Tsunami Evacuation Planning: GIS Decision Support for Grays Harbor County (2019)

Authors: Alina Pontynen Luce, Marco Brettmann, and Nathaniel Santa Cruz

Project Sponsor: Hannah Cleverly, Grays Harbor County


Discovery Park Virtual Management Platform - Phase 2 (2019)

Authors: Raymond Hall, Dwight Lewis, and Austin Lin

Project Sponsor: Garrett Esperum, Friends of Discovery Park


North Bend Viewshed Analysis (2019)

Authors: Jay Davis, Drew Garcia, and Marta Kumle

Project Sponsor: Jesse Reynolds, City of North Bend


Redband Trout Restoration Prioritization Tool for the Spokane Watershed Sub-basin (2019)

Authors: Amy Dearborn, Samantha Thompson, and Patrick Warner

Project Sponsor: Connor Giorgi, Spokane Tribe and Spokane Tribal Fisheries


Placing Trust in Crowdsourced Data; Using GIS for Libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa (2019)

Authors: Amy Beller and Mark Johnson

Project Sponsor: Jason Young, UW ISchool


Python-based Geoprocessing Tools for Visualizing Subsurface Geology (2018)

Authors: Jesse Schaefer, Martin Weiser, and Drew Schwitters

Project Sponsor: Kathy Troost, GeoMapNW, ESS Department, University of Washington


The PSAAP Historical Records Explorer: Web Mapping of Historical Records in King County, Washington (2018)

Authors: Joseph Geigel, Kelly Rose O'Bennick, and Patrick Munyua

Project Sponsor: Carol Shenk, King County Archives, Puget Sound Area Archives Partnership (PSAAP)


Marine Incident Mapping (2018)

Authors: Katia Montgomery, Daniel Root, and Anthony Zeronas

Project Sponsor: Patrick Dougan, Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS), Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI)


North Bend Bike Lane Suitability Analysis (2018)

Authors: Brian Van Abbema, Jace Riley, and Nathanial Story

Project Sponsor: Jesse Reynolds and Lynn Hyde, City of North Bend, WA


Developing a Low-Cost, Offline GIS for Community Mapping in Myanmar (2018)

Authors: Bobby Sayers and Alecio O'Day

Project Sponsor: Jason Young, Technology & Social Change (TASCHA), iSchool, University of Washington


Discovery Park Web GIS-Based Vegetation Monitoring and Reporting (2018)

Authors: Warren Rich, Adam Peterson, and John Marshall

Project Sponsor: Garrett Esperum, The Friends of Discovery Park


What Was Here? Prototyping a Map-centric Historic Document Database for King County Archives (2017)

Authors: Tyler Graham and Tyler Buntain

Project Sponsor: Carol Shenk, King County Archives


Promoting Equitable Climate Resilience in King County: Mapping Communities Vulnerable to Heavy Precipitation (2017)

Authors: Dane Carson, Michael Hamilton and Jennifer Paton

Project Sponsor: Jessica Engel, King County, Department of Natural Resources and Parks


Optimizing Tree Installation Planning in King County through Site Suitability Analysis: A Decision Support Tool to Suit a Broad Range of Users (2017)

Authors: David Headrick, Scott Logel and Leah Westley

Project Sponsor: Jessica Engel, King County, Department of Natural Resources and Parks


Enhancing Collaborative Data Collection Using Mapillary (2017)

Authors: Jay Dahlstrom, Christian Matthews and Tommy Nguyen

Project Sponsor: Edoardo Neerhut, Mapillary


Feasibility Case Study of InVEST Modeling Approaches in the Lower Delaware and Niobrara National Wild and Scenic Rivers (2017)

Authors: Rose Shriner and Kayla Keller

Project Sponsor: Susan Rosebrough, National Park Service


A GIS Workflow for the Mangrove Action Project to Remotely Monitor and Assess Mangrove Restoration Sites (2017)

Authors: Nicholas Baker, Holly Jones and Simone Melo

Project Sponsor: Sara Lavenhar, Mangrove Action Project


Evaluations of resiliency in California's Wild and Scenic Rivers (2016)

Authors: Chanae Johnson and Don Mateer

Project Sponsor: Susan Rosebrough, National Park Service


Promoting equitable climate resilience in King County, WA: Mapping communities vulnerable to extreme heat events (2016)

Authors: Hilary Ahearn, Jason Garver and Heidi Whipple

Project Sponsor: Richard Gelb, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks


Prioritizing areas for green stormwater infrastructure: A King County landscape analysis (2016)

Authors: David Danker and Sage Tezak

Project Sponsor: Jamie Robertson, The Nature Conservancy


Measuring and mapping recreation with social media (2016)

Authors: Chris Beddow and Matt Stelmach

Project Sponsor: Dave Fisher & Spencer Wood, The Natural Capital Project


Transit to trails: An analysis of locating transit-accessible trailheads using open source software solutions (2016)

Authors: Michelle Leppek and Mike Strong

Project Sponsors: Ben Hughey, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust; Adrian Laurenzi and Aaron Perlmutter, TOTAGO (Turn Off The App - Go Outside!)


