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Tracking the PCA’s Amendments (GA 49)

data visualization

Every year, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) meets at what is called a “General Assembly”. Overtures (amendments) are submitted and voted on. If an amendment gets a majority of “Yeas”, then it goes to be voted on by…

Benefits of Urban Tree Cover

data visualization

This project uses data from American Forests and explores the correlation between certain health metrics and tree cover in a given census tract.

Census Find

programming

This application, Census Find, intends to make access to census data both accessible and reproducible. While there are other tools out there that aim to accomplish this, I…

Map Challenge 2021 & 2022

cartography

I have been meaning to compile these maps for a while, so here is a compilation of my maps for the #30DayMapChallenge (years 2021 and 2022).

John Ball Zoo Explorer

programming

The goal of this project was to create a mobile-friendly web application that showcased a park, real or fictitious. I chose to use John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, MI.

Varieties of Democracy

programming

See the project here. ## Overview The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) is an attempt to measure and conceptualize…

The Tour de Iberia

cartography

This is my attempt at creating a fictional bike route, akin to the Tour de France.…

Tanaka Contours on Mars

cartography

Tanaka contours, also known as illuminated contours, are a unique way of…

Mapping Gondor and Mordor

cartography

Robert Rose of William & Mary posted a very interesting analysis of an optimal route from the Shire to Mt. Doom. Thankfully, he also posted the data behind the analysis, which included some great…

Visualizing Democratic Backsliding

data visualization

Very short write-up here. This was created with data from the V-Dem institute, and was inspired by their article on toxic polarization and democratic backsliding.

Visualizing the Riot on the Capitol

data visualization

In the aftermath of the attempted insurrection, Parler…

Generating Running Loops with Graph Theory

programming

Due to Heroku ending their free-tier, this website is no longer live. I hope to find another host for this website.

Mapping Code Violations in Grand Rapids

programming

Due to Heroku ending their free-tier, this website is no longer live. I hope to find another host for this website.

Demographic Analysis with Python

programming

The goal of this project is to analyze the demographics of donors to a non-profit in West Michigan with Python. Demographic data was acquired from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Fact…

City of Grand Rapids Cemeteries

programming

The purpose of this project was to allow any citizen to view cemeteries online so that they can search for occupants in any of Grand Rapids’ six cemeteries. This project was based on four phases…

Geocoding with Python

programming

The goal of this project was to map out the donors of a nonprofit in West Michigan. The CSV of…

Mesopotamian Marshes

programming

For millennia, the marshes in Mesopotamia — located by Iraq and Iran — boasted a rich culture of Marsh Arabs and a diverse ecosystem. Enter Saddam Hussein: after the…