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Author: Yidan Xu

Gli Etruschi

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, With the national-conservative political party Brothers of Italy becoming the largest party in the 2022 Italian general election and Giorgia Meloni on course to become the country’s first female prime minister, Italy has attracted worldwide political attention in Read More …

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The Red Planet Mars

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, Since our last map brought us to the beautiful moon, I thought we could spend one more week chilling in outer space to look at this map of Mars before coming back to our earth. 🙂 Also produced Read More …

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The Earth’s Moon

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, Hope everyone had a nice, relaxing long weekend. Since this coming Saturday, September 10th, is the Mid-autumn Festival, I thought we could take a look at this interesting lunar map together. 🙂 Like most National Geographic supplemental maps, Read More …

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Geologic Map of New York: Hudson – Mohawk sheet

March 30, 2022August 25, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hello everyone, This week, we continue to dwell in New York but we will look at the state from a different perspective. We are leaving New York City and moving upward to the Upper Hudson regions. Published by New York Read More …

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The Reaches of New York City

March 24, 2022August 25, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi Everyone! Welcome back!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! Coming back to our lovely campus again, I thought we could look into a few maps of the places we are all familiar with. 😉  This exquisite map Read More …

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Public Map: Bicycles and Bicycle Racks On Campus

March 11, 2022December 30, 2022 Yidan Xu

Bicycles are an important part of Vassar College. Led by Director of Sustainability Cora Kenfield, Vassar students conducted a GIS project on the bicycle racks on campus to evaluate if the current infrastructure is able to support the bike community. Read More …

Past Projects

Expired: May 16 — Spring NEARC Call for Abstracts

March 3, 2022August 25, 2022 Yidan Xu

Save the date for Spring NEARC on Monday, May 16 at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts.  To submit an abstract, review the presentation guidelines and submission procedures, then submit a proposal online.

Events

A Map of California

March 3, 2022August 25, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hello everyone, I hope everything is going well with your mid-term exams, papers, or projects! Spring Break is approaching and so are the exciting field trips! This map of California is for those who will go on the East California Read More …

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Mexico City: 1556

February 24, 2022August 25, 2022 Yidan Xu

When we saw so many cities and villages built in the water and other great towns on dry land we were amazed and said that it was like the enchantments … on account of the great towers and cues and Read More …

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Arctic Ocean

February 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hello everyone, It’s already the last week of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, have you watched any games? There are a lot of “cold and chilly elements” on campus this week: we got more snow at the beginning of this Read More …

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