University of Texas at Dallas

Program in Geographic Information Sciences

 

 

GISC 6389 GIS Masters Project

 

Disclaimer: These projects were produced by students as a class requirement. No warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data or the legitimacy of the conclusions. Any use of materials contained herein must conform with standard practices for intellectual property.

 

For further information about this course, go to:  course requirements

 

Fall 2007 Projects

 

1.       Ahmed, Mohamed Ismael: Understanding Malaria Incident Rates in Kenya Using GIS-Based Multivariate Spatial Econometric Models

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2.       Arifin, Rumana: Analyzing Environmental Justice in the Dallas/Forth Worth Area

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3.       Chen, Chien-Chou: The Estimations of Tobacco Supply and Demand in Northern Dallas TX

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4.       Clinton, Laurence P.: 2.5 D and 3 D Digital Surface Model Development

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5.       Jangkakul, Tanakorn: A Web-based Electrical GIS Mapserver Via Open Source GIS Software

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6.       Paine, Julie: A GIS Solution for Calculating Utility Impact Fees: A Case Study for Grapevine TX

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7.       Rose, Amy: Micro-Level GIS: Exploring the Use of GIS for Intra-building Analysis

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8.       Sipos, Ovi: GIS Analysis of Soil Erosion and Chemical Concentration for White Rock Reservoir Watershed

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Summer 2007 Projects

 

1.       Adhikari, Binod: Accessibility Under Competition: An Implementation in a GIS Environment

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2.       Li, Jianghong: Automated Property Notification and Online Updating of Appraisal Data: A GIS Solution for Urban Planning

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3.       Ma, Jielai: Using Cost-Distance Surface to Model Local Spatial Correlation in Housing Price Model

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Spring 2007 Projects

 

1.       Ayres, Jeffrey: Visualizing Foreclosure Risk from a New Perspective - Using GIS

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2.        Hubenig, Jennifer: The Convenience of Tobacco: Measuring and Examining Disparity in Tobacco Supply and Demand

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3.        Jett, Janice: Stress Corrosion Cracking: A Predictive Model to Access Pipeline Susceptibility

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Fall 2006 Projects

 

1.        Bradley, Cheryl: Tax Increment Financing in Tarrant County, Texas

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2.        Meigs Jr, F. Stephen: Three-Dimensional Subsurface Modeling Utilizing Petra Software

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3.        Nazia, Nushrat: Spatial Risk of Cholera in an Endemic Area of Bangladesh

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4.       Su, Hong: Developing a Network Routing Tool to Support Local Government Operations

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5.     Shantnu, Jain: Semantic Web Adapter for Geospatial Data

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6.     Velavin, Kamali: Developing Tools and Data Model for Managing and Analyzing Traffic Accident Data using GIS

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Summer 2006 Projects

 

1.       Bourdier, Jeff: Areal Interpolation Methods using Land Cover and Street Data

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2.       Crews, John: Implementation of A Web Map Service-Based Municipal GIS Website

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3.        Eger, Stefano: Using GIS to Create a Temporal Assessment of Natural Gas Wells of the Almond Sandstone in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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4.         Fell, W. John: Implementing a Traffic Assignment Heuristic in GIS: Exploring the Evacuation Problem

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5.         Foreman, Melissa: Road or Rail: A Shortest Path Analysis of Roadway and Rail Travel Times

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6.         Patel Uchit: Solving the Classic Transportation Problem with the Geographic Information Systems: A Test of Starting Procedures

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7.         Voicu, Gabriela: A Comparative Analysis of Traveling Salesman Heuristic ------Implementations in GIS

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Spring 2006 Projects

 

1.       Huang, Jian: Online Distributed GIS System  Based on Web Service and ArcGIS Server

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2.       Huesca-Dorantes, Rocío: GIS Calculation of Runoff Curve Numbers: White Rock Lake Watershed

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Fall 2005 Projects

 

1.     Akinfenwa, Akingbade:  Extraction of 3D data by several methods for the building of a 3D model in ARCGIS: Laser Scanning, direct laser rangefinder measurements and Pictometry

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2.     Baciu, Georgeta: Hydrologic Analysis for Collin County, TX

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3.     Bello , Tope: A Stratified Traffic Accident Analysis, Case Study: City of Richardson

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4.     Frith, Russ: Analyzing Medicaid Diabetes Claims within the State of Texas using GWR

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5.     Ibrahim, Sulafa: Feature Extraction and 3D City Modeling using AIRBORNE LIDAR and High-resolution Digital Orthophotographs

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6.     Turner, Daniel: Implementing the Flow-Covering Location-Allocation Model with Geographic Information Systems

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Summer 2005 Projects

 

1.     Maples, Stace: Visual Prominence and its Application to the Examination Human Settlement Patterns in the Rio Puerco Watershed of Central New Mexico

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2.     Nicoara, Greta: Exploring the Geocoding Process: A Municipal Case Study using Crime Data

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3.     Schubert, Janis: ROUTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHIPMENTS: A Risk Assessment Methodology

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4.     Yang, Xiaogang: Implementation of Neural network Interpolation in ArcGIS and Case Study for Spatial-Temporal Interpolation of Temperature

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Spring 2005 Projects

 

1.     Bauer, Adam: Finding Optimal Locations for Libraries using Geographic Information Systems and Location Science

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2.     Castillo, Juliana: Analysis and Implementation of K-Shortest path Algorithms in Geographic Information Systems

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3.     Zou, Zhijun: Implementing Agent-based Modeling in a GIS Environment

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Fall 2004 Projects

 

  1. Woldemichael, Alex: Growth rate estimate for the city of Frisco, from 1984 – 2003 using GIS and Population data

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  1. Russell, Courtney: The 65-&-Over  Homeowner's Property Tax Limitation and DFW Municipal Tax Revenue

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  1. Thakkar, Pathik: Mixed Pixel Analysis

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Summer 2004 Projects

 

  1. Ge, Rui: Cluster Analysis in Laser Scanner Data Processing

 

  1. Gonzalez, Jose: A GIS Approach to the Geology, Production, and Growth of the Barnett Shale Play in Newark East Field

 

  1. Siluvairajan, Capton: Extending The Arcobjects Programming Model

 

 

Spring 2004 Projects

 

  1. Crowe, Rachel : Floodplain Structural Damage Assessment

 

  1. Foster, Stephen: Gray Wolf Habitat Analysis

 

  1. Monga, Sonia: Developing Tools Using ArcObjects

 

 

2003 Projects

 

  1. Burson, Elizabeth: Modeling

Unordered Point Data for 3D GIS Mapping

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  1. Limerick, Sam: Coalbed Methane in the US

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·        Part Two

  1. Picard, Elizabeth : Impact of Wal-Mart on Retail in small Towns in Texas

  1. Long, Ma: Integrating GIS and Combinatorial Optimization

  1. Janning, James : Local Perception of Parolee Impact on Community

Last Updated   08-16-2006