Geospatial Information Systems Professional Based in Los Angeles, CA

Katherine Rinehart was raised in Dallas, Texas. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Geography with a minor in Geographic Information Systems and Technology from UCLA in 2022. Katherine earned her master’s degree in Geospatial Applied Information Systems and Technologies through UCLA’s MAGIST program in 2023.

Please contact Katherine directly for projects or to inquire about her work.

RinehartGeospatial@gmail.com

Research Interests

  • Agriculture

    Crop yield, sustainability, resource allocation, vegetation diversity and reproduction, infrastructure placement on farms

  • Climate

    Pragmatic methods of mitigation, deforestation and biodiversity loss, planning for the loss of currently habitable land

  • Medical

    Regional mortality and contributing environmental, societal, socioeconomic, demographic, and political policy factors, disease and demography

  • Urbanization

    Socioeconomic outcomes, gentrification, resource availability, sustainability in urban planning, food deserts

  • Energy

    Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and hydro farm sites

  • Oceanography

    Shark populations and migrations, habitat loss, human impacts, biodiversity loss

  • Population

    Redlining, political policies, and environmental impact on distribution and migration

  • Natural Disasters

    Community resource analysis and planning for earthquakes, wildfire management practices, and analysis of populations and structures that are at-risk and underprepared

  • Law Enforcement

    Allocation of resources based on crime and population data

  • Education

    Demographic, socioeconomic, cultural, and circumstantial impacts on higher education attainment and solutions

  • Business

    Analysis of data to determine locations that are economic while enhancing customer experience and accessibility