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Map and Geospatial Hub Receives 2022 Esri SAG Award

The Map and Geospatial Hub received a 2022 Esri Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award for its 3D Explorer application. Matthew Toro, Director of Maps, Imagery, and Geospatial Services, received the a...

Magnification of the map inset showing the borders of Central American states. In the map, Honduras, Verapaz, Chiapas, Guatemala, and Nicaragua are depicted with boundaries which have drastically evolved since 1846. Boundaries are represented by a dotted or dashed line. Solid lines in the interior of the peninsula reflect major drainages. Concentric lines surrounding the peninsula reflect the elevational descent into the Gulf of Mexico.

Map of the Month: July 2022

Our July Map of the Month is this 1848 “Mexico & Guatemala” map published just before the end of the Mexican-American War by S. Augustus Mitchell. It features a detailed depiction of the various i...

Registration Open for the ASU Research Computing Expo

ASU Research Computing is hosting a two-day expo to share the various technological and research resources they make available to the ASU community. This event is open to all ASU students, staff, and ...

A magnified view of the Durango and Rio Grande Railroad lines. The Durango rail is represented by a black line with white dots, while the Rio Grande is red with white dots. Major cities like Colorado Springs, Denver, and Durango are bold, while surrounding cities are smaller in size.

Map of the Month: June 2022

Our June Map of the Month is a 1905 “Map of the Denver & Rio Grande System” depicting the extent of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at the time as well as its connecting lines and variation in ...

Historic world map showing nations of the interwar period accompanied by illustrations of 56 flags of the world’s “leading nations”

Map of the Month: May 2022

Our May Map of the Month is this 1930s “Map of the World with Flags of the Leading Nations”. It shows the various complicated international borders of the interwar period as well as illustrations of t...

New Web App: Western North America Vegetation and Locust Map

Our latest web app, Western North America Vegetation and Locust Map, is now live and available to the public. ...

A portion of the “Carte De La California” historic map depicting sections of all 5 historically significant cartographic changes in representing California. Each different map is separated by a thick black border. The interior of each section is a map of California, labeled “Californie”, and its major cities at the time which each segment was drafted.

Map of the Month: April 2022

Our April Map of the Month is titled “Carte de la Californie” and compares five recreations of historically significant maps of California to show the evolution of cartographic knowledge of the region...

A cropped portion of the 1897 “Map of Cuba” highlighting the Florida Keys, Andros Island, and Cuba. From west to east is the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida, the Great Bahama Bank, and the Bahama Islands.

Map of the Month: March 2022

Our March Map of the Month is this historic 1897 "Map of Cuba” published by an American company during the Cuban War of Independence, mere months before the start of the Spanish-American War. It portr...

Historic map showing Oregon and eastern Missouri Territory. The bold, dashed borders reflect the 1849 boundaries between territories established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Solid, bold lines reflect rivers and tributaries of the territories with several dozen labels of the indigenous tribes located in the region.

Map of the Month: February 2022

Our February Map of the Month is an early edition of this map of “Oregon, Upper California, and New Mexico” published in 1849. It depicts the western United States shortly after the 1848 Treaty of Gua...

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