Geospatial Career Guide for Career Changers.

Authors: Mairin Williams, Victor Catalan (mentor)

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Guide, Transderable Skills, Geospatial Industry

This guide is for anyone considering a career change into the geospatial industry—a field that combines data, technology, and location to solve real-world problems. This includes understanding transferable skills, learning experiences, and overcoming barriers as a woman or minority.

Machine Learning in land cover classification | Khartoum, Sudan

Authors: Roxana Nazarie, Divya Sharma, Choukouriyah Arinloye, Naomi Rop, Nisreen Mahmoud 

Tags: 2024 Cohort, LULC, Khartoum, 2003-2023 change

Supervised Machine Learning approach to generate LULC maps for a 20-year period using Landsat satellite imagery. The results reveal substantial urban expansion between 2003 and 2023 and the urgent need for sustainable urban planning and adaptive land management.

An Initial Investigation of Pollution Patterns (PM2.5) on the Ugandan schools

Authors: PhD Jeena George, MSc. Ampumuza Desire 

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Pollution, PM2.5

This study investigates pollution patterns, specifically PM2.5, using a space-time analytical approach in relation to the spatial distribution of school locations in Uganda. Although the PM2.5 data analyzed spans from 1999 to 2016 and may be considered outdated, the spatial and temporal patterns it reveals are invaluable. These insights are crucial for understanding long-term exposure trends and assessing their implications for school environments.

Identifying High Yield Zones For Teff Cultivation.

Authors: Kristen OShea, Ephrata Yohannes

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Teff Yield, Tigray, Agricultural recovery

Identify regions in Tigray with high potential for Teff yield to support post-war agricultural recovery.

Bolivia, a developing crisis

Authors: Lily Penaranda Ferrufino, Eryne Sheffield

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Bolivia, Latin America, Crisis, Natural Resources

My legacy project aims to showcase the ongoing crisis in Bolivia. Due to the government’s lack of transparency, official data is not readily available for people to understand what is happening. I intend to offer a virtual space where people can access interesting data about the country freely.

Raquel’s Portfolio

Authors: Raquel Trejo, Kassie Keeney-McGurk

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Online Portafolio, Achievements & Skills

To maximize Raquel’s achievements as well as highlight her skills it was decided best to create an online portfolio. This online portfolio would be continuously updated in accordance to Raquel’s work and academic history.

Comparative analysis of Solid Waste Management practices. A case of Kampala, Bengaluru and Indore

Authors: Immaculate Asiimwe, Ülcan Türkkan, Rachel Mba, Sowmyashree M V, Puspa Sharma, Gloria Owona (Mentor)

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Waste Management, GIS, Bengaluru and Kampala

This research is about waste management and how we improve its practices in Bangalore and Kampala, by taking an example of Indore.

Heat wave, urbanisation and limited green space; a case study of Lagos State and Ibadan city, Nigeria.

Authors: Hamza Sada, Aderonke Adetoro

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Urbanisation, Climate Change, Heat wave, Google Earth Engine

This analysis visualised the hottest city between Ibadan and Lagos and the main contributing factors to the heat wave in the cities apart from the general global warming effect.

A Geospatial Learning Path — From Theory to Practice

Authors: Gabriel A. Maher, Ka-Hei Chow

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Theoretical knowledge, Practical Application, Technology

This legacy project bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in geospatial technology. By engaging in guided learning pathway with mentor Ka Hei Chow, Gabriel A. Maher translates spatial theory into hands-on skills in spatial analysis and data visualisation.

Mentoring the young emerging Geospatial Scientist through simple artistic illustration

Authors: Naa Lamkai Quaye-Ballard, Ibukunoluwa Oluotanmi, Oluwaseunfunmi Adeniji

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Geospatial Scientist, Artistic Illustration

A simple artistic illustration to describe a Geospatial Scientist. This is a simple visual way to help mentor the next generation.

Mapping my mentorship journey: Lessons form Women in Geo

Authors: Ana Oliveira, Awo Incoom

Tags: 2024 Cohort, LinkedIn, Women in Geo, Experience

This is a LinkedIn post describing the lessons and shared experience I gained form the mentorship programme.

A comparisson of ArcPro and QGIS as mapping software.

Authors: Amy Davies, Kristi Flanegan, Martha Witt, Ella Murphy, Kelsey Green

Tags: 2024 Cohort, Africa, Mineral Resources, GitHub

Using Puffin sightings and contextual layers, we have used both QGIS and ArcPro to create static maps. We have compared the static mapping in the powerpoin presentation with pros and cons of both.