Species richness maps and Esri Story Maps for the biodiversity of global mangrove forest for the Mangrove Action Project (MAP) (2016)

Author: Marsha Sohn

Project Sponsor: Sara Lavenhar, Mangrove Action Project


Spatial Analysis of Ecosystem Service Intensity in the Snohomish Basin, Washington (2015)

Authors: Mihai Giurgiulescu and Graywolf Nattinger

Project Sponsors: Regional Open Space Strategy (ROSS); Green Futures Design + Research Lab


A Data Submission Framework for the National River Recreation Database (2015)

Authors: Katie Messick and John Ritzman

Project Sponsors: National Park Service; River Management Society


Carbon Storage: Utilizing Carbon-Based Modeling for Mangrove Restoration Efforts (2015)

Authors: Anssel Lopez and Kimberly Nepsa

Project Sponsors: USDA Forest Service (Remote Sensing Assistance Center); Pronatura Noroeste A.C.; Sustainable Fisheries Foundation; Ecologists Without Borders; National Autonomous University of Mexico; ERM; Oregon State University


Birds of a Feather Flock Together: Migrating Towards a Conservation Culture with the Washington Audubon Society (2015)

Authors: Mickey Ross, Greg Schundler and Paris Williams

Project Sponsor: Audubon Washington


Using InVEST to Model Coastal Blue Carbon in Port Susan Bay, Washington (2015)

Authors: Kate Bryan, Chris Morse and Erin Richmond

Project Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy


Increasing Mobility and Livability in South Lake Union (2015)

Authors: Patrick Forrest and Diana Hu

Project Sponsor: Commute Seattle


Using Open Source Data to Model Recreation in Seattle's Urban Parks (2015)

Authors: Jeremy Forst and Malena Foster

Project Sponsor: Natural Capital Project


A Comparison of the Old and New: A Case Study for Rebuilding the Nationwide Rivers Inventory (2014)

Authors: Scott Schlueter, Neil Shetty and Emily Zvolanek

Project Sponsor: National Park Service


Calibrating the Huff Model for Outdoor Recreation Market Share Prediction (2014)

Authors: Chelsey Aiton and Brenden Mclane

Project Sponsor: Earth Economics


Equitable Park Access in King County: An Analysis for King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (2014)

Authors: Matthew Ringel and Devin Tokizawa

Project Sponsor: King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks


Trimming Trees and its Impacts on the Urban Forest (2014)

Authors: Wally Koli, Sahar Pesaran Afsharian and Ben Hillam

Project Sponsor: Seattle City Light


GIS Methods for Identifying Wintering Marine Bird Hotspots in the U.S. Salish Sea (2014)

Authors: Caleb Anderson and Chris Domschke

Project Sponsors: Audubon Washington; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife


Depave the Duwamish: A Site Suitability Analysis Using Multiple Criteria & Public Participatory GIS (2014)

Authors: Becca Blackman, Nicole Frankenfield-Jones and Becky Richards-Steed

Project Sponsor: Sustainable Seattle


The Nature Conservancy: Assessment of Scenario Modeling for Best Management Practices on Agricultural Lands (2014)

Authors: Shawn Friang, Jessica Hashagen and Benjamin West

Project Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy of Washington


The Regional Open Space Strategy - Analyzing Actions in the Lower Puyallup Green Heart (2014)

Authors: Christy Heaton, Sarah Bengtson and Jake Hearen

Project Sponsor: UW Green Futures Lab


Farmland Prioritization Plan for Bainbridge Island, Washington (2013)

Authors: Scott Stcherbinine and Bryan Palmer

Project Sponsors: Friends of the Farms; City of Bainbridge Island; Bainbridge Island Land Trust; Kitsap Conservation District, Kitsap County, WA


Stew-MAP: Geovisualization of Seattle Environmental Stewardship Organizations (2013)

Authors: Jim Goldsmith and Ian Price

Project Sponsor: US Forest Service's Green Cities Research Alliance Pacific NW Research Station King County, WA


Transit-Oriented Development Map for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocations (2013)

Authors: Kory Kramer and David Schmitz

Project Sponsor: Puget Sound Regional Council's Growth Management Department, King County, WA


King County Noxious Weeds Distribution Analysis Report (2013)

Authors: Nicolas Eckhardt, Chris Gardner and Don McAuslan

Project Sponsor: Noxious Weed Control Program, King County, WA


A Trail System Improvement Approach to Sustainability Management Hood River County, Oregon (2013)

Authors: Rick Hollatz, Greg Lund and Alyssa Tanahara

Project Sponsor: Hood River County, OR


Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Forests and Integrated Water Systems (2013)

Authors: Jeff Dong and Joel Perkins

Project Sponsor: Forterra, Seattle, WA


Updating the River Mile System in Washington State: Considerations, Ramifications, and Recommended Solutions (2013)

Authors: Grant Novak and Jon Walker

Project Sponsor: Spokane Tribe, Spokane, WA


Remote Sensing Carbon in Douglas Fir Forests of San Juan Island (2013)

Authors: Nathan Teut and Bethy Johnstonbaugh

Project Sponsor: San Juan County, WA