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Beyond Compactness: A New Measure to Evaluate Congressional Districts

Diana C. Lavery May 2, 2019 Beyond Compactness: A New Measure to Evaluate Congressional Districts2019-05-02T16:08:38-04:00 Featured Articles
Redrawing congressional district boundaries, an activity that happens every ten years following the decennial census, may be the most consequential application of geography in the United States. As congressional elections have become less competitive, many are raising questions about the current boundaries of congressional districts, often citing lack of geographical compactness as their rationale. Geographical…
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AI and GIS: Finally Delivering on the promise

Esri Staff March 28, 2019 AI and GIS: Finally Delivering on the promise2019-03-28T13:06:35-04:00 Featured Articles
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) isn't new, and neither are its grand promises. AI as an academic pursuit has its roots in the 1950s. Early AI researchers were filled with optimism, but—despite some initial work that appeared groundbreaking, such as the first artificial neural networks—the field saw slow progress over the next several decades.…
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Rights of Nature: The New Paradigm

Cameron La Follette March 6, 2019 Rights of Nature: The New Paradigm2019-03-06T09:24:02-05:00 Featured Articles
Rights of Nature is a short-hand term for a form of ecological governance that both provides for and prioritizes Nature’s right to flourish. It also provides for various subsidiary rights, such as the right to restoration, the right to its natural processes, and the right to ecosystem functioning without interference. The term “Rights of Nature”…
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Stop Teaching GIS

David DiBiase April 2, 2018 Stop Teaching GIS2019-04-23T09:51:36-04:00 Recent News
Teach how to learn GIS instead. That was a guiding principle as I recently redesigned the gateway course to the Penn State Online certificate and master's degree programs in GIS. I began developing Nature of Geographic Information in 1998, at the outset of the Penn State Online ;I designed the course to serve adult students…
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Exploring New Orleans and Beyond Using Web Mapping Tools, Maps, and Data

Joseph J. Kerski March 1, 2018 Exploring New Orleans and Beyond Using Web Mapping Tools, Maps, and Data2018-03-01T10:01:39-05:00 Featured Articles
The evolution of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the web presents an excellent opportunity for the geography community to foster spatial thinking among colleagues, students, and administrators. The use of web maps, spatial data, and analysis tools to examine local to global issues has never been so powerful and easy to embrace. It also…
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