The objective of this study was to assess the spatial and temporal resolution of Sewer Spills and Overflows (SSO’s) in order to determine possible causes of these events in the City of Seaside. The two major categories of SSO’s in Seaside include those associated with either solidified waste water containing high concentrations of fat, oil, […]
Discipline: GIS
Tracking City of Salinas Sewer Lines and Manholes
The City of Salinas of has outdated vector and raster data. As a result of dated information, the City has not able to progress in terms of development. By allowing students at CSU Monterey Bay, the City of Salinas has been able to drastically update their data. The data that was edited in this case […]
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Street Sign geocoding on Noche Buena Avenue, Seaside
The City of Seaside only has shapefiles of stop sign locations but no other traffic signs. We need students to take on our major streets, Broadway, Del Monte, Fremont, Buena Noche, ect and take GPS points of all signs. We will be replacing all City of Seaside signs with reflective sign as per traffic laws […]
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Bus Stop Locations and Income
The bus system is often a vital mode of transport for many who lack the funds or the ability to possess a car. In this project, we compare bus stops with high boarding rates with average income by area in order to identify any correlation or pattern between the two. We hypothesized we will see […]
Seaside Tactical Urbanism
Tactical Urbanism is process of making low-cost and temporary changes to the built environment in order to experiment with and catalyze changes in a city. Seaside Tactical Urbanism (STU) was created by a group of six environmental studies students to explore street interventions on Echo Avenue, a large and underdeveloped street in Seaside. The project […]
Summary of Fall 2017 GIS Projects
Summary of Fall 2017 St8udent projects which included: Fat Oils & Grease Project ADA Ramp Project Water Conservation Project MST Project Fire Department Accident Data Future Work Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jessie Doyle Natural Sciences lecturer jdoyle@csumb.edu Local Government […]
Fire Hydrant Proximity to Schools in Downtown Seaside, CA
Schools tend to have a high concentration of individuals for long periods of the time for the majority of the year. Schools cover a large area of land and if a fire were to break out more lives could be lost so it is expected that near these higher populated areas there would be more […]
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ADA ramps in the City of Seaside
One goal of this project was to check if the ramps in a neighborhood of Seaside had these ramps painted red. The neighborhood this group observed was in the lower left quadrant of Figure 1. Another goal of this project was to compare the locations of the ADA ramps found with the locations of bus […]
Preventing Flood Damage and Disaster (Floodplain Communications Plan)
Identify communication strategies, as well as practical tools and resources, to encourage and assist business owners and homeowners to preserve natural floodplains and protect structures from flood damage. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Ying Song Geography Assistant Professor yingsong@umn.edu 612-625-2057 Local […]
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Planning a Sustainable Future
According to the national nonprofit organization STAR Communities, a sustainable city has a healthy environment and a strong economy and cultivates well-being for its residents. STAR Communities, which stands for “Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities,” is a data-driven system created by local governments to enable them to assess their efforts, track progress, and […]