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As part of UTC GIS Day on Wednesday, Nov. 15, Nyssa Hunt hosted a workshop in the Multidisciplinary Research Building. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

After two years as an art major, Sunny Fleming decided it wasn\u2019t for her.<\/p>\n

As a student at Austin Peay State University, she wasn\u2019t sure what to do, but much of her artwork was nature-oriented. She said a professor at the university asked if she might be interested in switching to botany.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018Sure. OK,\u2019 \u2026 and I immediately failed my first semester of classes,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI called my father and I was crying and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ve made the worst mistake,\u2019 and he encouraged me to stick with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sticking with it led Fleming to transfer to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a sophomore and earn a degree in biology in 2013. Through her work at UTC and beyond, she has followed a path that has earned her a reputation as one of the country\u2019s foremost experts on Geographical Information Systems, or GIS.<\/p>\n

Fleming was the keynote speaker for the University\u2019s GIS Day event on Wednesday, Nov. 15. She now works for Esri, a global leader in GIS software and its vast uses, and she detailed some of the aspects of GIS that can be used in various careers.<\/p>\n

Now a standard in mapmaking, GIS can create 3D images of landscapes, rivers, forests and other environmental settings, giving a more complete view for research and other studies. It can show where trees need planting to battle climate change; where invasive plant species are spreading; where endangered animals are clustered.<\/p>\n

It also can be used to help with, among other applications, environmental regulation, wildlife management, the use of outdoor recreation areas, pollution monitoring and the economic impact of environmental laws, said Fleming, whose work at Esri covers those fields.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo environmental behavior, economic behavior and human behavior can all come together at once on a map,\u201d she said. \u201cSo a lot of times in my work I\u2019m championing and being a cheerleader for the work of our environmental community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a recent project, students in the IGTLab used GIS to map invasive plant species at the Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center at the foot of Lookout Mountain.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our biology and environmental science students, it\u2019s becoming more common that employers are listing GIS experience as something that\u2019s preferential for them,\u201d said Monica Miles, associate lecturer in the Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science and leader of the project.<\/p>\n

As part of GIS Day, Nyssa Hunt, assistant GIS director in the IGTLab at UTC, led a workshop on how to use survey software when working with GIS. While the software can be used to track native plants and wildlife, as expected, its abilities cover much more than that, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can make surveys for everything,\u201d she said, from the location of birds and graffiti, even \u201cyour favorite taco place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever GIS information is gained through survey and mapping software can be used as more than just a snapshot of a particular situation, Fleming said. \u201cIt\u2019s a crystal ball,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGIS is something that you can use not only for understanding our current operating picture but for predicting the future,\u201d Fleming said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor cities creating climate action plans like the city of Chattanooga\u2014which has a great climate action plan\u2014how can we use GIS tools to understand: \u2018OK, here\u2019s our city now. Here\u2019s where all the trees are at right now. And how does planting trees in areas that lack them contribute to our climate resilience into the future?\u2019<\/p>\n

“Without trees, flooding danger and overall heat increases and trees can offset both of those things while also contributing to greater property values and greener neighborhoods, which also offsets economic issues like healthcare costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology Lab (IGTLab)<\/a><\/p>\n

GIS Software and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunny Fleming, who earned a biology degree from UTC in 2013, now works for Esri, a global leader in GIS software.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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