Monthly Archives: March 2022

Map of the Week: Smoking Prevalence & Tobacco Advertising Policies

Posted on March 8, 2022 by John Hipsman

Smoking tobacco has been a major pastime in certain societies all over the world. Whether that be for financial gain or social practice or both, most if not all countries have been affected by the production of cigarettes. As research … Continue reading →

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Link of the Week: Bloomberg MapLab

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Julia Adams

https://www.bloomberg.com/citylab/maplab For the Blog of the Week, I decided to highlight Bloomberg CityLab’s site. According to the website, the Bloomberg CityLab “focuses on the problems that cities face, focusing on Transportation, Environment, Justice, Culture, Design, and Housing.” Through their MapLab … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: Prison Map

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Julia Adams

http://prisonmap.com/  http://prisonmap.com/about Prison Map, by Josh Begley, a student at NYU studying Interactive Telecommunications, created a collection of satellite images of prisons throughout the United States. Through his collection of photographs, Begley aims to answer the question, “what does the … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: Baltimore City Crime Map

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Julia Adams

https://arcgisportal.baltimorepolice.org/publiccrimemap/ Baltimore City was ranked number four for “the most dangerous cities in America” by CBS News in 2019, based on FBI data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Growing up in Baltimore myself, I was privileged to not have … Continue reading →

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