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Strip Maps of Central Phoenix

New Map Collection and Index: Strip Maps of Central Phoenix

The index of our latest digital image collection, Strip Maps of Central Phoenix, is now available to the public in this interactive web map.  Geographic Coverage: Phoenix, Arizona, United States Time Range: 1929 Cartographic Scale: 1:1,200; 1:1,800 Physical Availability: in-house use only Digit...

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ArcGIS Online Update -- April 13

ArcGIS Online Update -- April 13 Esri has announced that the new ArcGIS Online update is planned for April 13th from 5PM – 12AM (MST, Arizona time). Esri warns that “access may be limited” while the update occurs. Because of this, it is recommended that ASU ArcGIS Online...

Pilot Chart of the Great Lakes

Map of the Month – March 2021

Our March 2021 Map of the Month is this 1897 Pilot Chart of the Great Lakes by J.E. Craig and A.C. Roberts. It includes a detailed navigational map of the lakes as well as a variety of information on boating etiquette, weather signals, and other useful notes for sailing on the Great Lakes.   ...

ASU News: Visualizing the last great Grand Canyon expedition

View the full ASU News article, Visualizing the last great Grand Canyon expedition, written by senior reporter Scott Seckel, and published on February 12, 2021 at the following URL: https://news.asu.edu/20210211-creativity-visualizing-last-great-grand-canyon-expedition  ...

Cropped segment of map overlaid upon the Colorado River.

New Digital Map Exhibit: Visualizing the Survey: Plans and Profiles of the Colorado River

The Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to announce a new digital map exhibit: Visualizing the Survey: Plans and Profiles of the Colorado River Visualizing the Survey is a dynamic multimedia exhibit visually describing, explaining, and celebrating an historic collection o...

A section of the map focusing on the central portion of the state. The county names, Maricopa, Gila, Graham, and Greenlee, are written in bold and are positioned in the center of their respective location. A bold red boundary outlines county-lines. Segments of the map, including the Fort Apache, White Mountain, Salt River, and Gila River indigenous reservations are outlined and filled with yellow. Counties colored with a green boundary represent national forests.

Map of the Month – February 2021

On February 14, 1912, the Territory of Arizona became a state at the end of one of the most complex journeys to statehood in American history. To celebrate Arizona’s statehood anniversary, February’s Map of the Month is titled State of Arizona and depicts Arizona in 1912, only a few months after it ...

Map projections diagram from Data Carpentries curriculum. Four variant projections of the contiguous United States.

ASU Research Computing: "Introduction to R for Geospatial Data" Carpentry Workshop -- March 8-9, 2021

ASU Research Computing will be offering its first-ever Data Carpentries workshop: Introduction to R for Geospatial Data online course March 8-9, 2021 7:00am-2:00pm MST  Workshop Registration   Via ASU Research Computing: "The purpose of this workshop is to provide a...

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ArcGIS Online Shared Update Groups

Using groups in ArcGIS Online is a great way to share information and collaborate with other users. There are two types of groups in ArcGIS Online: Default and Shared Update. Default groups grant the owner of the group full control of that group’s administration. In this group, members can only edit...

In the top left corner is a black and white grid-style map of the city St. Petersburg. To the right and below the small map of St. Petersburg is a colored map showing the countries and their affiliations during the seat of war. Geographic locations represented in the image are separated by the Baltic Sea with a small portion of Sweden (blue) and the countries of Prussia (red), Belgium (blue), France (green), Austria (green), and the Russian Empire (yellow).

Map of the Month – January 2021

The Map and Geospatial Hub is excited to announce the beginning of our new Map of the Month series where we will highlight a unique map in our collection at the end of each month. Our first featured Map of the Month is a historic map of the Crimean War titled Seat of War, published in 1854 by G.S. W...