Recently, the Geography Visibility and Outreach Committee had the exciting opportunity to share geographic thinking and remote sensing concepts with young people from around the county. On Sunday, October 20th, Geography graduate students James Allen, Bonnie Bounds, Helen Chen, Kitty Currier, Heather Frazier, Susan Meerdink, Marcela Suarez, and Haiyun Ye hosted an interactive table at the Santa Barbara County 4-H’s second...
Read MoreGeography grad student Grant McKenzie works part time for a company called “Spatial Development International,” based in Seattle, Washington (he was formerly full time and a founding member). “SpatialDev” is a group of creative consultants supporting sustainable development through spatial technology: “We help our clients by putting maps and location-aware databases in place to make their work more...
Read MoreA University of Maryland-led, multi-organizational team has created the first high-resolution global map of forest extent, loss, and gain. This free resource greatly improves the ability to understand human and naturally-induced forest changes and the local to global implications of these changes on environmental, economic, and other natural and societal systems, members of the team say. The UMD “Right Now” news article...
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