March 2018
Remote
Invited Speaker

Lessons From Mapping A Global Religion — WWHGD

Mapping Religious Landscapes with Human Geography Data
The Working Group on World Wide Human Geography Data (WWHGD), IHS, Booz|Allen|Hamilton

This WWHGD presentation sought to Investigate how Human Geography mapping and analysis enhances our understanding of human behaviors and their influence on religious and national identities; discuss the ways in which Human Geography can inform the relationships between religion, sacred spaces, culture and stability/instability; explore the challenges of mapping and identify best practices for validating religion data.