Geospatial Data Visualization Challenge

University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health

About the Challenge

This challenge invited student teams from the University of Toronto to explore how maps and data visualization techniques can help public health stakeholders better understand and use data to inform programming needs and create data-driven policies. Teams were asked to use health data from Environics Analytics along with other open data to carry out spatial analyses and data visualizations that showcase key public health messages using ArcGIS software and ArcGIS StoryMaps.

Story Map Submissions

View all submissions for the Geospatial Data Visualization Challenge. We thank all participants and congratulate our prize winners!

  • Hungry for Solutions: Addressing Child Food Insecurity

    Hungry for Solutions: Addressing Child Food Insecurity

    Exploring where children are most food insecure in Toronto, why that may be happening, and what we can do about it

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  • Hungry for Solutions: Addressing Child Food Insecurity

    Active Toronto

    Investigating the Influence of the Built and Natural Environment on Physical Activity

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  • The Toronto Opioid Epidemic

    The Toronto Opioid Epidemic

    A geospatial analysis of the opioid epidemic in Toronto, associated risk factors, and areas to target for action

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  • Diabetes Epidemic: A Recipe for Change Starting with Food

    Diabetes Epidemic: A Recipe for Change Starting with Food

    A "Health-In-All" policy approach with a focus on a foods-based solution for the prevention and management of diabetes in Toronto.

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  • Food for Thought

    Food for Thought

    Understanding the Density of Healthy Food accessibility and its Impact on Obesity related health outcomes in the Greater Toronto Area

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  • What makes Torontonians feel at home?

    What makes Torontonians feel at home?

    Our mission is to investigate factors related to self-rated community belonging in Toronto, Ontario

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First Place

The Covariates: Jonathan Sinn, Rachel Ma, Nicholas Chu, Anne Campbell, & Gabriel Tjong

Mission Statement: To demonstrate the severity of child food insecurity in specific areas across Toronto and to put forth recommendations on how to address this public health crisis.

Second Place

Active Toronto: Sabrina Chiodo, Peter Haoxuan Ge, Devin Yongzhao Wu, & Hanlin Zhou

Mission Statement: Investigating the Influence of the Built and Natural Environment on Physical Activity.

Third Place

Epic Epis: Sarra Abdalla, Brian Wooseok Kim, Katherine Lu, Konrad Samsel, & Paijani Sheth

Mission Statement: A geospatial analysis of the opioid epidemic in Toronto, associated risk factors, and areas to target for action.