Shaping new infrastructure and practices for cartographic innovation, education, and outreach in universities

Robinson, Anthony C.; Cowart, Alicia; Fish, Carolyn; Iverson, Alicia A.; Limpisathian, P. William; Merson, Joanna; Roth, Robert E.; Steiner, Erik; Steingisser, Alethea

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Shaping new infrastructure and practices for cartographic innovation, education, and outreach in universities

Anthony C. Robinson, Alicia Cowart, Carolyn Fish, Alicia A. Iverson, P. William Limpisathian, Joanna Merson, Robert E. Roth, Erik Steiner, and Alethea Steingisser

Anthony C. Robinson

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5249-8010

GeoGraphics Lab, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Alicia Cowart

UW Cartography Lab, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA

Carolyn Fish

InfoGraphics Lab, University of Oregon, USA

Alicia A. Iverson

GeoGraphics Lab, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

P. William Limpisathian

UW Cartography Lab, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA

Joanna Merson

InfoGraphics Lab, University of Oregon, USA

Robert E. Roth

UW Cartography Lab, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA

Erik Steiner

InfoGraphics Lab, University of Oregon, USA

Alethea Steingisser

InfoGraphics Lab, University of Oregon, USA

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