Grow your Audience with LinkedIn Cheat Sheet

Authors: Deepthi Patric, Nicla Maria Notarangelo, Karolina Lehotska

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Cheat Sheet, LinkedIn, Guide

Tips and tricks on how to grow your audience on LinkedIn.

Women in Government

Authors: Linda Stewart, Ana Maria Santofimio Mahecha, Nazifa Uddin, Natasha Valadares dos Santos

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Women’s participation, Analysis

Visualizing the global rise of women in government & upholding leadership positions through a geospatial lens.

Mineral Resources in Africa

Authors: Marta Villalobos, Diana Nanyanzi

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Africa, Mineral Resources, GitHub

A web map displaying different WFS layers of mineral resources in various countries in Africa.

Benchmarking Performance of R Packages

Authors: Tyna Dolezalova, Kate New, Stephanie Wegscheider, Netra Bhandari

Tags: 2023 Cohort, R, Statistics, GDP

We compared the performance of two spatial packages in R and assessed how GDP and life expectancy relate to each other as well as to the night-time lights data.

Sustainability Methods Wiki Entry on Graphical Abstracts

Authors: Flavia De Souza Mendes, Charlotte Gohr

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Wiki, Graphical Abstracts

The wiki entry on graphical abstracts gives an overview on where, why and how graphical abstracts are being used in scientific research articles. The article contributes to the aim of the Sustainability Methods Wiki to present diverse scientific methods, terms and tools relevant in science.

Use of NBR and DBNR for Determination of Burnt Areas of Nepal

Authors: Pragati Dhakal, Merve Aysu Arslan, Sadikshya Adhikari

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Remote Sensing, Nepal

Use of two key indices used in remote sensing for detecting burnt areas are the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) and the Differential Normalized Burn Ratio (dNBR) and we have used these two indices to find burnt areas of Nepal from Google Earth Engine.

Scrutinizing SAM

Authors: Michelle Halstead, Eileen Kerhouant

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Presentation, SAM, Guide

A Starter’s Guide to a Successful ‘Something’ & Managing Expectations.

Temporal Analysis of Hazard Occurrences in Nepal: 2011-2024

Authors: Bibechana Sharma, Rabina Twayana, Allyssa Marie Arabit, Unnati Dhakal

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Temporal Analysis, Python

An analysis of temporal natural hazard occurrences in Nepal from 2011 to 2024 at the province level, depicted through a dynamic bar chart race and animated spatial map showcasing annual variations.

Professional Portfolio

Authors: Lynn Fanikiso, Panashe Shammar Chisenga

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Portfolio, GIS

Professional portfolio demonstrating the use of Geographic Information Systems and associated fields such as remote sensing, computer programming and spatial statisitcs designed by Panashe S. Chisenga

Bridging the Gap

Authors: Laxmi Goparaju, Pragya Pant

Tags: 2023 Cohort, AI, OSM, Study

A Comparative Analysis of OSM and AI-Generated Data for Improved Disaster Response. Quantitative analysis of building data obtained from OSM and AI-detection for better disaster response.

W+G Radio

Authors: Nicole Siggins, Hannah Fieldsend, Flora Tiley, Marie Pfrötzschner

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Podcast, Careers

A podcast about being a woman in GIS, winding career paths, what our loved ones think we do, and more.

Humanitarian Crises

Authors: Ayeisha Sheldon, Valentine Jerop

Tags: 2023 Cohort, StoryMap, Himanitarian

Humanitarian crises are events that pose a critical threat to the health, safety, security, or well-being of a large group of people.This legacy storymap presents some of these crises and their impacts across the globe.

Global Reach: mapping our networks

Authors: Hajar Choukrani, Daneen Cowling, Lou Welham, Nienke Eernisse, Neil Brammall

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Networking, StoryMap

We have created a Story Map based on our LinkedIn networks, showing the reach of those networks and experiences of how they have helped in our professional development.

GIS Database for Disaster Risk, Emergency, and Resilience

Authors: Philippa Burgess, Aranza Yee, Jer-Yu Jeng

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Database, Disaster Risk

Our goal is to provide environmental scientists, geospatial practitioners, emergency responders, and resilience planners with a comprehensive list of GIS data sources. This repository is a collection of 250+ GIS data sources focused on natural hazards, environment, population, infrastructure, agriculture, and climate at global, national, and select regional levels.

Geography Resources for Parents and Teachers

Authors: Zoyha Nisha, Rashmi Balakrishnan, Amy Steiger

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Teaching, Resources

We have developed blog page for teachers and parents of preschool and primary school aged kids to quickly find resources and activities to introduce the geospatial industry to their class in a fun and interactive way.

