{"id":190890,"date":"2024-01-26T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T03:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=190890"},"modified":"2024-01-29T10:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T20:52:14","slug":"veterans-cemetery-new-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/26\/veterans-cemetery-new-map\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo field work creates new map to help visitors to veterans cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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East Hawaiʻi<\/span> Veterans Cemetery No. 1 in Hilo. (Photo credit: KEFleming )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visitors to the East Hawaiʻi<\/span> Veterans Cemetery No.1 grounds in Hilo have a new map to assist them in locating gravesites thanks to a map created by student geographers from the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>. The team used drones, hands-on fieldwork and extensive geographic information system (GIS<\/abbr>) programming to create the map.<\/p>\n

The online map<\/a> gives viewers an overhead view of the cemetery allowing them to click on each gravesite to see a photo of each gravestone. Viewers can also search by name.<\/p>\n

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From left, Kanoa Lindiwe and Trina Henry present map project at the 2023 Pacific Rim Geospatial Conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The project was conducted under the guidance of Ryan Perroy, a professor of geography and environmental science<\/a> and director of the 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization (SDAV<\/abbr>) Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“This has been a multi-year effort and we are now ready to share the mapping project with the public,” said Perroy. “We are honored to give something back to our veterans and their families.”<\/p>\n

East Hawaiʻi<\/span> Veterans Cemetery No. 1 is a resting place for more than 1,500 fallen soldiers and family members. Veterans from World War I<\/abbr>, World War II<\/abbr>, Vietnam and Afghanistan are laid to rest there.<\/p>\n

GIS<\/abbr> is the hallmark activity of the SDAV<\/abbr> lab<\/a>. Students utilized integrated computer hardware and software to analyze and visualize geographic data.<\/p>\n

The project served as a learning experience for 48 students in various classes throughout the past three semesters such as field methods in geography<\/a>, geographic information systems and visualization<\/a> and advanced geo-spatial techniques<\/a>. The work involved differential global positioning systems or GPS<\/abbr>, GIS<\/abbr>, photogrammetry, fieldwork, drones and web mapping. 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo undergraduate geography student Kanoa Lindiwe took the lead on the project, and graduate student Trina “Nikki” Henry, currently in the tropical conservation biology and environmental science<\/a> master\u2019s program, also contributed.<\/p>\n

The mapping project was conducted in partnership with the County of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Department of Parks and Recreation. Staff from the 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Lab also contributed.<\/p>\n

For more go to 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo Stories.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Susan Enright<\/p>\n

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Images from the East Hawaiʻi<\/span> Veterans Cemetery 1 map project conducted by geography students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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