Westfield State geography, planning, and sustainability (GPS) students recently completed a Coronavirus (COVID-19) mapping project that analyzed statistical data of those infected by the disease as well as those who have either died or recovered from it.
The students used interactive ArcGIS Dashboards to display and analyze geographic information, according to Professor Carsten Braun, Ph.D., who taught the spring 2020 course “Advanced Geographic Systems.”
“These ArcGIS Dashboards are very important in the commercial world, and therefore it is critical for our students to have this particular skill,” he said.
The data behind the ArcGIS Dashboards are compiled and made available to the public by Johns Hopkins University. For Westfield State’s project, the students were asked to visualize data as interactive ArcGIS Dashboards that contain a map, one or more counters, a list, a chart, and explanatory text. The counters, list, and chart are connected to the map, so if you zoom or pan the map, the other elements update accordingly.
“This was a great way for the students to learn a highly sought-after skill using a current topic in a format suitable for online teaching and learning, said Dr. Braun.
Please click on the links below to see examples of these projects from some of the University’s GPS students.
Kailyn LaPointe, a senior from Westfield: https://arcg.is/1Hfbq1
Stacey Dakai, a student enrolled in the GIS Certificate program:
https://arcg.is/nWWW5
Jack Duncan, a sophomore from Mendon:
https://westfield.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/25ba4a98accf48a7ba7dfbe2063824f8