2025 AGIC Symposium Call For Papers

The call for papers for the 2025 AGIC Education and Training Symposium is now open.  Please submit your abstracts to the Abstract Submission form no later than May 23, 2025.  

The AGIC Symposium is scheduled for August 26-29 and will be held at the Prescott Resort in Prescott, AZ.  Follow us on the AGIC-L Listserv or on social media to hear further announcements.

 

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Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries

Most people grew up looking at paper maps that showed the world using the Mercator projection, which heavily distorts sizes.  Google recently took the bold step of overlaying their map onto a globe, which sidesteps projection issues completely and displays the world as it actually is: round.

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