Kansas State Geography - Antilles Bowman Expedition

Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory (GISSAL)
Kansas State University
164A Seaton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-2904
Tel: 785-532-5865
Fax: 785-532-7310
Email: gissal@k-state.edu

Place-based Research in the Antilles: The Second Bowman Expedition

The Second Bowman Expedition of the American Geographical Society (AGS), focusing on the island nations of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, supports the AGS commitment to inform the public and governments about foreign geography in support of better policy making. This project, along with the initial expedition to Mexico in 2006 and 2006 (Mexico Indigena) seeks to help accomplish the AGS vision of sending field teams to every country in the world to gather geographic information, conduct place-based research, and combat geographic ignorance.

Following the highly successful Mexico Indigena effort, a partnership led by the American Geographical Society has been awarded funds to conduct fieldwork throughout the Antilles Region. The proposal was submitted competitively to the Department of Defense. The award amounts to a total of $255,598 and covers funding for one year with renewal likely for a second year and possibly for a third.