University Laboratories

Geospatial Research & Solutions (GRS) is a professional services group that works in conjunction with researchers in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning (SGSUP) at Arizona State University (ASU). GRS has been providing geospatial support services to clients for over 20 years. Our broadly experienced staff supports both academic and non-academic clients, maintaining a strong record of delivering high-quality products on time and on budget. Design and construction, cartographic and information graphics.

• https://gis.asu.edu/
• 975 S. Myrtle Ave, Tempe, Arizona, United States
• grsinfo@asu.edu
• 480.965.1205

The GeoPlace Mapping Lab is a student-run spatial data development and map-creation service operated by the Department of Geography and Planning within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.  GeoPlace provides free mapping services to faculty, staff, and graduate students that include print and hardcopy maps, digital or web-based maps, and the development of spatial and non-spatial datasets using a full suite of geospatial technology.

• https://www.csuchico.edu/academics/college/behavioral-social-sciences/departments/geography-environmental-studies/index.shtml
• Butte Hall 111, Chico, California, United States
• pzhansen@csuchico.edu
• 530.898.4755

The GIS Computer Labs in the GES Department houses two 24 seat state-of-the-art computer labs geared towards Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing. The two labs feature 48 HP Z200SFF Workstations running Windows 10 Enterprise on 64-bit Intel Core i7 processors, two 600 dpi printers, 10 IBM NT computers, a HP workstation, two digitizers, and a HP755 large-format plotter. The Department also maintains several servers for geographic databases,  a large map library, and houses a large collection of Sanborn Fire Maps.

• http://www.csun.edu/geography/
• Sierra Hall 150, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California, United States
• david.deis@csun.edu
• 818.677.3509

The Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC) is an applied research center of The Florida State University. We specialize in facilitating the understanding and implementation of spatial information within communities and local governments. The FREAC cartography laboratory provides services to public agencies and university departments, including the preparation of maps and graphs for publication and typesetting and layout for books and brochures. As a state affiliate with the USGS Earth Science Information Center (ESIC), the laboratory offers several map sets for Florida and provides information on how to access map and photo information from state and federal agencies.

• http://www.freac.fsu.edu/
• UC6140 University Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, United States
• shodge@fsu.edu
• 850.644.2882

The Cartography and GIS Laboratory provides cartographic and GIS services to the faculty, the university, and the Atlanta community. The department houses its own GIS web server, which can support development projects, dedicated geospatial research labs for use by the Georgia State community, as well as an extensive array of historical and present-day data covering topics as varied as 1927 aerial imagery of the Atlanta area and recent census, geologic, and environmental data.

• https://geosciences.gsu.edu/research-interests/gis-and-cartography/
• 38 Peachtree Center Ave. SE, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• ddai@gsu.edu
• 404.413.5797

GIS, Cartography, and basic Remote Sensing laboratory

• https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/geog/geog_gis.html
• Roosevelt Hall 130 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, United States
• craig.m.dalton@hofstra.edu

Kosmos is the technology and teaching lab designed to support Geography’s cartography courses, integrate mapping and web applications throughout the geography curriculum, complement existing Humboldt remote sensing and GIS labs, and link geography majors with students from other departments sharing an interest in mapping with a strong design component. The Kosmos lab is a two-room lab with 18 PCs and 6 Macintosh computers, as well as a large-format color printer. It is home to the Institute for Cartographic Design, which provides geovisualization services to the faculty and university.

• https://www.humboldt.edu/geography/facilities
• 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, California, United States
• kosmos@humboldt.edu
• 707.826.3946

The Geovisual Mapping Laboratory (GML) creates thematic and GIS created maps for a variety of clients on and off campus. The GML has a dedicated GIS server, multiple 2D and 3D workstations, a large-format plotter/scanner, and a newly created geovisualization room capable of producing three-dimensional GIS maps, 3D animations, and holographic images. Software used in this lab includes: Intergraph’s GeoMedia Suite, ESRI’s ArcGIS Suite, Trimble Sketchup, AutoCAD, ERDAS Imagine, Adobe Illustrator and MS Office Suite. The lab graphically supports the “Illinois Geographer” journal. Services include research support, training, and outreach in data assessment and map creation for both the public and educational sectors through workshops and online tutorials.

