Cory GillespieSiena College School of Environmental Studies
Loudonville, New York 12211
March 6, 2011
GIS Project Proposal:
Introduction
Buckingham Pond located in the heart of uptown Albany is currently facing a major problem. The water in the pond is becoming severely polluted due to what is thought to be from local neighborhood runoff. This problem must be addressed in order to make the space fully useable for the surrounding neighborhoods. The health of the pond reflects the health of the area. In order to clean up and restore the pond and the space around it, the community must get involved.
An approach to getting the community involved will be through the use of GIS mapping. GIS mapping will help break down the issue in a comprehensible way for those living in the surrounding areas. The maps will show the problem and give guidance as to how to negate the issue. The maps will also be helpful tools for any possible physical restoration. This step is very important in the process of cleaning up and restoring the pond.
The pond itself and the space around it are vital to the community. The pond area offers many things unique to the urban area. The area offers walking trails, benches, a playground, wildlife and winter activities such as ice skating. This area is important for those with kids and animals, such as dogs. The area is also a nice place to picnic. If the health of this area remains the way it is, then Buckingham Pond will begin to look lifeless in terms of human and wildlife visitors.
Buckingham Pond located in the heart of uptown Albany is currently facing a major problem. The water in the pond is becoming severely polluted due to what is thought to be from local neighborhood runoff. This problem must be addressed in order to make the space fully useable for the surrounding neighborhoods. The health of the pond reflects the health of the area. In order to clean up and restore the pond and the space around it, the community must get involved.
An approach to getting the community involved will be through the use of GIS mapping. GIS mapping will help break down the issue in a comprehensible way for those living in the surrounding areas. The maps will show the problem and give guidance as to how to negate the issue. The maps will also be helpful tools for any possible physical restoration. This step is very important in the process of cleaning up and restoring the pond.
The pond itself and the space around it are vital to the community. The pond area offers many things unique to the urban area. The area offers walking trails, benches, a playground, wildlife and winter activities such as ice skating. This area is important for those with kids and animals, such as dogs. The area is also a nice place to picnic. If the health of this area remains the way it is, then Buckingham Pond will begin to look lifeless in terms of human and wildlife visitors.
Objectives
▪ Create an overview map of the pond
▪ Create an overview map of the pond and watershed
▪ The maps will provide information to the local community on the current pollution problems in efforts to gain support
▪ Educational maps for visitors which will make the pond area more appealing to the public
▪ Create a map which shows specific areas where restoration efforts can be made
▪ Identify erosion areas around the pond
▪ Identify areas where changes in landscape may be made to help filter pollution
Methodology
This project will be done using ESRI ArcGIS mapping software .
Data Sources▪ Create an overview map of the pond
▪ Create an overview map of the pond and watershed
▪ The maps will provide information to the local community on the current pollution problems in efforts to gain support
▪ Educational maps for visitors which will make the pond area more appealing to the public
▪ Create a map which shows specific areas where restoration efforts can be made
▪ Identify erosion areas around the pond
▪ Identify areas where changes in landscape may be made to help filter pollution
Methodology
This project will be done using ESRI ArcGIS mapping software .
▪ Sarah Schaefer for existing ArcMap layers and data
▪ Buckingham Pond Conservancy group for specific data
Work plan
2/22/11- project proposal draft completed (blog posting 1)
3/6/11- meeting with client (at Buckingham Pond Conservancy meeting) and revised project proposal completed
3/8/11- blog post 2 completed - information from meeting and client addressed
3/22/11- blog post 3 completed - information gathered from Sarah Schaefer addressed
3/29/11- blog post 4 completed - initial map phase completed
4/5/11- blog post 5 completed - map 1 completed
4/12/11- blog post 6 completed - map 2 completed
4/19/11- blog post 7 completed - map 3 completed
4/26/11- first draft of poster completed
4/28/11 - final version of project completed - poster finalized
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