2011-2012 Projects
The projects shown below were chosen as winners from the nearly 70 entries submitted by students in the 2011-2012 Geospatial Semester.
1st Place
Land Use in Loudoun County, Virginia-Megan Orentas, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA (Teacher-Ms. Patty Sutor)
2nd Place
Google Trends and Politics-Michael Patashnik and Mark Wiggans, Western Albemarle High School, Crozet, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Paul Rittenhouse)
3rd Place-Tie
Radiation Plume Modeling-Connor McMillan, South Lakes High School, Reston, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Jon Pruess)
The Examination of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Arlington, VA, through the Analysis of the Relationship between Air Temperature Data and Surface Materials-Morgan Livezay, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Ryan Miller)
Honorable Mention
Sanborn Map Analysis Downtown Charlottesville Mall-Tom Lewis and John Wilder, Western Albemarle High School, Crozet, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Paul Rittenhouse)
Empire State of Mind-Alexis Acar and Anthony Ingargiola, Centreville High School, Clifton, Virginia (Teacher-Ms. Tish McKinstry)
Identifying Wetlands in Barnes, ND Using Satellite Imagery-Albert Marquez, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia (Teacher-Mr. Ryan Miller)