Description
Book SynopsisForeword by Jane Goodall
Thirty inspiring stories of diverse women using geospatial technology to advance science and help resolve important issues facing the world.
Like the first volume, Women and GIS, Volume 2: Stars of Spatial Science tells how 30 women in many different STEM fields applied themselves, overcame obstacles, and used maps, analysis, imagery, and geographic information systems (GIS) to contribute to their professions and the world. Sharing the experiences of their childhoods, the misstarts and challenges they faced, and the lessons they learned, each story is a celebration of a woman’s unique life path and of the perseverance, dedication, and hard work it takes to achieve success. This book includes multicultural women at various points in their careers such as:
- Barbara Ryan -- Dedicated to open spatial data for everyone
- Cecille Blake -- Growing GIS capacity in Jamaica and for North and South American countries
- Rhiannan Price -- Advocating to make a difference for vulnerable populations
- Verónica Vélez -- Fighting for social and racial justice in education
- Tanya Harrison -- Bringing Mars to the masses
From planetary scientists to civil engineers, entrepreneurs to urban planners, the strong, passionate women in Women and GIS, Volume 2: Stars of Spatial Science serve as guiding stars to motivate readers who are developing their own life stories and to inspire their potential to meaningful achievements.
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Temenoujka Bandrova, building on her love of drawing and math
Ashali Bhandari, planning for a more resilient India
Cecille Blake, growing GIS from the ground up in Jamaica
Janey Camp, improving communities inside and out
Nicole D. Franklin, furthering equity and social justice
Sophia Garcia, ensuring that every person counts
Valrie Grant, a vision for spreading the joys of geotechnology
Elizabeth Groff, using GIS to expand criminal justice policy
Tanya Harrison, bringing Mars to the masses
Grania Kelly, using art and science to create landscape stories
Amrita Lal, powering drones over the South Pacific
Kelsey Leonard, using tribal wisdom to care for water resources
Megan McCabe, leading the search for a lost airliner
Anne Hale Miglarese, bringing technology to the developing world
Catherine Nakalembe, empowering the people close to the land
Anita Palmer, advocating for students and the world
Olivia Powell, championing GIS in the police service
Rhiannan Price, fostering sustainable development
Barbara J. Ryan, promoting open data for everyone
Diana Sinton, connecting spatial thinkers to GIS
Hoáng Chi Smith, helping refugees tell their stories
Amy Steiger, piloting a career in the office and in the field
Eleanor Stokes, going where the big questions lead her
Hannah Trew, speaking out loud and clear in a unifying voice
Ingrid H. J. Vanden Berghe, Belgium's "geo-broker" of GIS data
Verónica Vélez, fighting for social and racial justice in education
German Whitley, choosing her own GIS adventures
Chyana Lena Williams, bringing geo-business intelligence to Africa
Susan Wolfinbarger, shaping our understanding of global conflict
Rae Wynn-Grant, saving the bears and the wildlife
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