Student Projects
This page contains links to projects developed by Mark Wheeler (OGIA research assistant) and Andrew Pasquale for Advanced Topics in GIS (GEO 595A) Spring 2000. The html is graphically intensive and requires a download speed of > 56kps for best use. The projects were designed for use by graduate students on the University Massachusetts computer network and were not designed for commercial web use or interpretation.

All project were prepared in Arc Info 7.x on a UNIX platform and concentrated on the GRID module and the use of UNIX applications for data development and analysis.
   
 

Cellular Tower Location in Southern California
  An application of Locate-Allocate functions. The goals were to determine suitable locations for cellular tower placement given an estimated user base and limitations presented by channel allocation and signal capacity.
   
 

Landform Analysis in Southern California

The goals were to construct a drainage network and watershed basins using only DLG datasets and known precipitation values for the project region. Required several preprocessing steps using UNIX awk commands and multiple grid processing to compute flow and erosion values.
   
 

5th Order Drainage Basin and Landuse Assessment
  A continuation of the landform analysis work with basins. The goals were to evaluate the drainage and erosion potential of all 5th order basins in the project area and reflect on known landuse and industrial uses in the region.
   

Watershed Planning - PowerPoint slideshow
 

This presentation was prepared as part of a seminar coordinated by OGIA for a group of visiting watershed planners from Honduras. Session II focuses on the GIS tools used for watershed analysis. September 8, 2000.