This is a page was created to complete and independent study assignment for the San Diego State Geography Department.  The project was supervised by Dr. Ming Tsou.

The author of this site is Nancy Winiarz.  Nancy is in her first year of graduate study in the SDSU Geography Master's Program.  Nancy has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Geography from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.  Currently Nancy works as an Environmental Consultant specializing in GIS, water quality modeling, and natural resource management.  Nancy's graduate research focuses on using GIS to determine the influence of land use allocations on heavy metal concentrations in Chollas Creek.