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25 Nov

Map of the Week: Does it Rain? Does it Pour?

By Jessie Woldstad Oftentimes, mapping a common and unassuming phenomenon can reveal beautiful and thought-provoking patterns on the landscape. Precipitation, which is extremely variable depending on location, happens to be one of these cases. In a map created by...
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23 Nov

Company Spotlight: Crowd2Map Tanzania Project

By: Abigail Vandenberg The American Geographical Society had the privilege of meeting with Crowd2Map Tanzania’s founder, Ms. Janet Chapman. Chapman started this company six years ago after a decade working with Tanzania Development Trust. Her time with the trust revealed...
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18 Nov

Geographical Review Preview: Local Differentiation and Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Ghana

By: Victor Owusu and Edo Andriesse What is the main purpose of your study? To investigate how climate change is affecting the men and women who are engaged in small-scale coastal fishing and its related activities. What are the practical,...
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18 Nov

Map of the Week: Thanksgiving Maps

By: Abigail Vandenberg This time next week many of us will be reunited with loved ones and sitting down to share a classic Thanksgiving meal. This week we bring you every map you’ll need for this holiday to answer all...
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11 Nov

Map of the Week: Mapping Global Corporate Tax Rates

By Ruqaiyah Zarook Corporate tax rates around the world in 1980 averaged around 40.11 percent, and 46.52 percent when weighted by GDP. Countries have since recognized that high corporate tax rates have an impact on business investment decisions — so...
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5 Nov

Map of the Week: Mapping the Global U.S. Military Bootprint

By Ruqaiyah Zarook In 2015, the United States closed hundreds of military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan — just a drop in the ocean of both small and large known military bases operating under the flag of the United States...
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29 Oct

Company Spotlight: King County GIS Center

Across the country GIS is being used by county governments to inform policy. The King County GIS Center is a leader in integrating GIS into county business processes. AGS was able to sit down with Greg Babinski, Marketing and Business...
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28 Oct

Map of the Week: Homeless Shelter Metrics

By Jessie Woldstad The ongoing plight of homeless populations is a ubiquitous issue in society, one that is persistent throughout time, and requires thoughtful problem-solving in order to take steps forward. In an interactive map created by ESRI, the locations...
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21 Oct

Map of the Week: BLM Management of Wild American Mustang Herds

This map shows a loss of 25.6 million acres of designated wild horse and burro areas between 1971 and 2009. By: Abigail Vandenberg The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) controls more land than any other federal agency, with one in...
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19 Oct

Geographical Review Preview: Understanding the Spatial Patchwork of Predictive Modeling of First Wave Pandemic Decisions by US Governors

By: Patricia Solís, Gautam Dasarathy, Pavan Turaga, Alexandria Drake, Kevin Jatin Vora, Akarshan Sajja, Ankith Raaman, Sarbeswar Praharaj & Robert Lattus What is the main purpose of your study? The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded differently across the United...
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