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What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
Our new maps show coral reefs are more extensive than we thought.
A new study reveals that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view.
The idea we know more about the Moon than the deep sea is seductive – but it’s 70 years out of date.
Artificial intelligence can spot differences in images from before and after a storm over wide areas in almost real time. It showed Hurricane Ian’s vast damage in Florida.
Geographers often talk about the ‘silences’ of maps – what’s missing and unseen. Those silences can be as meaningful as what’s shown.
Glaciers in North America, Europe and the Andes, in particular, have significantly less ice than people realized.
A new study highlights disparities and proposes research priorities for advancing the use of small aerial drones in disaster management.
In many cases, colonial maps would portray conquered land as having been ‘empty’ and available when settlers arrived — even if it wasn’t.
A greater understanding of interconnectedness created by river maps could influence people to become more engaged with conserving river systems.
The coronavirus pandemic has driven a lot of scientific progress in the past year. But just as some of the social changes are likely here to stay, so are some medical innovations.
An algorithm driven world is dehumanising – but by understanding this we can call for a more equitable and human use of data.
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
Releasing balloons at weddings and other celebrations is festive, until they break into pieces and become plastic pollution. A citizen science project is spotlighting the problem.
By understanding how bushfire maps are created, and what their features represent, you can get better at spotting fake ones.
China has embraced the concept of Digital Earth – the use of data from satellites to create a visual map of what’s happening at every point on the planet – and is now a key player in making it happen.
When primary school children in a disadvantaged part of Sydney were asked to map what they valued in the area, their choices were revealing and sometimes surprising.
Take a look at the first high-resolution map of the US food supply chain.
Ultra-clear maps of individual toes were found in the brains of two foot painters – these are not found in typically developed humans.
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Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut
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Visiting Scholar, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Associate Professor of Geography and GeoInformation Science, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Spatial Information, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Distinguished Professor of Public Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer , Technical University of Kenya
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Professor, Chair in Geology & Petroleum Geology, University of Aberdeen
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Research Officer in Forests and Environment Programme, Centre for International Forestry Research
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Director, XYX Lab, and Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
