Map and Geospatial Hub news
PHXGeo Mapathon at the Hub (November 2019)
The Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to be hosting PHXGeo once again for an OpenStreetMap mapathon. PHXGeo is a community-based meetup group for those in the Phoenix area who like maps, GIS, OpenStreetMap, cartography, and anything in between -- a natural Hub collaborator. ...
The Map and Geospatial Hub is Moving -- Hayden 2020
The time is finally upon us! The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is moving its physical operations to a specialized new suite in Hayden Library, on ASU’s Tempe campus. The move will begin in early December 2019. The brand new Hub will be open to the public starting in January 2020. The $90,000,...
Place and Space: Fifth Annual Creative Cartography Art Exhibit
The newest installment of the Creative Cartography exhibit series is now on view at the Map and Geospatial Hub. This year’s art exhibit, Place and Space, features artwork from Prof. Ellen Meissinger's Fall 2018 Art on Paper class. ...
Grand Canyon Map Competition
The historic Mapping Grand Canyon Conference to be held at ASU in Spring 2019 will feature three (3) Grand Canyon Map Competitions. Download the Grand Canyon Map Competition Flyer [pdf format]. Students currently enrolled in a certificate, undergraduate or graduate program from any institution are...
OSM Mapathon: YouthMappers Chapter Starting at ASU
Help Map Humanitarian Crises! ASU is starting an on-campus chapter of YouthMappers! We will be creating maps that will help the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects focus on increasing food security, preventing diseases such as malaria, and...
Quick look into geocoding
Geocoding is the process of assigning a geographic coordinates to a description of location-related information. The most common use is the attribution of geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) to a street or postal address or address geocoding. In contrast, reverse geocoding is the reverse...
Root’s Facial War Map of the World
Root's Facial War Map of the World Author: M.A. Root Date: 1898 This map is a bit of a mystery. At first glance, it seems to be a standard map of the world. Upon closer inspection, odd cartoon faces worked into the outlines of countries and landforms start to jump out...
USGS Aerial Orthophoto Web Map Index
If you’re looking for aerial photographs of Arizona from the 1970’s, the USGS Orthophotos are a good place to start. The scale for these black and white photos is 1:24,000 and they line up with the USGS 7.5’ topographic map series. These photos are housed at the ASU Map and Geospatial Hub. While th...
Mapping Grand Canyon Conference -- Website Live!
If you haven't yet heard, the Mapping Grand Canyon Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 28 -- Friday, March 1, 2019. The dedicated conference website is now live at https://lib.asu.edu/mapping-grand-canyon-conference Mapping Grand Canyon C...