Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor Name
Martha Dagnew
Keywords
GIS, drinking water, thames, chippewa, river, overflow
Description
The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Reserve in southwestern Ontario has been under a Boil Water Advisory for an extended period of time. This project aims to create a framework to address this issue by detecting possible pollutants and presenting in a visual manner.
Several sample sites are utilized to determine the source of pollution as there are many possibilities: upstream overflow events, farm runoff, other point sources upstream. Extra care will go to sampling within 24hr of a significant precipitation event to measure spikes in pollutants that have accumulated during dry periods.
ArcGIS software (ArcMap) is utilized as a method of presenting the temporal data to reach a wider audience. This is used instead of traditional data mediums (graphs, charts) to better showcase the level of the pollution.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Document Type
Video
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Applying GIS Software to Visualize Temporal Changes in Drinking Water Quality Sources
The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Reserve in southwestern Ontario has been under a Boil Water Advisory for an extended period of time. This project aims to create a framework to address this issue by detecting possible pollutants and presenting in a visual manner.
Several sample sites are utilized to determine the source of pollution as there are many possibilities: upstream overflow events, farm runoff, other point sources upstream. Extra care will go to sampling within 24hr of a significant precipitation event to measure spikes in pollutants that have accumulated during dry periods.
ArcGIS software (ArcMap) is utilized as a method of presenting the temporal data to reach a wider audience. This is used instead of traditional data mediums (graphs, charts) to better showcase the level of the pollution.