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Derreck Blake Deason

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Habitat For Humanity's Lower 9th Ward Development Initiative, Derreck Blake Deason, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Gisp May 2016

Habitat For Humanity's Lower 9th Ward Development Initiative, Derreck Blake Deason, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Gisp

Derreck Blake Deason

In response to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority’s Lower 9th Ward Development Initiative Request for Proposals, Habitat for Humanity (HFH), Inc. was awarded 48 vacant lots to construct single and two-family homes in the Lower 9th Ward. I provided a scope of services for HFH which included: converting the property data provided by HFH into a GIS-ready format (cleaning of data), converting the data into vector features in GIS, and creating maps displaying reported vacant lots within the neighborhood boundaries. These maps continue to support the organization as they move forward with their community outreach endeavors.

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Pulling Gis Into Port: Implementation Of Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (Gis), Derreck Blake Deason, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Gisp Feb 2016

Pulling Gis Into Port: Implementation Of Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (Gis), Derreck Blake Deason, Michelle M. Thompson Phd, Gisp

Derreck Blake Deason

As an undergraduate from the Department of Planning and Urban studies, Mr. Deason completed an Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) Implementati
on internship at the Port of New Orleans in May 2015. Mr. Deason conducted research on national and international Port GIS systems, management, and software. In consultation with Dr. Michelle Thompson, a customized survey and method to evaluate deployment of a Port GIS was completed. Mr. Deason interviewed key
management and staff to evaluate software and hardware technology needs, examined and documented existing work flows, reviewed GIS software terms and conditions, resources, and summarized the existing Enterprise GIS in …

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White House Presidential Fellows Story, Derreck Blake Deason Sep 2015

White House Presidential Fellows Story, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

WhoData was cited in a White House Presidential Fellows story on how data and technology made a difference in post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans.

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Uno Attends University Of Louisiana Day At The Legislature, Derreck Blake Deason Jun 2015

Uno Attends University Of Louisiana Day At The Legislature, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

"Recent planning and urban studies graduate Derreck Deason, who will enroll in UNO’s new master of transportation program in the fall, presented his research on a public participation geographic information system project."

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Evaluation Of Whodata.Org As An Applied Public Participation Geographic Information System (Ppgis), Derreck Blake Deason Apr 2015

Evaluation Of Whodata.Org As An Applied Public Participation Geographic Information System (Ppgis), Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

Recent advancements in the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in planning theory and practice are in direct response to a growing awareness among planners for the need to increase public participation in the processes involved in neighborhood and community planning. (NCGIS, 1996) Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) focuses on the social implications of how people, space, and environment are represented in GIS (Seiber, 2006). The use of PPGIS has shifted with improved community access to tools and talent which were, along with funding, significant barriers to implementation. In 2009, WhoData.org was created to meet the needs of a …

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Service Learning Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason Apr 2015

Service Learning Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

"The Michael Mizell-Nelson Outstanding Service Learning Scholar Award for exceptional academic community-based research and service to the New Orleans community was awarded to: Derreck Blake Deason and Jeanne Bankston. Deason was a student in urban planning professor Michelle Thompson’s applied GIS Information Technology course and has worked extensively to bridge connections between his academic GIS skills and the needs of the community, particularly through his work with WhoData. The mission of WhoData is to provide training and technology to map, analyze and report neighborhood Quality of Life issues for and with communities. Deason contributed to mapping parcels in the historic …

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College Of Liberal Arts Lunch And Learn, Derreck Blake Deason Jan 2015

College Of Liberal Arts Lunch And Learn, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

No abstract provided.

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Innovateuno 2015, Derreck Blake Deason Jan 2015

Innovateuno 2015, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

"The winner of the Privateer Choice Award for 2015 is Derreck Blake Deason, with Philip Gilmore and Bryant Dixon. "Evaluation of WhoData.org as an applied Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS), advisor, Michelle Thompson, Planning and Urban Studies."

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Evaluating Whodata As A Collaborative Public Participation Geographic Information Systems, Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason Jan 2015

Evaluating Whodata As A Collaborative Public Participation Geographic Information Systems, Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

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Collaboration For A Changing City, Keynote Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason Jan 2015

Collaboration For A Changing City, Keynote Presentation, Derreck Blake Deason

Derreck Blake Deason

No abstract provided.

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Urisa Digest Archives | January 21, 2015 Digest Jan 2015

Urisa Digest Archives | January 21, 2015 Digest

Derreck Blake Deason

Welcome the Next Generation of URISA Leaders URISA is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 members of the Vanguard Cabinet: Daniel Behnke, GISP - Orlando, Florida Yuriy Czoli - Toronto, Ontario Canada Derreck Deason - New Orleans, Louisiana Carey-Lee Dixon - Kingston, Jamaica Damian Graham, GISP - Chicago, Illinois Kitty Hurley, GISP - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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