Resources
Here are a few web links related to geography, cities, economies, and other things that interest me.
Partner Businesses
Dallas-Fort Worth is fortunate to have an exceptionally deep and diverse business community that includes several firms that deliver geographic analysis of businesses and markets for a wide range of clients. The websites of these businesses give insight into the kinds of location-based services that geographers provide related to businesses and cities. All of the following businesses are current and/or past employers of UNT Geography students (internships) and alumni (full-time positions):
UNT Geography Alumni
Three UNT business geography graduates were featured in the 125 UNT Alumni of Excellence list associated with UNT's 125th anniversary celebrations. UNT Geography is fortunate to have many others who have gone on to excellent jobs and careers in business geography.
Analytical Software
There are a couple of primary software resources that I emphasize in my classroom teaching. Both of the below are excellent GIS packages that combine a solid core of analytical capabilities with good datasets. I recommend both of these packages highly:
- American Association of Geographers (our national geography association): www.aag.org
- Business Geography Specialty Group of the AAG: businessgeography.info
- Applied Geography Conferences: www.appgeogconf.org
- SWAAG (Southwest regional division of the AAG): www.sw-aag.org
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook for Geographers: www.bls.gov/ooh
- US Department of Labor, Geospatial Technology Competency Model: www.careeronestop.org
- The Atlantic CityLab (interesting urban/economic blog): www.citylab.com
- New Geography (another good urban/economic blog): www.newgeography.com
- Growthology (the Kauffman Foundation's entrepreneurship blog): www.kauffman.org
- Esri Location Advantage MOOC (business/geography): www.esri.com
- Global Network on Financial Geography: www.fingeo.net
- Interstate Guide (a ton of interstate highway geekery): www.interstate-guide.com
- Bostonography (interesting maps blog focused on Boston): bostonography.com
- 55 Yard Line Blog (news about the Canadian Football League): ca.sports.yahoo.com
- Our Daily Bread (a new thought about life every day): odb.org
Partner Businesses
Dallas-Fort Worth is fortunate to have an exceptionally deep and diverse business community that includes several firms that deliver geographic analysis of businesses and markets for a wide range of clients. The websites of these businesses give insight into the kinds of location-based services that geographers provide related to businesses and cities. All of the following businesses are current and/or past employers of UNT Geography students (internships) and alumni (full-time positions):
- Axiometrics, Dallas: www.axiometrics.com
- Buxton Company, Fort Worth: buxtonco.com
- Catalyst, Dallas: www.catalystcommercial.net
- E Smith Realty Partners, Dallas: esmithrealty.com
- Intalytics, Irving: www.intalytics.com
- Invesco Real Estate, Dallas: www.invescorealestate.com
- MedCore Partners, Dallas: medcorepartners.com
- Mosaic, Irving: www.mosaic.com
UNT Geography Alumni
Three UNT business geography graduates were featured in the 125 UNT Alumni of Excellence list associated with UNT's 125th anniversary celebrations. UNT Geography is fortunate to have many others who have gone on to excellent jobs and careers in business geography.
Analytical Software
There are a couple of primary software resources that I emphasize in my classroom teaching. Both of the below are excellent GIS packages that combine a solid core of analytical capabilities with good datasets. I recommend both of these packages highly:
- Caliper's Maptitude desktop GIS package
- Esri's Business Analyst (BA) desktop GIS package
- Esri's Business Analyst Web App (BA Web) cloud GIS package
My Global Business Geography Community
Who is interested in business geography in general, and the content on this website in particular? Here's one indication of the community interested in the topics addressed on www.murrayrice.com. I'm glad to see my research and teaching material being of interest to so many people from across the globe. Welcome to all of my visitors! Please feel free to send me a note to let me know where you are visiting from.
Finally, here are a few additional resources related to geography in general and our program at UNT in particular. The "Five Themes" video is pretty catchy (but no, I am not in it).
The Five Themes of Geography:
The UNT Rap Anthem ("They call us North Texas because we're always on top")
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