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SFU Students Designed and Developed a GeoApp as a Living Wage Calculator
May 01, 2025
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Undergraduate students Ben Schoening, Gus Schiele, and Vincent Liu enrolled in our GIS Programs completed a week of activities during the Spring 2025 term developing the MetroWage GeoApp as part of the Canada-wide 2025 Esri Canada AppChallenge competition.
Congratulations Ben, Gus and Vincent on a job well done!
More information can be obtained at: SFU Esri Canada Centre of Excellence (ECCE) in GIS.