App: Tri-City Wellbeing Initiative
Hosted in ArcGIS Online:
- Tri-City Wellbeing Initiative https://tri-city-wellbeing-initiatives-uwaterloo.hub.arcgis.com/
Mission Statement
The Tri-City Wellbeing Initiative leverages various indicators of community health and spatial visualization to create a seamless portal for education. This supports community planning decision-makers in effectively designating resources to aid in the equitable growth of the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge (KWC) area. Moreover, it builds a repertoire for businesses and residents alike to learn more about their neighbourhoods. Specifically helping to curate business decisions for their customers, make more informed decisions when moving, and better understand the socio-economic diversity in their communities. To achieve this, the Wellbeing platform highlights key metrics such as social health, green space, and community demographics. Where the combination of these indicators creates an overall wellbeing index, scoring a community based on various facets of social health.
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Team Members
SeungWon Jun: With a strong foundation in GIS and spatial data from the University of Waterloo, I'm a forward-thinking 4th-year student poised to make waves in the 2024 ECCE app challenge. Driven by a passion for innovation, I'm committed to leveraging spatial data for real-world impact.
Judy Ye: Judy is a 4th year Urban Planning student pursuing a specialization in GIS and Decision-making Support at the University of Waterloo. Through co-op, she has gained diverse experiences working with a variety of GIS tools in the professional context, and she is excited to leverage her joint interests in urban planning and GIS to help create vibrant, resilient, and livable communities.
Gagandeep (Deep) Singh: Hello everyone, my name is Gagandeep Singh, but I just go by Deep. I’m a Master’s of Climate Change student here at Uwaterloo. I’ve been using GIS since I was an undergraduate in the Geomatics program, and my main area of interest is forest fire management. It’s an absolute pleasure to be a part of the Esri Canada App Challenge, where I hope to showcase new innovative ways to utilize geospatial visualization.