geospatial data news
ASU Hosting Esri Global Education Manager on April 4th, 2024
ASU School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning will be hosting Dr. Michael Gould for an hour-long talk:On the Evolution of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Thursday, April 4th 4:00-5:00 p.m. Coor Hall, Room #5536 Dr. Michael Gould is Global Educat...
Barrett Honors Thesis Defense at the Map and Geospatial Hub — Global Supply Chains and the Russia-Ukraine War
The Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to be hosting an open-to-the-public Barrett Honors thesis defense early next month. See full details below. Student Name Sara Williams Thesis Title Integration of Geographical Technologies to Visualize Supply Chain Networks and Analyze the Impact of the Ukra...
Map explorer tool recognized at world's largest GIS conference
Looking for a map but can’t make it to the library? Look no further than your PC or smartphone. The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub’s virtual 3D Explorer application opens the doors of the hub to users all over the world, with the ability to experience the space and browse the collection virtual...
New Map Collection and Index: Poor’s Railroad and Utilities Maps
The index for our new digital image collection, the Poor’s Railroad and Utilities Maps collection, is available to the public here. Poor’s Railroad and Utilities Map, Midwest to Northeast Region magnified The Poor’s Railroad a...
Soft-Launch: ASU GeoData
The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is happy to announce a soft-launch of the new ASU GeoData platform. The goal of ASU GeoData is to provide a data discovery and exploration platform for multiple forms of geographically-referenced data. ASU GeoData shares, primaril...
Important Changes Coming to the ASU Geospatial Data Directory
Changes are coming to the way users connect to geospatial data holdings managed by ASU Library’s Map and Geospatial Hub. The Library is consolidating its storage resources and moving content to Library-managed servers. But don’t worry: the data aren’t going away; they’re just getting moved. ...
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...
Well-Earned Retirement for Mary Whelan
While it doesn't come as news for most, all are disappointed to learn of Dr. Mary Whelan's recent retirement from ASU Library this past December. Since 2008, Mary had become an indispensable source of knowledge and expertise at ASU Library for those wishing to integrate ...