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2 Feb

Map of the Week: Redlining in the United States

By Emily Frisan Redlining – the racially discriminatory and, now, illegal practice of devaluing homes in racially mixed neighborhoods with few or no white residents, has heavily impacted the homeownership of primarily minority residents. Neighborhoods with minority residents were classified...
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31 Jan

Welcome, Spring ’23 Interns

Throughout the year, the American Geographical Society maintains a staff of Scholar-Interns to keep things humming. Our interns help report on the news of the day for DailyGeo, produce new content for our regular Map of the Week and Company...
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31 Jan

Company Spotlight: GISMO

By Katie Anderson The use of GIS can be found in nearly all sectors of society, from GPS systems used in mapping applications, such as Lyft or Uber Eats, to 9-1-1 emergency response. The Geospatial Information Systems and Mapping Organization...
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26 Jan

Map of the Week: Most Searched Girl Scout Cookie

By Emily Frisan It’s that time of the year again! From the tried-and-true Thin Mint to the new Raspberry Rally cookie, Girl Scout cookie sales help our friends and communities across the country provide grants to local Girl Scouts and...
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19 Jan

Map of the Week: Decriminalized Possession of Controlled Substances by State

By Jordan Brennan Every year, more than one million people are arrested for drug possession across the United States. Those who are charged with criminal drug offenses and convicted, on top of the legal ramifications, are also likely to face...
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17 Jan

Geographical Review Preview: NATURE, SOCIETY, AND CONJOINT CONSTITUTION

The three themes that dominated Western nature-society thought from ancient times to the end of the eighteenth century—a designed earth, environmental influences, and human impact—were joined subsequently by a fourth. It has gone by many labels, of which possibilism has...
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12 Jan

Map of the Week: Paid Parental Leave in the U.S.

By Katie Anderson Since 1993, the United States federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has given most U.S. employees across companies and organizations with a 50 employee minimum access to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected, parental, family, caregiver, personal,...
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5 Jan

Map of the Week: What Does the Land Under Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Look Like?

By Jordan Brennan A team of glaciologists from the University of California Irvine (UCI) made public the most accurate portrayal of the land underneath Antarctica’s ice sheet yet. In outlining these never before seen contours of the land, the team...
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29 Dec

Company Spotlight: Ranking Digital Rights at New America

By Sooin Choi The American Geographical Society met with Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) Director, Jessica Dheere, and Research Manager, Zak Rogoff, to discuss the increasing presence of the online world. In the age of social media, privacy is being contested...
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29 Dec

Map of the Week: An International Countdown to the New Year

By Katie Anderson Getting ready to ring in the New Year? Whether you’re watching the ball drop, eating twelve grapes with the strokes of midnight, or wearing lucky red underwear, watching the clock change from 2022 to 2023 will be...
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