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ASU News: Mapping the ASU Library map collection
View the full ASU News article, Mapping the ASU LIbrary mapp collection, written by Britt Lewis, and published on August 20, 2021, at the following URL: https://news.asu.edu/20210820-mapping-asu-library-map-collection ...
Map of the Month: August 2021
Our August Map of the Month is this National Geographic map titled Europe and the Near East. It displays a comprehensive post-WWII view of Western and Eastern Europe as well as the North African Coast and part of the Middle East. Published in 1949 after the conclusion of several years of negotiat...
Map of the Month: June 2021
Our June Map of the Month is this 1844 Plan de l'embouchure du Rio Colorado dans la Mer Vermeille (English title: Plan from the Mouth of Rio Colorado in the Ruddy Sea). It is a French survey of the mouth of the Colorado River that displays information on the river’s depth, islands, and other navigat...
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...
Old and New: Student Artwork on Display in the Hub
Inspired by maps, this art exhibition explores the interconnections and contrasts between Old and New. Students in Prof. Ellen Meissinger’s Art on Paper class, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Art, collaborated with the Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU L...
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. ...
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...
Spring 2018 Event Lineup -- Map and Geospatial Hub
The Spring 2018 semester is well underway! Your ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to offer a fresh lineup of workshops and events for the new semester. Notable additions to the Spring 2018 workshop lineup include new offerings introducing participants to ArcG...