Map and Geospatial Hub

An illustrated Grand Canyon landscape with figures in the foreground

Historic Grand Canyon atlas finds new home

A recent donation of a significant Grand Canyon atlas to the Map and Geospatial Hub at the ASU Library is expanding access to rare cartographic materials at Hayden Library. An original copy of the “A...

New Geospatial Data Analyst Joins the Team: Kirk Kirchner

The Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to welcome Kirk Kirchner to ASU Library. Kirk will take over the role of Geospatial Data Analyst at the Map and Geospatial Hub where he will carry out a variety o...

A portion of the map showing the Connach and Ulster regions

Map of the Month: August 2024

The distribution of particular surnames on the island of Ireland lends clues as to the history and movement of its people. Primarily, Irish surnames originate from the Irish language. These names are ...

Illustrated artwork and drawings on cartographic materials displayed on a table

ASU Library, School of Art collab celebrates 10 years with new student exhibition

“Time and Change” is the title for a new art exhibition on display from Nov. 11–27 at Noble Library on the Tempe campus showcasing the creative problem-solving by students using cartographic materials...

Generalized tectonic map of the arctic, including tectonic trend lines, tectonic boundaries, shield areas, and more.

Map of the Month: May 2023

Our May Map of the Month is the 1960 publication, “Geology of the Arctic”, as prepared by the First International Symposium on Arctic Geology. This exquisite map is a compilation of geologic maps, glo...

KJZZ Interview: Hub Director Talks About Complexities of Mapping the Desert

As the Sonoran desert and biotic communities of the American southwest begin to bud with warming weather, KJZZ radio reached out to Director Matthew Toro in a recent episode of Saguaro Land (March 29,...

A map of the world with all countries in grey, except for the United States, Brazil, and Russia- which are green, There are green dots indicating major distribution points with blue lines showing the connection between the them visualizing the shipment of chemical fertilizers.

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 Integratio...

A false color image of Hong Kong Harbor, where the normally green vegetation is a bright red and the more urban buildup is a lighter cyan.

Workshop: Harnessing the Power of Near-Daily Satellite Imagery

Join us at Hayden Library on February 16th for a hands-on, 2-hour workshop to learn more about your Planet access, Planet’s web applications, and our visualization tools. Thursday, February 16th 2:...