Navigating Networking

Authors: Chandhana Gurupraasada, Bahar Akbaba, Mariama Mendes, Jess Hepburn and Shawn Kefauver

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Networking, Interactive

We have created an interactive info-graphic to help guide you on your geospatial journey. It is interactive with a range of links and resources.

AfriHabitat Foundation

Authors: Divya Persaud and Nonhlanhla Mathibela

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Foundation, Website

The AfriHabitat Foundation is a dynamic think tank dedicated to advancing the development of human settlements and local economies in Africa. Our mission is rooted in a profound commitment to fostering sustainable urban growth, creating vibrant communities, and driving economic prosperity across the continent.

SAR Floods in GEE

Authors: Cerys Butterill and Grace Milner

Tags: 2023 Cohort, Flooding, GEE

A Google Earth Engine App which explores the use of Sentinel-1 radar data for visualising flood events around the world.

Blog: Starting Your Geo-Career

Authors: Arioluwa Aribisala and Claudia Blagu

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Blog, Career, Geospatial

Series of blogs aiming to help newbies in the geospatial domain navigate their way around the field easily, providing useful resources, steps, and key pointers to career success in the field.

Nature Based Solutions in Coastal West Africa

Authors: Divya Persaud and Breanna Nierlich

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Cartography, Nature Based Solutions

Map outlining areas of interest for nature based solutions (NBS) in littoral West Africa

Design for a Geospatial Traineeship

Authors: Peta Cox and Martina Smith

Tags: 2022 Cohort, StoryMap, Career, Traineeship

“Would you like to jumpstart your career in geospatial science?” StoryMap summarising the GeoQuest Traineeship and the opportunity for entry into the geospatial science world via an alternative pathway.

An intro to TorchGeo

Authors: Katie Awty-Carroll and Anne Mergy

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Torchgeo, Repository

Showcase of current Geospatial data science tools and transfer learning to perform land cover classification using limited resource usage.

Refugee Movements Due to the War in Ukraine

Authors: Inese Rēriha, Nadira Kercival, Alena Izotova and Mashal Riaz

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Ukraine, StoryMap

A time-lapse of refugee movement from Ukraine to surrounding countries between the period of February 2022 – November 2022.

Navigating the Geo-Conservation World

Authors: Claudia Blagu and Dagmara Pasiak

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Conservation

A Step-by-Step Guide to Geospatial Technology, Data Repositories, and Skills for Biodiversity Conservation.

Is it just me? Self-development Obstacles and Challenges

Authors: Sadie Harriott, Yuan-Jung Wang, Stien Heremans and Neil Brammall

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Survey, Career

Anonymous survey to measure the sentiment of the W+G community towards some of these self-development and career obstacles and challenges, and present the headline findings in a visual manner.

Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of a Hailstorm on Crops

Authors: Meltem Gezici, Lily Innes Jones and Boineelo Moyo

Tags: 2022 Cohort, StoryMap, Weather

The assessment aims to analyze a hail event that occurred in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the 4th of July 2020. The main objective was to delineate the affected areas of damaged agricultural land.

Community Impact Assessment of Women+ in Geospatial

Authors: Daria Ludtke, Yina Anyachebelu, Raphaelle Roffo and Alina Baetz

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Survey, Community

Survey of Women+ in Geospatial community members on employment opportunities, academic benefits and other benefits resulting from being part of W+G.

How far can you bike?

Authors: Katie Awty-Carroll and Eleanor Downie

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Cycling, Jupyter Notebook

Tool which allows users to see how far they can bike within a set time frame using the National Bike Network. This could be useful for cyclists who want to find new routes, and see what places they can visit within a set timeframe.

Map Your Path

Authors: Madison Draper and Francina Cabrera Fermin

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Career, Guide

Map Your Path is the ultimate guide for those looking to make a mark in the geospatial industry, offering practical tools and guidance to help you evaluate your progress and achieve your goals.

Emerging GIS Career Paths

Authors: Hannah Chou, Kelly Meehan, Tanya Tejassvi and Tarini Shukla

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Career, Interviews

Crowdsourced data (Interviews) from women in the Geospatial industry, about diverse career paths that they experimented and had success with.

A Comprehensive Guide for Conducting Geospatial Analysis

Authors: Tova Perlman and Maggie Zou

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Analysis, Guide

Guides, inspirations, and resources to help someone new to geospatial analysis start a project.

Mapping Illegal dumpsites in Zengeza, Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

Authors: Monalisa Maremba and Toby Wicks

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Dump Sites, StoryMap

Story Map showing a brief journey into the state and extent of these unauthorized dumping sites.

