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Cameron McCulloch awarded 2019 SFU ECCE Higher Education Scholarship in GIS

April 26, 2019
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The winner of the 2019 SFU Esri Canada Center of Excellence (ECCE) in GIS Scholarship is Cameron McCulloch. Cameron is a B.Sc. Biological Sciences student who is also pursuing the Certificate in Spatial Information Systems in the Department of Geography.

Cameron's submission examined the statistical relationship between human population and vegetation changes in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The work involved the processing of multi-temporal remote sensing images, integration of census data, building consistent geodatabases, and statistical modeling.

The scholarship award recognizes excellent achievement in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) through the design and implementation of an original and individual project related to the advancement of methods or applications in the discipline. Esri Canada is a Canadian company that provides world-class solutions for GIS software and enterprise development. On behalf of Esri Canada, the award was managed by Drs. Suzana Dragicevic and Shiv Balram, coordinators of the SFU ECCE.

Congratulations Cam!