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12 Feb

Map of the Week: Happy Valentine’s Day!

By Jessica Devous With Valentine’s Day approaching Friday, this Map of the Week shows the top dating apps in the world. The history of Valentine’s Day has been evolving since its Pagan origin and the Catholic dedication day to the...
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7 Feb

Geographical Review Preview: Researchers in the panopticon? Geographies of research, fieldwork and authoritarianism

By: Filippo Menga Article Title, Issue and Volume: Researchers in the panopticon? Geographies of research, fieldwork and authoritarianism What is the main purpose of your study? To explore the lived experiences of researchers who conducted fieldwork in authoritarian settings, and...
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5 Feb

Map of the Week: On the Road to November 2020

Map Source: FrontLoadingHQ Map Source: batchgeo By Arden Benner Only nine months separate us from the 2020 Presidential Election and there is enough going on to make your head spin. Luckily, we have maps like these to make the 91...
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31 Jan

Map of the Week: Groundhog Day

By Arden Benner After a long-winded January, February is finally here to shake things up. From Valentines to Presidents and even Leap Year; there’s a lot going on this month. First and foremost, there’s one question on everyone’s mind (at...
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24 Jan

Geographical Review Preview: Measuring the Reach of Asian Regional Food Regimes in the WTO Era: Vegetable networks, territories, and the WTO

By: Kuan-Chi Wang Article Title, Issue and Volume: Measuring the Reach of Asian Regional Food Regimes in the WTO Era: Vegetable networks, territories, and the WTO What is the main purpose of your study? The main purpose of this article...
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22 Jan

Company Spotlight: GISCorps

By Juli Miller GIS, or Geographic Information System, is a system that allows for the mapping, analysis, and manipulation of geographical and spatial data. It serves as a method to solve physical issues via virtual development, enabling the visualization of...
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15 Jan

Map of the Week: Kangaroo Island Before and After the Start of a Bushfire

By: Katelyn Neff Kangaroo Island on December 16, 2019 Kangaroo Island on January 7, 2020 The satellite images above depict Australia’s Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Australia in December and January. Roughly a third of the island is comprised of...
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10 Jan

Geographical Review Preview: Trajectories of Personal Archiving: Practical and Ethical Considerations

By: Gregory Knapp Article Title, Issue and Volume:Trajectories of Personal Archiving: Practical and Ethical Considerations, in Special Issue: Integrating Research Methods in 21st Century Geography edited by Kendra McSweeney and Antoinette WinklerPrins. 2020, Volume 110, issue 1. What is the main purpose...
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8 Jan

Map of the Week: Monarchs & Queens

Monarchs & Queens By: Katelyn Neff “Artist Mona Caron and cartographer Ben Pease joined forces to create Monarchs and Queens, 2010, a map of San Francisco juxtaposing butterfly habitats and queer hangout spaces, part of an exhibition-and-book project by author...
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2 Jan

Company Spotlight: Navteca

By Katelyn Neff “Navteca is a woman and minority-owned technology services company focusing on emerging technologies and IT innovation, like cloud and virtual reality.” https://www.navteca.com/about The American Geographical Society recently spoke with Shayna Skolnik, co-founder, and CEO of Navteca about...
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