Working in the Geospatial Industry

Authors: Szilvia Szilagyi, Emma Sullivan, Ghina Koteich and Nivedhitha Ajithkumar

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Geospatial, Career

Career advice from GIS professionals in the geospatial industry for new joiners.

Everything You Need to Know When Considering Graduate School

Authors: Toby Wicks and Katherine Rocchio

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Graduate School

A brief overview of all the considerations and advice current graduate students can offer you when planning your own graduate school journey.

Volunteer Your GIS Skills – A Case Study

Authors: Angeline Meeks and Ansley Murphy

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Volunteer, Case Study

A geospatial guide for those who want to volunteer their time.

Using Remote Sensing to Assess Fire Anomalies in Ukraine

Authors: Emma Underwood and Daria Svidinska

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Career, Interviews

2022 Fire Anomalies in Ukraine Demonstrate Association with Military Action.

Developing a Personal Website

Authors: Crystal Wespestad and Divya Persaud

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Website, Portfolio

Personal website for Crystal Wespestad including core points of career and professional skills.

UK Residents Travel Trends Data Viz

Authors: Federica Moscato and Marta Villalobos

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Tableau, Data Visualisation

An interactive Tableau dashboard that allows the users to explore, visualize and compare the UK residents across the years. The main objective of this legacy project was to explore data viz tools

Population Analysis with Zonal Statistics

Authors: Mandy Maas and Priscilla Mbama Abasi

Tags: 2022 Cohort, Python, Statistics

Code calculating and visualising the population of districts in Madagascar using various python libraries.

Documenting ESRI’s Cartography MOOC

Authors: Charity Nduta, Sarah Kanee

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Cartography, MOOC

Video documenting experience undertaking one of ESRI’s MOOC. The MOOC was focused on the cartographic aspects of ArcGIS Pro. The overall experience was informative and the exposure to the cartographic capabilities of ArcGIS Pro was great.

Cracking Open the Technical Interview Black Box

Authors: Joanna Wilkin, Tova Perlman

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Webinar, Technical Interviews

A live webinar of panel speakers talking about their real world experiences with technical interviews, offering tips and tricks for how to complete interviews well, what to do when you can’t complete them and how best to answer technical questions. It included thoughts from interviewers on what makes a good technical interview for a job candidate.

Urban Heat Islands Mapping

Authors: Ghada Sahbeni, Yongyu He, and Aasia Wahab

Tags: 2021 Cohort, StoryMap, ESRI UC22, Climate Change, Sentinel 3

A comparative study about heat islands’ spatial distribution in two major European cities (i.e., Budapest and Munich) using Sentinel-3 SLSTR data acquired in August 2021.

Fighting Child Poverty in India

Authors: Yongyu He, Ghada Sahbeni and Aasia Wahab

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Article, Poverty, Zero Hunger, SDGs 

A short article addressing child poverty worldwide and particularly in India. This article was published in Maplines spring issue 2022.

A Glance at Gender Equity in Education

Authors: Aasia Wahab, Ghada Sahbeni and Yongyu He

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Article, Gender Equality, Quality Education, SDGs 

A short article addressing gender inequality worldwide and particularly in Pakistan. This article was published in Maplines summer issue 2022.

Satellite Imagery Evidence of Drought Effects on Lake Sevier, Utah

Authors: Alina Tarmu, Ambreen Masud

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Satellite, Leaflet, Python

A web page featuring a Leaflet map widget as well as a satellite imagery timelapse showing drought affecting Lake Sevier in Utah, USA.

Urban Mythbusters Volume 1

Authors: Deboleena Mazumdar, Mandy Maas

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Urban Myth, Amsterdam, Food

A geospatial exploration of tacos and tokos in the city of Amsterdam.

Lakes on Ice, from Space

Authors: Connie Harpur, Mandy Maas

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Google Earth Engine, Antarctica, Supraglacial Lakes

This blog post explores the use of satellite imagery in the Google Earth Engine Platform to detect and analyse supraglacial lakes in the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica.

GIS Portfolio 101

Authors: Ayeisha Sheldon, Kathryn Berger, Tash Senior, Maria Rühringer

Tags: 2021 Cohort, ESRI Hub, Portfolio

Online webpage which highlights different aspects in creating a GIS portfolio, including examples and key resources for getting started. .

Highlighting the Hidden Figures of Women in the Geospatial Industry

Authors: Ariel Low, Helen Turvene, Aubin Douglas, Phoebe Ly

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Wikipedia, Women, Geospatial

We created Wikipedia pages to honour those women+ who have mapped the path forward, and to inspire the next generations of women+ geographers, mappers, and geospatialists.

