SKI-Canada 2019
Spatial Knowledge and Information - Canada

Table of Contents

Session 1: Web GIS

• Using WebGIS as a Tool for Agricultural Development with African Indigenous Vegetables 1
  Colin Minielly , Derek Peak , Weiping Zeng , Shuo Yuan , Scott Bell
• Using GIS and Web GIS to Visualize the Canadian Arctic Food System 2
  YanJuan Li , David Natcher , Jingting Lei , Weiping Zeng , Yanping Li , Lifang Lei , Xiaolei Yu , Marcia Craig , Scott Bell
• A Web GIS Platform for Environmental Livelihood Value Assessment in Northeastern British Columbia 3
  Felix Tang , Honghao Yu , David Natcher , Weiping Zeng , Thang Phung , Xiaolei Yu , Yanjuan Li , Fangfei Lu , Abigael Rice , Ana-Maria Bodgan , Jason Disano , Scott Bell
• A GIS-based Model of Ecosystem Services for the Northeast Swale in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 4
  Rong Shen , Honghao Yu , Bram Noble , Weiping Zeng , Sarina Gersher , Thang Phung , Cherie Westbrook , Kenneth Belcher , Farzana Nijhum , Abigail Weger , Robert Alary , Sarah Rutley , Scott Bell
• Web Maps for Global Data Visualization: Does Mercator Matter? 5
  Sam Lumley , Renee Sieber

Session 2: Hazardous Interactions

• A Novel Method to Analyze Trends of Extreme Precipitation Distribution- A Case Study over the Arctic Regions of Canada 6
  Chiranjib Chaudhuri , Colin Robertson
• OLS and GWR LUR Models of Wildfire Smoke Using Remote Sensing and Spatiotemporal Data in Alberta 7
  Mojgan Mirzaei , Stefania Bertazzon , Isabelle Couloigner
• A Functional Data Analysis Approach for Characterizing Spatial-temporal Patterns of Landscape Disturbance and Recovery from Remotely Sensed Data 8
  Mathieu L. Bourbonnais , Trisalyn A. Nelson , Gordon B. Stenhouse , Michael A. Wulder , Joanne C. White , Geordie W. Hobart , Txomin Hermosilla , Nicholas C. Coops , Farouk Nathoo , Chris T. Darimont

Session 3: Smart & Urban

• Spatial Insights on Urban Density: A Case Study of Calgary 9
  Jiaao Guo , Victoria Fast
• Using Multi-Criteria Analysis to Estimate Retail Site Attractiveness for the Huff Model 10
  Claus Rinner , Renacin Matadeen , Stephen Swales
• Planners Out-of-the-Way to Be “Smart”? 11
  Zhibin Zheng , Renee Sieber

Session 4: Crowdsourcing

• The Tools of Citizen Science: An Evaluation of Map-based Crowdsourcing Platforms 12
  Zachary Lamoureux , Victoria Fast
• Exploring the Potential for Crowdsourced Spatial Information to Inform Debate Related to the Changing Canadian Local News Landscape 13
  Jon Corbett , April Lindgren
• Exploring GitHub Data for Geospatial Government Research: Understanding the Limitations of Inadequate Quality Control 14
  Jaydeep Mistry

Session 5: Transit, Mobility & Accessiblity

• Pedestrian Curiosity: A Brief Examination of Consent and Privacy in Swath Section Smart City Spaces 15
  Keri Grieman
• Correlation of Public Transit Accessibility Measures with Actual Ridership 16
  Sarah Bree , Ehab Diab , Scott Bell
• Classifying and Mapping Accessible Mobility on Post-Secondary Campuses 17
  Shifa Hayat , Victoria Fast
• Examining the Relationship Between Spatial and Social Proximity in First Nation Food Sharing 18
  Ana-Maria Bodgan , Meng Li , David Natcher , Abigael Rice , Rong Shen , Weiping Zeng , Jason Disano , Scott Bell

Session 6: Geospatial Modelling & Software Architectures

• Discrete Global Grid Systems: Operational Capability of the Current State of the Art 19
  Ben Bondaruk , Steven A. Roberts , Colin Robertson
• Research Directions for the rHEALPix Discrete Global Grid System 20
  David Bowater , Emmanuel Stefanakis
• Landcover Classification Using Texture-encoded Convolutional Neural Networks: Peeking Inside the Black Box 21
  Malik Karim , Colin Robertson
• Spatial Methods for Understanding Human-Wildlife Interactions 22
  Jed Long
• Symbology Encoding Using CartoCSS to Support Complex Symbols 23
  Soroush Ojagh , Sara Saeedi , James Badger , Steve Liang

Session 7: Health & Livelihoods

• Exploratory Spatial Analysis of Comorbidities Prevalence in People with Osteoarthritis 24
  Xiaoxiao Liu , Rizwan Shahid , Stefania Bertazzon , Nigel Waters , Alka B Patel , Claire EH Barber , Peter Faris , Terrence McDonald , Judy E Seidel , Rajrishi Sharma , Tom Briggs , Deborah A Marshall
• Data Collection and Spatial Analysis for Value Assessment of First Nations Environmental Livelihoods in Northeast British Columbia 25
  Xiaojing Lu , David Natcher , Abigael Rice , Ana-Maria Bodgan , Weiping Zeng , Thuan Ha , Jun Wang , Mahsa Azizi , Fatemeh Zare Abandankeshi , Thuy Doan , Jason Disano , Scott Bell
• "Spatially, we are Creatures of Habit" - Understanding Gendered Geographies of Homelessness Using Participatory Mapping 26
  Shelley Cook , Jon Corbett