Women and GIS, Volume 2: Stars of Spatial Science features 30 inspiring stories of diverse women using geospatial technology to improve the world. These women serve as guiding stars to motivate all readers.

Foreword Preface Temenoujka Bandrova, building on her love of drawing and math Ashali Bhandari, planning for a more resilient India Cecille Blake, growing GIS from the ground up in Jamaica Janey Camp, improving communities inside and out Nicole D. Franklin, furthering equity and social justice Sophia Garcia, ensuring that every person counts Valrie Grant, a vision for spreading the joys of geotechnology Elizabeth Groff, using GIS to expand criminal justice policy Tanya Harrison, bringing Mars to the masses Grania Kelly, using art and science to create landscape stories Amrita Lal, powering drones over the South Pacific Kelsey Leonard, using tribal wisdom to care for water resources Megan McCabe, leading the search for a lost airliner Anne Hale Miglarese, bringing technology to the developing world Catherine Nakalembe, empowering the people close to the land Anita Palmer, advocating for students and the world Olivia Powell, championing GIS in the police service Rhiannan Price, fostering sustainable development Barbara J. Ryan, promoting open data for everyone Diana Sinton, connecting spatial thinkers to GIS Hoáng Chi Smith, helping refugees tell their stories Amy Steiger, piloting a career in the office and in the field Eleanor Stokes, going where the big questions lead her Hannah Trew, speaking out loud and clear in a unifying voice Ingrid H. J. Vanden Berghe, Belgium's "geo-broker" of GIS data Verónica Vélez, fighting for social and racial justice in education German Whitley, choosing her own GIS adventures Chyana Lena Williams, bringing geo-business intelligence to Africa Susan Wolfinbarger, shaping our understanding of global conflict Rae Wynn-Grant, saving the bears and the wildlife Acknowledgments

Thirty inspiring stories of remarkable women who are true stars As STEM continues to advance and shape our understanding of our world, so, too, are women, who are taking charge and using research and new approaches to achieve more than they imagined. Women and GIS: Stars of Spatial Science, the second volume in the Women and GIS series, tells the stories of how 30 diverse women in STEM applied themselves and overcame obstacles and life’s challenges using a combination of maps, analysis, and geographic information systems (GIS). From planetary scientists to civil engineers and from entrepreneurs to urban planners, the strong, passionate women in this volume of Women and GIS: Stars of Spatial Science serve as mentors to motivate readers who are developing their own life stories and inspire their potential in a new way. By reading the stories in this book, young women might be better able to chart their own futures.