Human Geography
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Cartography, general, Human Geography
U.S. Taxes and GIS
April 15, 2013 is Tax Day in the U.S. when state and federal taxes are due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or state tax offices. By it’s very nature, […]
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Map of NCAA Affiliation
In honor of March Madness, Gizmodo has a series of NCAA college basketball affiliation as measured by Facebook likes. So if you’re into college basketball and into maps, you’ll really […]
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Education, Human Geography, Travel
Epidemiology, GIS, and Portwenn
I only recently started to watch reruns of Doc Martin on Hulu. The show is about a gruff London surgeon who relocates to the picture book seaside village of Portwenn, […]
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The Geography of Abortion Access in the US
Obviously abortion is a hot button topic in the United States. It has become even more so with the recent passing of the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. […]
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AugmentedReality, Human Geography, WebMapping
Geospatial Grocery Store
The Telegraph recently published an article, “How Supermarkets Prop Up Our Class System” by Harry Wallop introducing his book “Consumed: How Shopping Fed the Class System“. In the article, he discusses […]
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Education, Human Geography, Physical Geography
AP Human Geography and Environmental Science
The AP (Advanced Placement) College Board has announced that it particularly needs AP Exam readers to score AP Human Geography and Environmental Science exams. Their website states that, “Each June, AP […]
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GeographyAwareness, Human Geography
Forever Wild
The National Endowment for the Humanities and SUNY Cortland is accepting applications for two one week workshops at the Great Camps of the Adirondacks exploring the Gilded Age of America and it’s […]
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General, Human Geography, WebMapping
Google Adds Amber Alerts to Maps and Search Results
Google has started adding Amber Alerts to its map and search results. They’re doing this through a partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Basically, they’re combining […]
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General, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Political Geography
Scientists Convicted of Manslaughter for Failing To Predict Earthquake
We’ve been following this news item for some time, and I have to say I, for one, never dreamed these scientists would be convicted. An Italian judge has decided six […]
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Cool Stuff, General, Human Geography
Americans Use A Lot of Gas
There’s so much going on with this article in Jalopnik that I love. Let me break it down for you in rough order. First…. cars and geography and we all […]
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