Geikie had a keen interest in the advancement in geographical research and teaching, willingly giving his support to the project, and in December 1884 The Scottish Geographical Society (S.G.S.) was established.
Geikie se strastveno zanimao za napredak u geografskim istraživanjima i poučavanju, svesrdno dajući potporu projektu, pa je u prosincu 1884. osnovano Škotsko geografsko društvo (S.G.S.).