Mark Altaweel, Author at Geography Realm

Diagram of the fast carbon cycle shows the movement of carbon between land, atmosphere, and oceans.(Diagram adapted from U.S. DOE, Biological and Environmental Research Information System.)

Understanding How Carbon Storage Can Help Meet Climate Goals

January 13, 2022 by Mark Altaweel

The storage of carbon is a critical part of rebalancing the carbon cycle to ensure that climate change is less severe than many predict.

Stray cats at the São Jorge Castle in Lisbon, Portugal.

Mapping Feral and Stray Cats

January 10, 2022October 13, 2021 by Mark Altaweel

Conservationists are using GIS and GPS to map out feral cat movements to understand impacts on native species.

Photo of fruits and vegetables in a store.

Spatial Analysis of Inflation and the Impact of the Pandemic

September 17, 2021 by Mark Altaweel

As countries continue to recover from the Covid epidemic, the latest economic worry is that growing prices and shortages would significantly impact the larger economy.

Set of maps illustrating how researchers used deep learning to map trees in West Africa.

Mapping Trees in West Africa

October 14, 2021July 24, 2021 by Mark Altaweel

Researchers used high resolution satellite imagery and machine learning to map trees in West Africa.

A USGS elevation benchmark in Bryce Canyon National Park. Photo: Alex Demas, USGS, public domain.

Survey Markers and Benchmarks

July 8, 2021July 5, 2021 by Mark Altaweel

Benchmarks are a type of survey markers whose elevations have been surveyed as accurately as possible based on the technology at the time.

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