PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
February 2017
73
I
ntroduction
In America when we think of a person who makes maps most
often what comes to mind has some combination of traits of
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who bravely defined
our “Mason / Dixon Line,” or Gerardus Mercator who gave
us the “Mercator Projections”. One might say our mental
archetype would be the “mathematical outdoorsman” or the
“mathematical artist.” A healthy robust man of intellect
prepared for adventure. ASPRS has many healthy robust
young adventures, both men and women, who work every day
to make our world maps both in the office and in the field.
As we continue to diversify as a community, we would like
to share how we are working to engage our young women
in the adventure of map making. The American Association
of University Women (AAUW) has a vision and it is simple:
“We bring people together for the common goal of breaking
through educational and economic barriers for women and
girls.” The authors of this article are active ASPRS leaders
By Amanda D. Aragón, Melissa J. Rura, and Rebecca Morton
Geospatial Science Learning:
in
STEM
and
A
dvocacy
for
G
irls
and
W
omen
who also share a passion for AAUW and the advancement of
equity for women and the promotion of Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education for young
women. Amanda D. Aragón is the sitting chair of the ASPRS
Student Advisory Council and a graduate student at New
Mexico Highlands University in Environmental Science and
Anthropology. Dr. Melissa J. Rura serves as the Book Review
Editor for
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
(
PE&RS
), the academic journal of the American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Rebecca
(Becky) Morton is the incoming president of ASPRS and the
President and CEO of GeoWing Mapping Inc.
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
Vol. 83, No. 2, February 2017, pp. 73–76.
0099-1112/17/73–76
© 2017 American Society for Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing
doi: 10.14358/PERS.83.2.73
