UBIQUE | American Geographical Society

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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30 Dec

Map of the Week: Happy New Year!

New Year Map 2020 By Katelyn Neff You can watch in real-time as the New year 2020 moves across the world map! By using the interactive map you can see where in the world moves into the New year first...
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27 Dec

Geographical Review Preview: The podcast-as-method?: Critical reflections on using podcasts to produce geographic knowledge.

By: Eden Kinkaid, Kelsey Brain, and Nari Senanayake Article Title, Issue and Volume: The podcast-as-method?: Critical reflections on using podcasts to produce geographic knowledge. In the special issue: Challenging Research Methods in 21st Century Geography. What is the main purpose of...
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23 Dec

Map of the Week: Cyclist Creates Reindeer Map

By: Nathaly Garzon With the holiday season among us, our minds are filled with thoughts of family, gift-giving, and other fun festivities. Cyclist Anthony Hoyte had reindeers in mind when he set out to map a drawing of the animal...
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20 Dec

Kathryn Hannum I Am Geo

I am Geography I have always acquired great joy from noticing the small details of life. Visible or invisible, the details of the spaces we inhabit are what colors our experiences. Much my worldview has been shaped from the vantage...
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18 Dec

Map of the Week: Surging Seas: Risk Zone Map

By Juli Miller Sea level rise is a very real threat to modern life. Ignited by warming greenhouse gas emissions, these changing tides have become a major source of concern as they threaten to intensify storm surges, destroy marine habitats,...
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