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9 Oct

Company Spotlight: Ecopia.AI

By Dane Gambrell Can artificial intelligence map the world? Ecopia.AI (“Ecopia”), a geospatial data and technology company based in Toronto, Ontario, thinks that the answer is a resounding “yes.” The American Geographical Society recently spoke with Co-Founder and President Jon...
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4 Oct

Geographical Review Preview: Adaptive Transitions: The Long‐Term Perspective on Humans in Changing Coastal Settings

By: Craig E. Colten Article Title, Issue and Volume: Adaptive Transitions: The Long‐Term Perspective on Humans in Changing Coastal Settings What is the main purpose of your study? To emphasize the need to consider adaptations as part of larger, complex...
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1 Oct

Map of the Week: The Changing Colors of Leaves Across the U.S.

By: Nathaly Garzon September 23rd marked the official start of a new season: Autumn. With autumn comes fall foliage, which refers to the way leaves change colors during this season. Over the course of the next few weeks, leaves will...
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26 Sep

Map of the Week: Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas

By Juli Miller As average global temperatures increase, a vital resource is falling to scarcity: water. Droughts are leaving communities worldwide vulnerable by increasing the intensity of brush fires, driving agricultural production down, and stranding societies without a clean or...
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25 Sep

Company Spotlight: Cesium

By Nigel Jaffe As with many industries at the cutting edge of technology—bitcoin, AI, machine learning—the world of 3D data can seem opaque even to companies who make use of it every day. Modern society is awash in data to...
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20 Sep

Geographical Review Preview: Evaluating the Geographic in GIS

By: Weihe W. Guan, Matthew W. Wilson, and Anne K. Knowles Article Title, Issue and Volume: Evaluating the geographic in GIS (or how GIS might do geography?) What is the main purpose of your study? In this study, we reflect...
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18 Sep

Map of the Week: Welikia

By Dane Gambrell What did your neighborhood look like 400 years ago? The Welikia Project helps New Yorkers to answer that question– in more detail than they may have imagined. Welikia is an interactive map that lays the natural ecology...
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11 Sep

Map of the Week: The Complicated Landscape of Banning Plastics in the U.S.

By Nathaly Garzon Plastic has been a topic of ongoing discussion over the last few years. As plastic pollution becomes a growing concern across the world, many countries and organizations have taken efforts towards reducing the use of plastic. One...
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6 Sep

Geographical Review Preview: Fieldwork under surveillance: Rethinking relations of trust, vulnerability, and state power

By: Sarah Tynen and Caitlin Ryan Article Title, Issue and Volume: Fieldwork under surveillance: Rethinking relations of trust, vulnerability, and state power What is the main purpose of your study? To compare the experiences of surveillance in China and Kyrgyzstan,...
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5 Sep

Map of the Week: Lack of Running Water Linked to Household Income

By Nathaly Garzon Water is a basic need for all living things. On average, one person in the United States uses between 80-100 gallons of water per day. Although water may seem easy to come across in many parts of...
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