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21 May

Map of the Week: Lockdown Landscapes

By: Conor White The United States is currently well into the second month of life under lockdown. Not many could have predicted that our normal daily lives could have changed so drastically in such a short space of time. It...
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14 May

Geographical Review Preview:Urban resilience and the alternative economy: A methodological approach applied to Northern Spain

By: Paz Benito del Pozo & Alejandro López González Article Title, Issue and Volume: Urban resilience and the alternative economy: A methodological approach applied to Northern Spain What is the main purpose of your study? Demonstrate the scope of alternative...
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13 May

Mapping Social Distancing in Urban Spaces

By Maya Garcia Fisher At this current moment in time, it’s crucial that people maintain social distancing at all times. While this is easy to maintain at home, it becomes much harder when people need to leave their homes for...
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29 Apr

Map of the Week: Cartography of Disease

By Jessica Devous Inspiration for this week’s Map of the Week came from maps of diasease at the Library of Congress. Published in 1874 by L.H. Carney, six maps showed the distribution of disease in the eastern region of...
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28 Apr

Geographical Review Preview: Spatial networks in trade credit between geographically close industrial small and medium enterprises in an urban environment

By: Mariluz Maté-Sánchez-Val Article Title, Issue and Volume: Spatial networks in trade credit between geographically close industrial small and medium enterprises in an urban environment What is the main purpose of your study? The main aim of this study is...
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20 Apr

Map of the Week: Earth Day Events

By: Maya Garcia First celebrated in the United States in 1970, Earth Day is now recognized worldwide each year on April 22nd. The holiday was founded by Gaylord Nelson, a former senator from Wisconsin, after he witnessed the after-effects of...
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14 Apr

Geographical Review Preview: Global Choke Points May Link Sea Level And Human Settlement At The Last Glacial Maximum

By: Jerome E. Dobson, University of Kansas; Giorgio Spada and Gaia Galassi, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo.” What is the main purpose of your study? To investigate the transportation potential of the world’s global choke points at the Last...
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13 Apr

Company Spotlight: Gather

By Jessica Devous Gather is a non-profit organization in London, United Kingdom that collects and organizes geographical data on sanitation infrastructure in emerging cities. Launched in 2016, Gather is working to close the sanitation gap by standardizing geospatial data for...
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9 Apr

Map of the Week: NYC’s Street Trees

by Jake Rogers With spring upon us, the flowers are blooming and the trees are coming back to life in an explosion of lush greenery that makes us all feel a little warmer after a long, cold winter. This interactive...
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1 Apr

Map of the Week: Inside Asia

By Arden Benner Much of the world is on lock-down this week and will continue to be for the next several. With that in mind, allow this week’s Map of the Week to take you on a virtual field trip—no...
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