Map and Geospatial Hub news

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ASU Library to host 'Dutton's Atlas Symposium: How Cartography Helped the Grand Canyon become Grand'

Celebrate “Dutton’s Atlas,” a masterpiece of early geological inquiry into the Grand Canyon. The public is invited to attend a free symposium presented by the Map and Geospatial Hub at Hayden Library on ASU’s Tempe campus. The event takes place on Saturday, October 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

Newspaper Article detailing how ASU is starting a new multimedia and public outreach program to bring the first monograph by the U.S. Geological Survey into the Digital Age.

Williams-Grand Canyon News: Dutton’s Atlas: How cartography helped Grand Canyon become grand

View the full Williams-Grand Canyon News article, Dutton’s Atlas: How cartography helped Grand Canyon become grand, written by Joe Giddens, and published on October 12, 2021, at the following URL: https://www.williamsnews.com/news/2021/oct/12/duttons-atlas-how-cartogr…...

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Hub "Projects" Web Page Revamp – Spring 2021

The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is proud to share its newly revamped "Projects" web page: https://lib.asu.edu/geo/projects. While not fully comprehensive, new content on the Projects page provides a clearer representation of the activities undertaken by Map and Geospatial Hub staff (includin...

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Simplifying ArcGIS Desktop Licensing — Spring 2021

The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is simplifying the way it licenses ArcGIS Desktop software for students, faculty, and staff. In accordance with Esri’s recent announcement explaining the retirement of the ArcGIS Desktop Student Trial License, and deprecation of EVA codes, the Map and Geospati...

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Meet our new Map and GIS Specialist!

The Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to announce the arrival of Eric Friesnehahn to ASU Library. Eric was selected from a pool of dozens of candidates to serve as the Hub’s new Map and GIS Specialist. His work involves the ongoing maintenance of our extensive map and aerial collection, as well as c...

An oblique perspective of a three dimensional digital model of the forthcoming Map and Geospatial Hub unit at ASU Library. The model contains various rectangular prisms and other 3D shapes rendered in different colors -- black, white, red, blue, green, and various shades of grey.

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,...