Author Archives: kr7
The Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Houston Residential Map
Winter 2022 Anne Chao asked the GIS/Data Center to create a map showing the residential distribution of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community in greater Houston using data from the American Community Survey. Map created by Max Chong … Continue reading
Disaster Risk and Exposure: Examining Natech Hazards and Regional Protection for Galveston County
Summer 2022 As part of the Gulf Scholars Program: Gulf Impact Project, this team of students examined Natural Hazards at Hazardous Installations (Natech) by mapping Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) in Galveston County. They then used these maps and other data … Continue reading
Use of Professional Sports Stadiums as Polling Locations
Spring 2022 Rice affiliates Mason Reece and Bob Stein worked as part of a multi-university teamĀ identifying where (ie the physical polling location) that people cast their ballots, if they voted in-person. They were particularly interested in studying the use … Continue reading