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James Meacham

Senior Research Associate I Emeritus
Geography, SAIL
Research Interests: Cartographic design and production, geographic information systems

Statement

B.S., 1984, M.A., 1992, Oregon. (1992)

InfoGraphics Lab

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EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">. These atlas publications have received several major awards from the American Association of Geographers, the Cartography and Geographic Information Society, the Association of American Publishers, and the Wildlife Society among others.

Teaching

GEOG 493/593 Advanced Cartography