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A selection from a topographic map showing contours for elevation within the Grand Canyon

Map of the Month: September 2023

The Grand Canyon is one of the modern natural wonders of the world. It’s been mapped countless times over the years, and is the second most visited national park in the United States. However, the mapping history of the Grand Canyon is relatively young; the first USGS quadrangle maps of the Canyon w...

Historic map of Africa north of the equator from the 1919 “Map of Africa to Illustrate the Progress of Surveys and Explorations”. Regions are colored red or blue to denote different topographic surveys with several unshaded regions representing areas of the Sahara and Kalahari Desert which were unsurveyed. Small black text labels towns or cities, while large bold text denotes location names. Surrounding Africa is the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the South Atlantic Ocean.

Map of the Month: November 2022

Our November Map of the Month is this 1919 British War Office map titled “Map of Africa to Illustrate the Progress of Surveys and Explorations”. Originally published in 1914 and updated in this edition, it depicts the entirety of the African continent with data on the topographic surveys that had be...

Three Additional Workshops

Map and Geospatial Hub Workshops The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub has scheduled three additional workshops for December.  As your year winds down, get some additional GIS training to prepare you for 2018 and perhaps ide...