Laura Pappalardo
Selected Work / GIS

GIS &
Spatial Analysis

Spatial analysis, cartography, and geospatial workflows for territorial planning, environmental assessment, research, and decision-making.

My work combines spatial analysis, remote sensing, environmental and territorial data, infrastructure, field-based information, and cartographic design—from research questions to publication-ready maps and spatial tools.

01 Territorial & Environmental Planning Planning / Environment 02 Environmental Data & Infrastructure Spatial Data 03 Socio-Spatial Analysis Thematic Mapping
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Territorial & Environmental Planning

Spatial analysis and cartographic production for territorial planning, environmental assessment, and decision-making.

The work integrates land cover, infrastructure, deforestation, environmental indicators, territorial data, and field-based information to identify spatial relationships, pressures, transformations, and planning priorities across different landscapes and scales.

QGIS · Spatial Analysis · Environmental Assessment · Territorial Planning · Land Cover · Remote Sensing · Participatory Mapping · Cartographic Design

01.1 Road Infrastructure × Rainforest
Road infrastructure and rainforest spatial analysis
01.2 Land Cover Analysis
Land cover analysis
01.3 Deforestation Dynamics
Deforestation temporal analysis
01.4 Baixo Tapajós — Territorial & Environmental Planning
Baixo Tapajos territorial and environmental planning
01.5 Baixo Tapajós — Territorial Analysis
Baixo Tapajos territorial analysis
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Environmental Data & Infrastructure

Spatial visualization and analysis of environmental indicators, emissions, and infrastructure systems across regional and national scales.

These maps translate complex datasets into geographic relationships, making environmental pressures, infrastructure networks, and regional differences visible and comparable.

QGIS · Environmental Data · Emissions · Infrastructure Mapping · Spatial Data · Data Visualization · Cartographic Design

02.1 Methane Emissions
Methane emissions spatial analysis
02.2 US Emissions
United States emissions map
02.3 US Infrastructure
United States infrastructure map
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Socio-Spatial Analysis

Mapping political, economic, and public-health datasets to reveal regional patterns, spatial inequalities, and geographic relationships.

The work uses thematic cartography to transform statistical information into spatial arguments that can be read, compared, and communicated quickly.

QGIS · Thematic Mapping · Statistical Data · Socio-Spatial Analysis · Spatial Visualization · Cartographic Design

03.1 Agricultural Subsidies — Midwest
Midwest agricultural subsidies spatial analysis
03.2 Electoral Geography — 2016
2016 electoral geography
03.3 Public Health & Mobility — Taiwan
Taiwan public health and mobility spatial analysis
03.4 Environmental Data Assessment
Environmental data assessment and land cover analysis
03.5 Infrastructure & Environmental Change
Infrastructure and environmental change
03.6 Territorial Planning & Environmental Assessment
Territorial planning and environmental assessment

Spatial capabilities

GIS & geoprocessing
Territorial planning
Environmental assessment
Remote sensing
Land-cover analysis
Hydrological analysis
Historical cartography
Cadastral analysis
Participatory mapping
Spatial data visualization
Google Earth Engine
Python & spatial workflows

Available for GIS, mapping, territorial planning, environmental assessment, and spatial research.