Mapping Masterminds

Gallery & Competition Showcases

Mapping Masterminds 2023

Explore the incredible submissions from the 2023 Mapping Masterminds competition, organized as part of the GIS Day celebration! This showcase featured diverse and creative mapping projects, highlighting innovation, talent, and unique perspectives.  View the 2023 GIS Day agenda. 

High Trestle Trail Viewshed

(2023 Mapping Competition Winner)

Authored By: Austin Dunn

Organization: Department of Landscape Architecture - Iowa State University

Description:

This map explores the viewshed along the High Trestle Trail in Boone County, Iowa.

Software/Materials Used: QGIS

Dhaka- The city of Mosques

(2023 Mapping Competition Winner)

Authored By: Umme Nabila Samanta

Organization: Community and Regional Planning - Iowa State University

Description:

The project is shows some of the mosques of Dhaka city, which is called a city of mosques.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS StoryMaps

Showcasing the Change of Downtown Ames through Sanborn Maps

Authored By: Bryce Phillip Pape

Organization: Community and Regional Planning - Iowa State University

Description:

A collection of maps that have been geo-referenced and digitized to compare temporal status of building footprints in a study area situated in downtown Ames.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS StoryMaps

Overlayed Historic Maps of ISU Campus by H.S. Day, 1875-1979

Authored By: Kevin Kane

Organization: GIS Facility- Iowa State University

Description:

Seven of HS Day's historic maps were digitized, geolocated, and Overlayed to portray the changes in landscape, transportation, and buildings over a 104-year period from 1875 to 1979.

Software/Materials Used: QGIS

Spatiotemporal Land Cover and Thermal Variability Analysis in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Authored By: Ayodele Fadoju

Organization: Community and Regional Planning- Iowa State University

Description:

This study employs remote sensing techniques to analyze spatiotemporal land cover and thermal variability in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro, Landsat Imagery, Excel and Miro

Rethinking Campus Mobility

Authored By: Lighton Nakidde

Organization: Community and Regional Planning- Iowa State University

Description:

It is a story map created to present results of the Iowa State Campus wide study on mobility.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS StoryMaps

Vietnam War Map for Those who Fought it

Authored By: Daniel Betts

Organization: Betts Geospatial Corporation

Description:

This is a google map interactive map made for the Veterans of the Vietnam War.

This map includes extensive data and may take extra time to load.

Software/Materials Used: Google Maps

Ada Hayden Heritage Park Cover Types, City of Ames, IA.

Authored By: Eizabeth Uzoamaka Sunday

Organization: Department of Geological and Atmospheric Studies - Iowa State University

Description:

This map shows different cover types of the Ada Hayden Heritage Park including the different acres of these cover types.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro

Iowa State University Central Campus Light Poles

Authored By: Eizabeth Uzoamaka Sunday

Organization: Department of Geological and Atmospheric Studies - Iowa State University

Description:

This is a map showing the different light poles in Iowa and they are still in good condition or not.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro

Lake Red Rock Crop Change

Authored By: Trenton Major

Organization: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Iowa State University

Description:

This map examines land use and cover (LULC) changes around Lake Red Rock in Marion County, Iowa. By utilizing GIS processing techniques in ArcGIS Pro, the study analyzes the impact of crop changes on water runoff dynamics.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro, Marion County (IA) Crop Scape Data, Excel (pivot table and data analysis)

Mapping Masterminds 2024

Discover the 2024 Mapping Masterminds submissions, also part of the GIS Day event! This year’s entries brought fresh ideas and innovative approaches, pushing the boundaries of mapping creativity and exploration.  View the 2024 GIS Day agenda .

   

Mapping My Biking Journey with Distance of Distinct Traveled Paths

(2024 Mapping Competition Winner)

Authored By: Atlas (Chenxiao) Guo

Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Description:

This map shows all my biking tracks, including the majority in the US and few Chinese cities. All the circled track maps have the same scale. Each path is counted only once in distance calculation. For more information  Click Here! 

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro; Adobe Illustrator

Iowa Freedom Rock Tour

(2024 Mapping Competition Winner)

Authored By: Trenton Major

Organization: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Iowa State University

Description:

This Story Map displays the locations of Iowa's Freedom Rocks and scenic routes. It is designed to help users navigate the Freedom Rock Tour within the state of Iowa.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps

United States of Blooming Risks

Authored By: Atlas (Chenxiao) Guo

Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Description:

Each hexagon unit represents 1,000 square miles. With floral symbol, all 18 types of hazards are arranged along a color spectrum based on their mechanisms, where similar hazards are positioned closer. For more information  Click Here! 

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro; Adobe Illustrator

Learning from Landslide History to Prevent Future Disasters

Authored By: Beena Ajmera

Organization: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - Iowa State University

Description:

Annually landslides affect 238K people and cause $310M in damage. Understanding past failures reduces future risk. In North Dakota, landslides occur in McKenzie County or the Sentinel Butte Formation.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS, SigmaPlot, Excel, and various sources of publicly available data.

Bear Creek Watershed Land Cover

Authored By: Trenton Major

Organization: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Iowa State University

Description:

This map shows Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) of Bear Creek Watershed and streams within the water shed.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro

Tillmont Archaeological Site

Authored By: Baine D. Bertch

Organization: Anthropology - Iowa State University

Description:

This is both a 3D and 2D map of the Tillmont archaeological site on Island no. 166 on the Mississippi River. This archaeological site is just North West of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Software/Materials Used: ArcGIS Pro, USGS bathymetric, and Lidar layers