UBIQUE | American Geographical Society

9 Jan

Geographical Review Article Preview: Challenges of Elephant Conservation: Insights from Oral Histories of Colonialism and Landscape in Tsavo, Kenya

Authors Name: Peter Ngugi Kamau and Andrew Sluyter. Article Title, Issue and Volume: Challenges of Elephant Conservation: Insights from Oral Histories of Colonialism and Landscape in Tsavo, Kenya. GR 108.4 What is the main purpose of your study? This study reveals how...
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9 Jan

Map of the Week: Equity Accessibility in Perth, Australia

These two maps outline the accessibility to equity in the Perth Metro Area in Australia. Perth, located in Western Australia, is known as one of the most isolated cities in the world and consists of a population of nearly two...
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27 Dec

Map of the Week: Asian Longhorned Tick

Potential Asian Longhorned Tick Range in North America A dangerous invasive species is a rising cause for concern among those who live in the Eastern United States; not only for people, but for wild animals and livestock as well. An...
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26 Dec

Geographical Review Article Preview: Not In The Same World: Topological Youths, Topographical Policies

Author Name: Kirsi Pauliina Kallio Article Title, Issue and Volume: Not in The Same World: Topological Youths, Topographical Policies. Volume 108.4 What is the main purpose of your study? The paper is based on a lengthy study (2009–2017) that explored political realities...
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20 Dec

Geographical Review Article Preview: The Rocky Mountains and the Southwest: Using Feature Names to Study Two Iconic Subregions in the American West Geographical

Author Name: Christopher Holtkamp; Russell Weaver, PhD; David R. Butler, PhD Article Title, Issue and Volume: The Rocky Mountains and the Southwest: Using Feature Names to Study Two Iconic Subregions in the American West Geographical Review 108.3 What is the...
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20 Dec

Company Spotlight: BAE Systems

How do you compile results from hundreds of different sensors as one image rather than a hundred different ones? How is it possible to map an ever changing, dynamic environment and report in near real time? BAE Systems Inc. holds...
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18 Dec

Map of the Week: Where does your Christmas Tree come from?

Map of the Week As the holiday season comes to fruition, people in the US and around the world are going shopping for Christmas trees. A cultural phenomenon that has lasted for decades, every year consumers flock to local farms...
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7 Dec

Map of the Week: Native Lands

In this map you will not find countries, states, nor cities. You will not see clean, straight lines nor finite divisions between labels. What you will find however, is unadulterated, diverse representation of cultures far too often forgotten about or...
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13 Nov

Steve Gillotte I Am Geo

I am Geography My little brother still frequently complains, some 30 years later, about the hours-long road trip where my father passed the time by chatting with me about map accuracy, projections, the art of cartography, and techniques cartographers use...
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13 Nov

Katie Cann I Am Geo

I am Geography My ah-ha come-to-geography moment was in middle school when my parents bought me a world map for Christmas. I had just caught the travel bug and was also interested in covering my walls with cool posters. I...
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