Standing Committee

Mapping Science Committee

The Mapping Science Committee organizes and oversees The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine studies that provide independent advice to society and to government at all levels on geospatial science, technology, and policy. It also addresses aspects of geographic information science that deal with the acquisition, integration, storage, distribution, and use of spatial data. Through its studies, the committee promotes the informed and responsible development and use of spatial data for the benefit of society.

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Humanitarian Responses to Forced Migration and Displacement: New Insights from Quantitative and Qualitative Geographic Data

June 15, 2022
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Meeting
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Our ability to describe and project human movement and activity past, present and future is improving as new quantitative data and tools emerge to understand population dynamics. However, in times of...

Accelerating the Analysis of Geographic Change

December 8, 2021
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

Webinar
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About: Human, environmental and coupled human-environmental systems are incredibly complex, constantly in flux and evolving. To adapt to and mitigate geographic change across local to global scales ne...

Virtual Workshop on Geospatial Needs for Environmental Justice

May 21, 2021
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Workshop
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Geographical sorting of populations by race, ethnicity, income, education, political attitudes, and other factors are significant contributors to disparities in individual and social exposure to envir...