28th ANNUAL NJDEP GIS MAPPING CONTEST WINNERS

2015 MAPPING CONTEST AWARDS
April 16, 2015

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Contest Theme Award: GIS – Mapping the Health of New Jersey
Winner: Ann-Marie Falkowski
Monmouth County Division of Planning
Monmouth County Mental Health and Addiction Services Finder Applications

5th Annual Gail Carter Science Award
Winner: Michael Stepowyj
NJMC/NJSEA Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) GIS
Heavy Metal Gradients in the Hackensack River Estuary:
A Baseline for Improving Ecosystem Health

 

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Winner

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BEST
ANALYTICAL
PRESENTATION

1st

Lucy Kosty
Alexa Ornstein
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

Historical Earthquake Analysis of New Jersey

2nd

Jacqueline Poglodek
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science


Summer Advisory Reports for Barnegat Bay

BEST
DATA
INTEGRATION

1st

Eden Buenaventura
Rutgers University
Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis

Impact of Watercraft to Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Barnegat Bay

2nd

Michael Stepowyj
NJMC/NJSEA Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) GIS

Heavy Metal Gradients in the Hackensack River Estuary: A Baseline for Improving Ecosystem Health

BEST INSTRUCTIONAL
PRESENTATION

1st

John Tyrawski
NJDEP OIRM
Bureau of GIS

Generating Storm Surge depth grids from NOAA SLOSH Model Outputs

2nd

David Froehlich
NJDEP SRP
Bureau of Information Systems

An ArcGIS Explorer Add-In for Reviewing and Approving Institutional Controls in the NJDEP Site Remediation Program

MOST
UNIQUE

1st

Astrid Castillo
Drew University

UFO Sightings in the United States

2nd

Leigh Lager
NJDEP
Bureau of Freshwater and
Biological Monitoring

Leigh’s NJ Interactive Removal Tool
Killers of 2011 – The Game

BEST
SMALL
FORMAT

1st

Gregory Luna Golya
NJDEP
Historical Preservation Office

Rethinking the New Jersey Landscape and Human Settlement 14,000 to 7,000 Years Before Present

2nd

Seema Gopinathan
NJDEP OIRM
Bureau of GIS

Mercer Fresh!
Locally Grown Produce Markets
in Mercer County

BEST
SOFTWARE
INTEGRATION

1st

Ted Pallis
Mike Gagliano
Michelle Kuhn
NJDEP
New Jersey Geological
and Water Survey

Locating A Shipwreck
In Normandy Beach

2nd

Kathleen O’Neill
Drew University

Using GIS to Promote Smokefree Homes and Smokefree Parks for Healthier Communities

BEST
CARTOGRAPHIC
DESIGN

1st

Eden Buenaventura
Rutgers University
Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis

Impact of Watercraft to Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Barnegat Bay

2nd

Lucy Kosty
Alexa Ornstein
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

Historical Earthquake Analysis of New Jersey

NEWBIE
OF THE YEAR

1st

Andrew Pidduck
Megan Tumpey
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science

Fire Hydrants in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ and Bay Head, NJ

2nd

Michael Stepowyj
NJMC/NJSEA Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) GIS

Heavy Metal Gradients in the Hackensack River Estuary: A Baseline for Improving Ecosystem Health