The Community Mapping Lab is comprised of faculty, students, and community members who draw from geographic theories and methods to work for the empowerment of marginalized groups, shape understanding of important issues, and develop new tools for community based research. Our research projects rely on collaborative research partnerships, develop innovative approaches to engaged research, and foster public dialogue about community development, community engagement, cartography, and spatial analysis.

This website provides more information about the lab and our activities. Here's some of the most current content:

• Ongoing work on Black neighborhoods and historic places in Athens:
  • Online and print maps showing Civil Rights sites in Athens (coming soon)
    
  • Map of sites relevant to Black history in Athens (2024)
    
  • Historic maps of Hot Corner, a historically Black business district in downtown Athens. (2024)
    
  • Resources related to our work with Brooklyn Cemetery to provide a spatial guide to this historic Black space. (ongoing)
  • Details of our work with the Linnentown Project, which includes a recent report on financial losses of Linnentown residents.
    • A storymap about the Linnentown Neighborhood by students in the Community GIS class (spring 2022).
• Information on our work analyzing evictions and evictors in Athens (2023)
• Mapping to identify bike routes connecting Athens-Clarke County (2022)
• Information on our project to digitize the 1958 Athens City Directory
• A link to the Athens Social Atlas, showing a range of data about Athens neighborhoods.
• Our occasional blog about lab activities