Acknowledgements

The author wishes to acknowledge Dr. Injeong Jo (Texas State University) and Barbaree Duke (GISetc) for their contributions in a seminal standards effort, online at: https://bit.ly/geospatialwords

Reviewers and advisors

A heartfelt thanks to those who regularly review the methods, data, and analysis of this project.

• Sarah Bednarz, Emeritus, Texas A&M (NM)
• Shana Crosson, University of Minnesota
• Charlie Fitzpatrick, Esri
• Erika Klose, West Virginia Department of Education
• Elizabeth Langran, Marymount University (VA)
• Jeff Lash, University of Houston - Clear Lake (TX)
• Andrew Mison, University of Texas at Arlington
• Anita Palmer, GISetc (CA)