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Book SynopsisImpressive stories of women using geospatial technology to create sustainable solutions for problems the world faces.
The third volume in the Women and GIS series shows how 31 diverse women in various STEAM fields discovered their passion, broke down barriers, and used maps, analysis, imagery, and geographic information systems (GIS) to advance their fields and improve the world. Sharing their experiences from childhood and throughout their careers, each woman reveals her journey in an inspiring recollection of the obstacles she has overcome, the knowledge she has gained along the way, and how tenacity and determination have helped her succeed. Each woman shares tips and words of wisdom that she's gained along the way, including:
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Priscilla Mbama Abasi: “Think big! Think about going to space, think about building things no one has seen before.”
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Arianna Armelli: “If you are like me and crave the freedom to explore a path of the unknown, aka entrepreneurship, a career in STEM will foster the technical foundation to achieve those goals.”
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Gabi Fleury: “The best advice I was given starting out was ‘forge your own path.’ Conservation isn’t a structured, straight-line career, you can get into it in many ways. This is exciting, but it also can be really challenging, because you have to be flexible, innovative, and always on the lookout for the next opportunity.”
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Healy Hamilton: “Success, to me, is a daily feeling that you are living true to your values, that you are meaningfully contributing to the world you want to create.”
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Katharine Hayhoe: “While it’s important to have people you respect and trust give you feedback at key points in your career, when it all comes down to it, you have to make the decisions that feel right for you, not the ones that necessarily look best on paper. You’re the one who has to live with them.”
Featuring strong, persevering women from around the globe, the stories found in Women and GIS, Volume 3: Champions of a Sustainable World will inspire readers who are developing their own life stories to strive for success and achieve amazing accomplishments.
Table of ContentsForeward
Preface
1. Priscilla Mbama Abasi, Making maps and flying drones to save lives
2. Arianna Armelli, Founding a tech company that protects against flood risks
3. Marygrace Balinos, From imagined cities to real solutions
4. Fiona Becker, Blending the beauty of science and art
5. Maggie Cawley, Traveling the open road for open data
6. Hanan Darwishe, Reaching for the stars with her feet on the ground
7. Elena Field, Mapping the unknown in the Antarctic
8. Gabi Fleury, Forging a path to coexistence with wildlife
9. Africa Flores-Anderson, Fighting for a sustainable world, from Guatemala to the Himalayas
10. Miriam González, Democratizing access to geospatial data
11. Healy Hamilton, Answering life’s calling to help save life on earth
12. Katharine Hayhoe, Spreading the word on climate change—and action
13. Jacque Larrainzar, Mapping a city’s path to racial and gender equity
14. Annita Lucchesi, Carving out space for Indigenous mapping
15. Savanna Nagorski/Melissa K. Schutten, Supporting urban development and the tribal communities
16. Trisalyn Nelson, Turning geography into practical solutions
17. Linda Ochwada, Bringing geospatial AI and innovation to Africa
18. Zarith Pineda, Generating empathy through equitable design
19. Maya Quiñones, Bringing forestry data to life in the Caribbean
20. Alice Rathjen, Spiritual journey using GIS to map genomes
21. Maria-Alicia Serrano, Bridging communities using insights from GIS
22. Alina Shemetova, Energizing GIS from a legacy of science
23. Arielle Simmons, Protecting watersheds for generations to come
24. Lauren Sinclair, Making GIS fun for middle schoolers
25. Regan Smyth, Seeing the big picture and working to keep it real
26. Patricia Solis, Serving as an ambassador for people, places, and peace
27. Navya Tripathi, Pioneering the future of GIS
28. Kalpana Viswanath, Pinning her business on the safety of cities
29. Julia Wagemann, Expanding the network of female leaders in GIS
30. Faustine Williams, Improving health outcomes for underserved populations
