Geospatial (GIS) Projects

Projects on this page represent a selection of the work of multiple departments.

  • Example of parallel one-way streets and map of one of the final route solutions.

    Optimal Routing for Parking Enforcement Vehicles

    The City of Raleigh has begun using trucks outfitted with License Plate Recognition (LPR) equipment to streamline parking enforcement. Finding optimal routes for the trucks to evenly and efficiently traverse three sections of city streets that have curbside parking has been a challenge, so the city partnered with an NC State Industrial Engineering class to work on solutions as a Senior class project. When IE student Matt McMillan started looking at software options for solving vehicle routing…

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    Contributing departments: Data Science Services
  • Student-created map showing the locations of some public resources (police stations, public schools, and libraries) against a map that shows what percentage of minorities in each area are cost-burdened due to housing expenses.

    Mapping for Habitat for Humanity

    Caldwell students create maps that help Habitat for Humanity communicate about regional housing needs to local leaders.

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    Contributing departments: Data Science Services
  • US Coastal Recreation Sites, monthly average of fine particulate matter, Jan. 2000-Dec. 2017

    Extracting Air Pollution Data for Coastal Recreation Sites

    Many people spend time doing leisure activities such as swimming, running, and fishing along coastal shorelines and could be interested in knowing the amount of air pollution that exists in these marine environments. Ph.D. Economics graduate student Yiqing (Elaine) Liu's work is to study the economic impact of air pollution on coastal recreation activities. She found monthly particulate matter air pollution raster data that is generated by researchers at Dalhousie University* for the entire…

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    Contributing departments: Data Science Services
  • 113th Congress, Inequality map (Gini coefficient by household)

    Mapping to Visualize Inequality

    Dr. Andrew Taylor, a professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State University, is writing a book provisionally titled, "Our Equitable Democracy: American Politics and Economic Outcomes in an Age of Inequality." He contacted Data & Visualization Librarian Jeff Essic in May 2019 for assistance creating 16 maps, which will illustrate the effects of income inequality in politics.

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    Contributing departments: Data Science Services

  • GIS Data Download and Search: Advanced User Focus Group

    We examined researchers' metadata needs and information-finding behavior while using the online GIS data services pages.

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    Contributing departments: User Experience, Data Science Services
  • NCGDAP logo

    NCGDAP (North Carolina Geospatial Data Archiving Project)

    The North Carolina Geospatial Data Archiving Project ran from October 2004 to February 2010. The joint project of the North Carolina State University Libraries and the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis focused on collection and preservation of digital geospatial data resources from state and local government agencies in North Carolina.

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    Contributing departments: Digital Library Initiatives (DLI)

  • Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP)

    A partnership with Library of Congress and state geospatial and archives staff.

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    Contributing departments: Digital Library Initiatives (DLI)
  • Wolf Walk

    WolfWalk

    A historical guide to the NC State campus optimized for mobile devices. 

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    Contributing departments: Digital Library Initiatives (DLI), Special Collections Research Center