What do the Bahamas make you think of? Maybe beautiful beaches, nice resorts, and possibly coral reefs? I know that my first associations with the Bahamas were definitely not drones and hurricanes, but this January I got to see how…
May in Review
See what the Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL) has been up to in the great month of May: 1. Student Support 2. Faculty Support 3. Campus Connections 4. Outreach 1. Student Support Senior week workshops (5/12 – 5/15): In the week after finals…
Contribute to the Smithie Summer Plans (and beyond!) Webmap
Take a look at our web map to see where Smith students are spending their summer 2015! Explore the interesting research that students will be conducting, the cool jobs students are heading off to work at, the exciting continuing education programs…
February 2015 Update (16th – 27th)
It has been a busy two weeks in the Spatial Analysis Lab. Read on to learn about our most recent support of GIS work across campus. 1. Class Support 2. Student Support 3. Faculty Support 4. Outreach 5. Campus Connections 1. Class…
Alternative Locations for Ford Hall and Future Campus Expansion
Shu Liu Geo150, spring 2007 Smith College’s Ford Hall is an approximately 140,000-square-foot building that will accommodate its expanding Picker Engineering Program, computer science, chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology departments. Named in honor of the Ford Motor Company Fund, the…
Implications of Proposed Employee Parking Cash Out Program at Smith
Melissa Kelley Geo150, spring 2007 My map displays the relationship between employee groups at Smith College (faculty, administration, administrative support, course support and service) and place of residence. In particular, my project explores the implications of the proposed employee parking…
From Pilgrims to Pluralism: America’s Religious Landscape
From Pilgrims to Pluralism: America’s Religious Landscape, by Lydia Rainville ’07
Sustainable Wal-Mart Locations and the Demographics Behind Their Construction
Katherine Jones Geo150, spring 2007 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has grown in the last forty years to be one of the most successful retailers in the world. In 2007 the company reported having 1,063 regular stores and 2,285 Supercenters in the…
Accessibility of Family Services in the Flats of Holyoke, MA
María J. Rendón GEO150, spring 2007 THE RECOVERY OF HOLYOKE THROUGH FAMILY-ORIENTED SERVICES Holyoke is notoriously known to be the poorest city in the state of Massachusetts. Its high poverty levels are intrinsically tied to a variety of problems among…
Illustrating the Invisible
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Smith College students and the Smith College campus through a spatial medium