Virginia Norwood was an American physicist, best known for her contributions to the Landsat program, having designed the Multispectral Scanner which was first used on Landsat 1. For this work, she earned the title, the “Mother of Landsat.” In June...
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The American Geographical Society offers the Dodson Family and the entire geographic community sincerest condolences on the loss of Robert (Bob) Dodson. Robert Haskins Thomas (Bob) Dodson was born on March 15, 1926 in Mount Vernon, New York to U.S....
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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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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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The American Geographical Society wholeheartedly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an unprovoked war of choice, and calls upon the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) to remove President Vladimir Putin as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of RGS. By...
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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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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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Throughout the year, the American Geographical Society maintains a staff of Scholar-Interns to keep things humming and to help advance our mission to aid geographical understanding. Our interns help report on the news of the day for DailyGeo, produce new...
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