Robert C. Shepard is GIS librarian at University of Chicago, where he also teaches coursework in geovisualization and geospatial literacy. Patrick Bitterman is assistant professor of geography within the School of Global Integrative Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has worked alongside policymakers, scientists, and other stakeholders to address pressing socio-environmental issues in multiple regions. J. Clark Archer is emeritus professor of geography in the School of Global Integrative Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Among others, he coauthored Atlas of the Great Plains. Fred M. Shelley was emeritus professor of geography at the University of Oklahoma, where he previously served as department head. Among others, he coauthored Atlas of Nebraska.

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The Atlas of Iowa examines the state's geography, demographics, agriculture, and political/cultural patterns. Drawing upon archival materials and synthesizing little-known secondary sources, the authors of this thematic atlas have pulled together a comprehensive map series that depicts Iowa's complex, unique story of challenging human-environmental interaction.