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GIST Courses Explore GPS Technology in Island Environment

Two Harbors, California – Over the past three weeks, students in USC’s Geographic Information Science and Technology online M.S. program have gathered for a week each of required “real life” instruction on picturesque Catalina Island.  Students from around the United States gathered at USC’s Wrigley Marine Science Center for instruction and research using Geographic Positioning System (GPS) technology as…
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SSI Student Wins Campus Recognition for Accessibility Mapping Tool

Architecture major and GIS Research Laboratory researcher Winston Kahn took home Special Recognition for “Outstanding Contribution to the USC Community” for an online mapping tool that produces wheelchair-friendly routes between buildings on the USC campus. The award was given for Kahn’s submittal to Webfest 2012, an annual competition for excellence in media design for undergraduates.  Development of…
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Shahabi Named Esri Development Center Student of the Year

Kaveh Shahabi has been awarded the USC Esri Development Center Student of the Year honor by the faculty of the USG GIS Research Laboratory.  The award recognizes Kaveh’s work on dynamic planning of emergency evacuation routes that will constitute his dissertation. Shahabi has developed a network analysis tool for ArcGIS called ArcCASPER (Capacity-Aware Shortest Path Evacuation).  The software…
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Spatial Analysis Central to Pesticide-Prostate Cancer Link

USC researchers have documented a link between residential exposure to certain pesticides and prostate cancer, providing evidence that living near agricultural fields could be sufficient to increase cancer risk.  The study is the first to address residential instead of occupational exposure and has garnered significant media attention (see “USC study tackles pesticide-prostate cancer link”).  The…
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