Event Title
Using GIS as a Tool in Community Initiated Education for Stormwater Management
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Geography and Planning
Mentor Information
Wanxiao Sun, sunwa@gvsu.edu
Department
Geography and Planning
Location
Kirkhof Center KC42
Start Date
13-4-2011 11:00 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 12:00 PM
Keywords
Changing Ideas/Changing Worlds, Creativity/ Innovation, Environment, Freedom and Control, Social Science, Sustainability
Abstract
As the largest metropolitan area along the Grand River, Grand Rapids greatly degrades water quality due to stormwater runoff. There is a need for community based initiative to help empower and engage citizens in the benefits of effective sewer infrastructure and Low Impact Development strategies. This project created an in-depth profile of specific target areas using Geographic Information Systems. A variety of maps were created and will be employed as tools for West Michigan Environmental Action Council's community stormwater education program in order to give a visual aid and representation to community members. The maps of the target areas created incorporate Light Detection and Radar to determine the topography and slope of the land to evaluate runoff patterns, complaint data relating to stormwater issues, ortho photos to quantify the amount of stormwater runoff from impermeable and permeable surfaces, and groundtruthing to manually collect data and pictures with GPS equipment.
Using GIS as a Tool in Community Initiated Education for Stormwater Management
Kirkhof Center KC42
As the largest metropolitan area along the Grand River, Grand Rapids greatly degrades water quality due to stormwater runoff. There is a need for community based initiative to help empower and engage citizens in the benefits of effective sewer infrastructure and Low Impact Development strategies. This project created an in-depth profile of specific target areas using Geographic Information Systems. A variety of maps were created and will be employed as tools for West Michigan Environmental Action Council's community stormwater education program in order to give a visual aid and representation to community members. The maps of the target areas created incorporate Light Detection and Radar to determine the topography and slope of the land to evaluate runoff patterns, complaint data relating to stormwater issues, ortho photos to quantify the amount of stormwater runoff from impermeable and permeable surfaces, and groundtruthing to manually collect data and pictures with GPS equipment.