UBIQUE | American Geographical Society

3 Apr

Green and Sustainable Commercial Property Supply in Malaysia and Nigeria

Preview written by: Onuoha Iheanyichukwu Joachim Full Article Here What is the main purpose of your study? The main purpose of my study is to identify the predictive factors and variables that influence decisions to provide green and sustainable commercial properties...
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27 Mar

Flourish Spotlight

Flourish is an online tool that aims to make advanced data visualization and interactive storytelling available to everyone. Based in London, this project was started in 2016, through the company, Kiln, which is a specialist data visualization agency creating made-to-order...
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23 Mar

Map of the Week: The Lost Colony of Roanoke

“To Seek New Worlds For Gold, For Praise, For Glory”-Sir Walter Raleigh, Founder of Virginia Roanoke was established in 1587 by a group of 115 English settlers. The colony was located on the outer banks of what is today Dare...
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16 Mar

Map of the Week: What’s in an Irish Surname?

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, this week’s map is interactive and explores Irish surnames and their geographic distribution; it was created by Kent Field using Irish Census data from 1890. In the United States, a family...
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15 Mar

Anti-Eviction Mapping Project Spotlight

The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (AEMP) began in 2013 to bring light to the gentrification of San Francisco’s Bay area. AEMP is a data-visualization, data analysis, and storytelling collective, documenting through maps and articles, the disbursement of San Francisco Bay Area...
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9 Mar

Map of the Week: Women’s Business Centers and Entrepreneurship

International Women’s Day is celebrated every March 8th and celebrates women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. Data from the American Community Survey and U.S. Census indicates that southern and midwest states have the lowest rates of female business owners,...
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5 Mar

Geographical Review: “God’s Healing Leaves: The Colonial Quest for Medicinal Plants in the Torrid Zone.”

Author Name: Robert Voeks Article Title, Issue and Volume: “GOD’S HEALING LEAVES: THE COLONIAL QUEST FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE TORRID ZONE” What is the main purpose of your study? Colonial European explorers, settlers, and clergy confronted a barrage of...
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2 Mar

Map of the Week: Famous Children Author’s Birth Places

The National Education Association’s Read Across America Day is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author, Dr. Seuss. In cities...
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23 Feb

Map of the Week: International Students Map

Click on the map for more detail on a specific country Using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, this week’s feature map shows the countries where all the world’s international students are moving from and to. For...
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15 Feb

Map of the Week: Year of the Dog

Click on the image to enlarge 2018 is the year of the dog and this week’s map, created by Lili Chin, shows dogs of the world and their countries of origin. According to the cartographer, she wanted to “create something...
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