Michelle Dailey

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Google Earth Engine Animated Timelapse

480% Growth in 40 years: A Las Vegas Growth Timelapse Las Vegas has seen explosive population growth over the past few decades. In 1984, the metro area had a population of only ~500,000—a number...

NYC Cycling Map + Graphic

NYC Cycling Map + Graphic A Data-Driven Cycling Map As a cyclist and map enthusiast, I wanted to create a rich, interactive map of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, incorporating not only the bike...

Motion-Tracked Property Callout: A Real Estate Animation Project

Motion-Tracked Property Callout: A Real Estate Animation Project Project Overview I created an animated property callout that seamlessly tracks with drone footage to highlight a newly listed real...

Google Earth Studio And After Effects Animation for Trail Map

I may be sitting in front of the computer during a deep winter freeze but I’m secretly dreaming of some of the places I would love to ride and bring my family someday. Many of the Colorado...

Calculating Proximity to Earth’s Core: Fun with Folium and Skyfield

I had a lot of fun getting familiar with the Skyfield API and making a list of the cities that I’ve visited to see which one is closer to the center of the earth. It turns out that London is the...

A Model For Other Towns – Relocating Valmeyer Town To Mitigate Flood Risk

A Model For Other Towns – Relocating Valmeyer Town To Mitigate Flood Risk Old Valmeyer Business District After the 1993 flood destroyed Valmeyer, Illinois, GIS-driven flood analysis guided the...

California Wildfire Analysis by County

As part of my GIS Fundamentals course with UC Davis on Coursera we were tasked with doing an analysis and map creation showing the percentage of total land burned in each county. It was interesting to...

Elevation Map in Blender

Inspired by a recent trip to Acadia camping with my family I wanted to make a elevation map that could tell a more accurate visual story about the mountains in and around the park than a standalone...

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Currently based in Southern Connecticut with West Coast roots