On this episode of Through the Human Geography Lens, hosts Terri Ryan and Gwyneth Holt talk with Elizabeth Lyon, Deputy Director for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Support Team at U.S. AFRICOM. Liz is a passionate Geographer who talks to the importance of place and human geography and why human geography can be so hard to map.

01:00 What's your role now as a Deputy Director with NGA at AFRICOM?

02:20 Looking at places that aren't yet well-mapped.

03:30 How to be effective with a geographic separation between a physical workspace and an area of responsibility (AOR)

04:00 "Volksmarsch" as a German tradition

Volksmarsches

05:00 Defining Human Geography for non-specialists

SimCity

Risk

07:00 Why is it so hard to map the earth?

data structures

history of cartography

08:30 What does the WWHGD mean to you? Is it of benefit to the field of human geography?

WWHGD

10:10 "We need to create a taxonomy."

Human Security Taxonomy

10:35 Building off a information-sharing model developed in the disaster response/humanitarian assistance community

14:00 Do you have a favorite WWHGD event? ("Maybe Boundaries at Columbia University in New York")

18:40 When did your passion for geography start?

Rand-McNally Road Atlas

Laura Ingalls Wilder

International School, Kampala, Uganda

22:40 Staying true to building community by making connections to folks with geography, data, and tech. Being an advocate and active learner.

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