Poster Sessions

Using GIS to Understand Regional Traffic PatternsSpeaker: Bingyu Zhao, UC Berkeley

In the field of large-scale traffic modeling, GIS becomes an indispensable tool in all stages of model development. However, many traffic engineers are not trained to be GIS specialists and GIS visualization frequently becomes the bottleneck in our research. In this poster, I will present some of our recent case studies that uses GIS tools (both conventional and new, browser-based) to visualize a variety of traffic phenomena and welcome advice in incorporating the most cutting-edge developments.

YES IN MY BACKYARD: A Spatial Analysis of ADU Interest in the City of San Diego Speaker: Elizabeth Owen, UC Los Angeles

The purpose of this research project is to visualize interest in accessory dwelling units within the City of San Diego’s neighborhoods. ADUs offer an incremental and scaled solution for increasing density in existing single-family neighborhoods that are in need of increased housing opportunities. The outcome of this research is a spatial analysis of ADU permit applications that can contribute to our understanding of the factors that make ADU development a viable affordable housing solution

Visualizing Homelessness in Los Angeles Speaker: Claire Chua, UC Los Angeles

Being the “different” one as a Geography major and GIS minor among my “pre-med” and life science peers has not been easy. But the rocky start opened me up to a new path of career and skill interests that combines the best of both GIS and Public Health. Join me in this live discussion about how I am beginning my undergraduate journey in GIS and how I plan to inspire others with my burning curiosity and passion for this versatile and promising discipline.

Spatial Equity Mapping: Patterns and Distributions of Neighborhood Risk Speaker: Nicole Pereira, UC Los Angeles and Jared Schor, UC Los Angeles

Using the Neighborhood Risk Index (NRI), an index comprised of 10 indicators or risk factors, we measure how prevalent social and environmental risk factors are for children in a given city by presenting one dimensional maps of neighborhood risk levels classified by zero, low, medium, and high risk. We also display spatial patterns for each risk factor within city boundaries. These maps identify areas of opportunity in neighborhoods to positively influence child development.

Spatial Disparities in the burden of COVID-19 by Social Determinants of Health Among Veterans in Veterans Administration Speaker: Hoda S. Abdel Magid, Stanford

The purpose of this study is to examine spatial disparities in COVID-19 testing and test positivity among Veterans enrolled in Veterans Affairs Healthcare (VA). We calculate and map age-adjusted and race-stratified age-adjusted testing rates for each county in the contagious US separately for White Veterans and Black Veterans after adjusting for community-level social determinants of health. Rates were standardized to the nationwide population of Veterans in active care at VA.

MetaMap Speaker: Alyssa Hemler, UC Los Angeles

MetaMap is a collaboration between UCLA USAC Facilities Commission, UCLA Committee on Disability, UCLA Disabilities and Computing Programming Office, UCLA IDRE, and the UCLA Facilities Maintenance Department. It will be an interactive map that can guide people to accessible routes, bathrooms, elevators, power entrances, and blue lights, which will be integrated with the UCLA 311 app. Reporting updates, problems, or obstructions to accessibility will be easy to do via the UCLA 311 app.

GIS-Based Geologic Mapping and Analysis of the Kaipo Mélange Speaker: Andre Mere, UC Riverside

I use a combination of 1m resolution LiDAR data, aerial photography and in-person digital field mapping to generate a new GIS-based large-scale geologic map of a fault-related tectonic mélange exposed within the southernmost Kaipo Slip in north Southland, New Zealand. Using new mapping and LiDAR data, I construct a geologic cross-section and conduct topographic analysis to investigate the relationship between tectonic deformation of basement rocks and quaternary landscape response.