Tag: Historical Maps

• March 10, 2026

  Counter-mapping in Marginalized Communities: HEROP Speaker Series

  The HEROP Speaker Series invites participants to explore “Our Bodies, Our Places, Our Stories” on March 27th at 12 PM CT. Featuring Dr. AJ Kim, the event discusses marginalized communities’ hidden health resources through qualitative spatial data. Options for in-person and virtual attendance are available, promoting dialogue on social determinants of health.
• February 9, 2026

  Neural Sensing and Urban Environments: HEROP Speaker Series

  Join us for the HEROP Speaker Series on February 27th at 12 PM, featuring Dr. Jiaxin Feng from Dartmouth College. She will discuss innovative GIS approaches linking human brains with urban environments, focusing on neural sensing and its implications for mental health and urban development. In-person and virtual attendance options are available.
• January 20, 2026

  Exploring Historic Maps for Structural Racism Research

  Join the HEROP Speaker Series on January 30 at 12 PM CST featuring Dr. Helen Meier from the University of Michigan. She will explore the impact of historic maps on understanding structural racism and health inequities. The event includes lunch and offers both in-person and virtual attendance options.
• January 31, 2025

  GIS Day 2024 – Community Georeferencing of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

  This past GIS Day, November 20th, 2024, we at the Healthy Regions & Policies Lab hosted a “georeference-a-thon,” and created historical map mosaics of Champaign-Urbana in 1915.