Selected Work

These projects are a mix of professional, academic, and personal work. They show how I think through problems, design maps, and build GIS tools that balance accuracy, usability, and real-world constraints.

In most cases, my goal is simple: make the map easier to understand and the decision easier to make.

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diSOLVE

A GIS and Python-based model for identifying where winter road icing is most likely to occur. Designed to support safer, more efficient public works decisions.

leah r 2/3/26 leah r 2/3/26

IndexMapr

A Python tool that automates field photo organization, turning messy folders into usable, location-based GIS documentation.

leah r 2/3/26 leah r 2/3/26

To Tree or Not to Tree

A feasibility-focused GIS analysis exploring where urban tree planting is realistically possible; not just where it sounds good on paper.

leah r 2/3/26 leah r 2/3/26

Map Gallery

A visual collection of cartography, layouts, and exploratory GIS work.

leah r 2/3/26 leah r 2/3/26

Elections & Polling Site Finder

A public-facing web tool that helps residents quickly find polling site information using GIS.

leah r 2/3/26 leah r 2/3/26

Guide to Survey123 GeoPoints

A practical StoryMap guide for collecting more consistent and reliable geopoints with Survey123

leah r 2/3/26 leah r 2/3/26

Minnesota GeoPEPS

A collaborative resource hub built to support students and emerging GIS professionals entering the field.

leah r 2/1/26 leah r 2/1/26

Twin Cities & Urban Heat Islands

An award-winning GIS research project examining urban heat vulnerability and equity across the Twin Cities metro.