The Map Library offers services relating to maps, atlases, and geospatial information science (GIS) technology. All students, staff, faculty, and community members can visit the Map Library to explore our paper and digital collections. Our staff are available for class visits and individualized consultations.

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MSU's 1863 Land Grant

September 09, 2024

Kathleen Weessies

What land was actually behind MSU's Land Grant? See an interactive map of the actual land parcels selected through the 1862 Morrill Act program.
Map of MSU's 1863 land grant

John Farmer, Mapmaker

August 06, 2024

John Farmer was Michigan’s most astonishing mapmaker. His accurate and detailed maps of Michigan, dating 1825-1859 coincided with an enormous influx of settlers.
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Footpath to Freeway

August 06, 2024

Michigan maps evolved in step with the development of the road system and showed advances such as named roads and numbered state and federal routes. Publishers include map giants Rand McNally and Gousha who supplied oil companies with their ubiquitous freely distributed road maps.
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Events & Workshops

  • Create web pages with ESRI StoryMaps and StoryMaps JS (Online)

    November 13, 2024 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

    ESRI and Knight Labs Story Maps combine narrative text, images and other content with maps to create spatially based narratives for the web. Story Maps are an easy-to-use powerful tool for presentation of all kinds of information to a public audience. They are great for classroom projects. In this workshop, we will compare the ESRI and JS versions of StoryMap and learn how to use Story Maps incorporating a variety of media types and formats.

  • GIS Day 2024: Drones at MSU

    November 20, 2024 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

    DSL Flex Space (Main Library, 2 West)

    Drones are important and exciting tools for research, infrastructure and more. Please join the MSU GIS Users Community to learn about drones from a panel discussion in celebration of GIS Day 2024. Robert Goodwin of RSGIS will lead a discussion on drone applications for research and provide an overview of MSU drone regulations. There will be drones on hand and a video demonstrating their operation.  The panel speakers include: Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences Erin Bunting and Assistant Professor of Plant and Microbial Sciences Addie Thompson. Refreshments will be served after the panel discussion. 

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