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Mapping Migration Deaths with GIS Modeling

by Emily Cataneo • May 12, 2021

Geographical information system modeling — a digital technology that allows geographers to perform spatial, data-driven analysis of landscapes — is providing an insight into why some undocumented migrants perish while crossing international borders, including in the Sonoran desert on the border between Mexico and the United States.

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How Journalists Tracked Down Missing Data to Change the Conversation on Homelessness

by Hannah Coogans • April 21, 2021

Journalist Maeve McClenaghan was scrolling through Twitter when something caught her eye: a post from a local community member about a homeless person’s death. Digging deeper, she soon realized no one was collecting the relevant data to build a nationwide picture of how many homeless people were dying across the UK, sparking an 18-month investigation involving a network of over 1,000 contributors.

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