For our final episode this season, we interviewed GIS (and all around) superstar Tonya Kauhi. We learned about how she volunteered to help her community with her GIS Skills at the Hilltop Urban Gardens. While on the surface, this episode appears to be pretty GIS focused, it’s also about thinking outside the volunteer box to identify unique projects where your skill set can help make your community a better place.
Read MoreFor this episode, we interviewed the previous farm manager of the Mother Earth Farm, Liam McNamara, about the Emergency Food Network and the unique niche that the Mother Earth Farm plays in providing fresh local food to those who need it.
Read MoreThis episode we’re introducing the topic of food systems and food sovereignty and defining some of the main concepts. We are then joined by Nichole Garden, with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, to talk more about food access and different programs the State offers to help people access food resources.
Read MoreWill We Make It Out Alive is a hilarious and educational bi-weekly podcast that engages people, inspires participation in the restoration of the environment, cultivates enhanced use of GIS (geographic information systems) tools, and increases awareness of citizen science opportunities.
A GIS workflow for analyzing hours of shade for a potential new (or existing) garden, using the Shadow Impact Analysis tasks provided from Esri in their Development Impact Analysis solution.
We’re on break, but we’re coming back this summer and we’re gonna be better than ever!!!
We’re postponing our episode until June 16th and we plan on having it be a shorter episode that will talk about the Plastic Free July Challenge
I struggled a lot with cartography when I was starting out. TBH, I still struggle with it today, after doing it for almost 25 years. I’m not an expert, but I’d like to share some resources that have been helpful for me over the years.
In this month’s episode, we cover how to use the Routing tool to be more efficient in your recycling collection.
Flow networks (also known as geometric networks) help prioritize fish passage barrier removal.
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Find out how Jen the Magical Mapper has been doing on her Plastic Free July challenge!