census data from the same years entering who lived there during that time. Interns are also building the houses the way they looked in the 1900s in Google SketchUp to create a fly through of historic Chestertown.
Debby Cooper '09 shown with her Chestertown Historical Geography Project submission. The project has been using Sanborn maps from the 1900s and the students have been digitzing the building outlines and then using the census data from the same years entering who lived there during that time. Interns are also building the houses the way they looked in the 1900s in Google SketchUp to create a fly through of historic Chestertown.
Kisato Takenaka '09 viewing map submissions made by other institutions.
Kisato Takenaka '09 viewing map submissions made by other institutions.
Kisato Takenaka '09, Lisa Jones '11, and Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator, viewing the submissions of the K-12 classification.
Kisato Takenaka '09, Lisa Jones '11, and Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator, viewing the submissions of the K-12 classification.
Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator, Jessica Smith '09, Samantha Bulkilvish '09, Debby Cooper '09, Lisa Jones '11, Kisato Takenaka '09, and Caryn Thomas Donophan '05, Crime Mapping Analyst, pictured in front of the ESRI booth. ESRI is the software company that makes the mapping program that WC uses.
Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator, Jessica Smith '09, Samantha Bulkilvish '09, Debby Cooper '09, Lisa Jones '11, Kisato Takenaka '09, and Caryn Thomas Donophan '05, Crime Mapping Analyst, pictured in front of the ESRI booth. ESRI is the software company that makes the mapping program that WC uses.
Jessica Smith '09 and Samantha Bulkilvish '09 gathering information.
Jessica Smith '09 and Samantha Bulkilvish '09 gathering information.
Students exchange ideas about the new information.
Students exchange ideas about the new information.
Sam Evans '09 and Doug Pfaff '10 shown with their submission of the Visualization of St. Michael's, MD. Using the plans a developer was proposing, students brought the plans into ArcMap and overlaid it with the aerial imagery. The purpose was to show the town the impact these new plans would have on the look and feel of the town.
Sam Evans '09 and Doug Pfaff '10 shown with their submission of the Visualization of St. Michael's, MD. Using the plans a developer was proposing, students brought the plans into ArcMap and overlaid it with the aerial imagery. The purpose was to show the town the impact these new plans would have on the look and feel of the town.
Nichole Bryant '09 explaining her Historic Allen Town poster to Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator.
Nichole Bryant '09 explaining her Historic Allen Town poster to Denise Hakanson '96, GIS Educator.
Sam Evans '09 and Doug Pfaff '10 observing the competition.
Sam Evans '09 and Doug Pfaff '10 observing the competition.
Doug Pfaff '10 entered the Guitar Hero challenge that MSGIC was having at the vendor fair.
Doug Pfaff '10 entered the Guitar Hero challenge that MSGIC was having at the vendor fair.
Sam Evans '09, Nichole Bryant '09, and Doug Pfaff '10 pose in front of the ESRI vendor on Tuesday.
Sam Evans '09, Nichole Bryant '09, and Doug Pfaff '10 pose in front of the ESRI vendor on Tuesday.

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