April 25, 2016
Hilary Melton, Andrew Whitman, and Lindsay Spencer, current students in the Johns Hopkins Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program, were recently awarded Student Assistantships for the 2016 Esri User Conference. Based in California, Esri is a leading international supplier of GIS applications, software, and geodatabase management tools. The Esri User Conference (UC) promotes collaboration and networking for read more…
April 7, 2016
Acclaimed Author Charles C. Mann announced as John Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Master’s Degree Ceremony speaker More than 450 graduates to attend ceremony Critically acclaimed author and journalist Charles C. Mann has been selected as the Class of 2016 graduation speaker for the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and read more…
November 23, 2015
As part of Geography Awareness Week, Environmental Programs Director Antoinette WinklerPrins attended Geography 2050 in New York City, a symposium exploring the future of cities. Many individuals focused on this topic from industry and academia, especially those working in geospatial intelligence. Dr. WinklerPrins moderated a Plenary Session on vertical farming, part of the future of read more…
November 12, 2015
Paul Lantos, MD, a medical researcher at Duke University and also a student in AAP’s GIS program published a paper entitled ‘Geographic Expansion of Lyme Disease in the Southeastern United States, 2000–2014’ in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases in September 2015.
October 28, 2015
Energy Policy and Climate / Environmental Science and Policy Faculty Speaker Series A presentation by Craig Glazer An Overview of Energy Regulation: Looking Backward to Look Forward The presentation is followed by light refreshments and networking opportunities. Details Monday, November 30, 2015, 12-1:30pm Johns Hopkins Washington, DC Center, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW (Room 204) Web link to read more…
July 21, 2015
Land Use and Land Cover Semantics: Principles, Best Practices, and Prospects Features Discusses the theory and foundations of categorization, metadata, ontology, content analysis, and more Provides a synthesis of ongoing research in the area of LULC semantics Includes use cases from applying semantics in searches, LULC classification, spatial analysis, and visualization Summary Explore the Important read more…
July 21, 2015
I presented my capstone project at the Council of Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA) 2015 national conference (http://cogna50usa.org/) that was being held here in Anchorage, AK. I was able to have my wife Lisa Wade, who is a Chickaloon Native Village Council Member and the Director of Education at the Ya Ne Dah Ah Tribal School read more…
April 9, 2015
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June 16, 2014
Dr. Antoinette WinklerPrins, Director for Environmental Programs, recently published a chapter in The Soil Underfoot: Infinite Possibilities for a Finite Resource edited by G. Jock Churchman and Edward R. Landa. Titled “Terra Preta: The Mysterious Soils of the Amazon”, Dr. WinklerPrins’ chapter explores Terra Preta (black earth) soils and the future of the Amazon region. read more…
June 2, 2014
Courtney Maxson, a current student in the Johns Hopkins Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program, was recently awarded a Student Assistantship for the 2014 Esri User Conference in July. Based in California, Esri is a leading international supplier of GIS applications, software, and geodatabase management tools. The Esri User Conference (UC) promotes read more…
