Georgia Geospatial

A. Hall: Integrating GIS in the design process: How landscape architecture and planning students are using GIS to inform design.    The Tybee Island Master Plan, completed by students in the Fall 2016 LAND 4050: Region, Site and Place Design Studio.

S Beddington: Utilizing GIS in Community Outreach: Creating a Quality of Life Index for Atlanta’s Council District Three.

L Sahar & D. Driscoll:  Title: “Developing a census tract level Deprivation Index to identify areas of focus for Cancer Control programs”.     We present the process of developing a Deprivation Index (DPI) which includes socio-economic variables that align with organizational needs and goals. We used GIS and statistical analysis methods to reduce the number of socio-economic variables and develop an index. Variables were obtained at the census tract level to assist in more accurately defining areas of need.