The Sh*t You Don’t See on Someone’s CV

Authors: Alina Blume, Emma Pidduck

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Google Earth Engine, Antarctica, Supraglacial Lakes

CV with a combination of experience, both professional, but also personal to demonstrate the “real-life CV”

Cohort 3 Mentorship Network Catalog

Authors: Fernanda Ribeiro, Paige Krinks

Tags: 2021 Cohort, StoryMap, Survey, Statistics

An interactive catalog network of women from the 2021/22 mentorship cohort

Agriculture Commodity Mapping in Nigeria

Authors: Deborah Sobanke, Musa Chirikeni

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Tableau, Dashboard, Agriculture, Nigeria

Dashboard giving a full glimpse of cash crops produced in different states and LGAs in Nigeria. The commodities can be filtered by states or LGA to have a glimpse of where they are produced. The tree map gives a description of the highest producing state in Nigeria which is Kaduna state.

The Ocean in Focus

Authors: Ariana Yute, Ratna Prastyani, Annalie Agad, Iriz Angelica Rapacon

Tags: 2021 Cohort, Blog, Pollution, Marine, Indonesia, Philippines

The Ocean in Focus is a blog dedicated to increasing public awareness of marine debris in the oceans surrounding Indonesia and the Philippines. It compiles many resources about marine pollution and its effects, including interactive map.

Infographic on Women in Conservation and GIS

Authors: Alina Tarmu, Heather Peacock

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Article, Careers

An infographic that focuses on relevant statistics: numbers of women in these fields vs men; women of colour; the “leaky pipeline”.

Gender Dynamics in GIS

Authors: Dewi Spijkerman, Victoria Song

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Infographic, Video, Geography

Project looking at the gender dynamics and differences in opinions towards GIS as both a course and career option. Findings from a survey were summarised using an infographic and feature video.

Sustainable Development Goals

Authors: Argyro Kavvada, Darcy Gray

Tags: 2020 Cohort, StoryMap, Gender

A showcase of of projects addressing gender inequality through geospatial technologies and projects led by women in the geospatial field.

Capacity Building Database

Authors: Freja Hunt, Gemma Gass, Laure Boudinaud, Lorena Abad, Sofia Garcia, Tea Tuur

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Database, Training

A database of online courses to help you continue to build your expertise and keep up-to-date with the latest technological advancements and skills.

Urban Heat Islands

Authors: Laxmi Goparaju, Nontsikelelo Dupu

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Tutorial, Google Earth Engine

Research exploring the urban heat island effect in the Anthropocene age in relation to population, vegetation, urbanisation and climate changes.

#TheyMapThePath

Authors: Heather Kirkpatrick, Joan Vlasschaert, Kristen O’Shea, Melissa Sullivan, Nicole Yeung

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Social Media

A social media campaign called #TheyMapThePath. This campaign aimed to uplift and celebrate women; inspire geospatial communities; express gratitude.

The Geospatial Industry in Southern Africa

Authors: Deepthi Patric, Lynn Fanikiso

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Case Study, Geospatial

The state of the geospatial industry case study: Southern Africa

Map Challenge: Corporate Tax Havens

Authors: Katharine Hewlings, Kayla Rakes, Leah Bowyer, Olivia Wineski

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Video, Cartography

Map challenge: submitting a map to the Guerrilla Cartography map challenge. Map will be published in Shelter Atlas.

Detection of Vegetation Cover Change

Authors: Ghada Sahbeni, Kelebogile Basima and Sharon Omoja

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Research Paper, Land Cover

Study exploring the possibility of using NDVI classification derived from Landsat 8 OLI data to assess vegetation density change in Gospers Mountain between 2016 and 2020.

Studying the Geospatial Career Path

Authors: Elenora van Rijsingen, Esther Moore, Helen Whiteley, Katie Stenson, Stefanie Lumnitz

Tags: 2020 Cohort, Article, Careers

A survey distributed within the geospatial community with the aim to understand and visualize career paths of participants across the geospatial domain.

Celebrating the Women+ in Geospatial Mentorship Programme 2023-24

Celebrating the achievements and successes of the Women+ in Geospatial 2023-24 Mentorship Programme members!

Celebrating the Women+ in Geospatial Mentorship Programme 2022-23

Celebrating the achievements and successes of the Women+ in Geospatial 2022-2023 Mentorship Programme members!

Celebrating the Women+ in Geospatial Mentorship Programme 2021-22

Celebrating the achievements and successes of the Women+ in Geospatial 2021-2022 Mentorship Programme members!

Celebrating the Women+ in Geospatial Mentorship Programme 2020-21

Celebrating the achievements and successes of the Women+ in Geospatial 2020-2021 Mentorship Programme members!