27th ANNUAL NJDEP GIS MAPPING CONTEST WINNERS

2014 MAPPING CONTEST AWARDS
April 10, 2014

View the Photo Gallery

View the Map Gallery

Contest Theme Award: GIS – Keeping NJ Safe
Winner: Marielis Nunez, Jose Baez, Dom Elefante, & Dr. Francisco Artigas
New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
Using a Mobile Device to Collect and Retrieve Pre-Plan Information for Fire Emergencies

4th Annual Gail Carter Science Award
Winner:  Eden Buenaventura
Rutgers University
Mapping to Promote Coastal Resiliency: New Jersey Coastal Flooding Exposure Assessment

 

Category

 

Winner

Map Title

Thumbnail

BEST
ANALYTICAL
PRESENTATION

1st

Meaghan Martin
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

Analyzing Island Biogeography on threatened bird species using Geographic Information Systems

2nd

Eden Buenaventura
Rutgers University


Mapping to Promote Coastal Resiliency: New Jersey Coastal Flooding Exposure Assessment

BEST
DATA
INTEGRATION

1st

Dave DuMont
Land Use Planning

John Tyrawski
Bureau of GIS
NJDEP

Coastal Hazard Planning – Developing a Coastal Vulnerability Index Map for New Jersey

2nd

Dylan Greene
Rahul Syal
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES)

Analysis of New Jersey’s Photovoltaic Potential

BEST INSTRUCTIONAL
PRESENTATION

1st

Heather Merring
Dave Smith
NJDEP
State Park System

The Transformation of NJ State Parks & Forests Trail Maps

2nd

Lisa Jordan
Drew University
Environmental Studies Program

Demographic Data Sources and Web Mapping Applications for New Jersey

MOST
UNIQUE

1st

Dnyanada Bhide
NJDEP
Bureau of GIS

New Jersey – 3 D Puzzle

2nd

Patricia Leidner
Hunterdon County Division of Geographic Information Systems


Hunterdon County – 300 Years – of Municipal Boundary Changes

BEST
SMALL
FORMAT

1st

Matthew Lawson
County of Mercer, NJ

Olden Avenue (CR622)
Crash Frequency
2008-2012
1/20th Mile Segments
Environmental Constraints

2nd

Zehdreh Allen-Lafayette
Laura Nicholson
NJDEP
NJ Geological & Water Survey

Hydrogeologic Framework and Computer Simulation of Ground-Water Flow in the Valley-Fill and Fractured-Rock Aquifers of the Germany Flats Area of Sussex County, NJ

BEST
SOFTWARE
INTEGRATION

1st

Seema Gopinathan
John Tyrawski
NJDEP
Bureau of GIS

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Map Application

2nd

Brian Wlodawski
Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute

Pre-Incident Planning
in the All-Volunteer
North Caldwell
Fire Department, NJ

BEST
CARTOGRAPHIC
DESIGN

1st

Chuck Colvard
NJ Dept of
Human Services

City of Paterson, NJ

2nd

Tom Stanuikynas
NJ Department of
Community Affairs

City of Perth Amboy 2013 Master Plan Recreation Element

NEWBIE
OF THE YEAR

1st

Meaghan Martin
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

Analyzing Island Biogeography on threatened bird species using Geographic Information Systems

2nd

Eden Buenaventura
Rutgers University

Mapping to Promote Coastal Resiliency: New Jersey Coastal Flooding Exposure Assessment