GRG 460 Environmental GIS Featured Projects – Spring 2025 Here are a set of selected course projects created by students who enrolled in GRG 460 Environmental GIS during the Spring 2025 semester. These projects showcase how students apply GIS tools and spatial analysis to investigate pressing environmental questions — from wildfire prediction and urban heat inequity to wildlife conservation and public transit planning. Browse the abstracts and representative figures below to explore their work. Predicting Wildfire Severity through Index on a Global-Scale Based on Abiotic, Biotic, and Human Factors Abstract Representative Figure Blue Whale Migratory Patterns and Average Sea Surface Temperatures from April-May of 2001 and 2007 Abstract Representative Figure Urban Heat Inequity: Examining Heat Island Effects in Marginalized Areas of Cleveland and Brno Abstract Representative Figure Monarch Environmental Preferences and the Efficacy of Habitat Restoration Projects Abstract Representative Figure California High-Speed Rail Proposed Station Demographic Analysis Abstract Representative Figure Maui Wildfires Abstract Representative Figure