• https://www.niu.edu/earth-atmosphere-environment/research/labs/geovisual-map-lab.shtml#:~:text=The%20GML's%20research%20projects%20include:%20*%20Converting,*%20Adobe%20Illustrator%20*%20MS%20Office%20Suite
• Department of Geography, Geology, & the Environment, Campus Box 4400, Normal, Illinois, United States
• askeae@niu.edu
• 309.438.8403

The Cartographic Information Center is part of the Department of Geography and Anthropology under the College of Humanities & Social Sciences of Louisiana State University and is open to the public. The material in the Cartographic Information Center consists of maps, aerial photographs, globes, journals, monographs,  slides, and atlases. Beyond the geosciences, the Center serves many patrons from the College of Design and the greater Louisiana State University community, as well as local businesses, Louisiana state agencies, and the general public.

• https://www.lsu.edu/cic/
• Room 313 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
• cic@lsu.edu
• 225.578.6247

GISciences Lab consists of 32 computers with all the latest software. In the lab we teach GIS, Remote Sensing, and Cartography. We do also complete work for faculty/staff who are publishing books or journal articles, and also for outside agencies needing maps.

• https://www.mun.ca/geog/programs/undergraduate/GISciences/
• Memorial University of Newfoundland, Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, Canada
• gcrewe@mun.ca
• 709.864.3115

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The Dept. of Geography Numerical Cartography Laboratory at Ohio State University was founded in 1974 by Prof. Harold Moellering. It serves as a multifunction laboratory for work in numerical and analytical cartography ranging from student class projects to externally funded faculty research grants. Please note that it is not a production facility, but a teaching and research laboratory in the spatial data sciences

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The Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information promotes and facilitates the use of maps and geospatial information in research, teaching, and learning at Penn State University. It is located in the basement of Central Pattee Library, University Park campus. We have three main areas of activity: 1) education, outreach, and partnerships; 2) collecting, preserving, and providing access to maps and geospatial information resources; and 3) creating new public domain geospatial datasets of broad interest and/or high research value.

• https://libraries.psu.edu/maps
• 1 Central Pattee Library, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
• ul-maps@lists.psu.edu
• 814-863-0094

Projects include mapping, remote sensing, environmental inventory and spatial analysis. The common element being some kind of graphic or cartographic product.

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Rutgers Cartography Services designs and creates thematic maps for clients on and off campus.

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The Cartography and GIS Computing Lab at SRU is primarily a teaching lab. It is equipped with 19 PCs, digitizers, printers, and a 3-D printer. Software supported in the lab includes ArcMap, ArcPro, Erdas Imagine, Pix4D, Trimble InSphere, Google Earth Pro, Adobe Suite, and QGIS.

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The Cartography Studio exists to advance students’ cartographic thinking and map-production skills through experiential learning and in partnership with real-world clients on- and off campus. With a 50+ year history at Syracuse University, the Cartography Studio specializes in print and digital general reference maps, quantitatively-derived thematic maps, and qualitative narrative maps along with other data visualizations (e.g., charts, graphs, zines, and illustrations) to highlight spatial stories of the past, present, and futures!

• https://false-snapdragon-881.notion.site/Cartography-Studio-at-SU-2e29c3a4fd498021afc6f834f98affb5
• 144 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, New York, United States
• cartography@syr.edu

The lab was established in 2012 as a research, education and service-based core facility at Temple University for geographic information technologies, spatial data, geographic modeling and mapping. The principal mission of the lab is to support research and education in geographical information sciences at Temple University and surrounding communities.

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The Cartographic Research Laboratory (Cart Lab) is a map production facility operating under the auspices of the College of Arts and Sciences on the University of Alabama campus. The purpose of the lab is to provide high quality cartographic and GIS services. Staffed by a full time cartographer as well as several graduate and undergraduate assistants, the Cart Lab not only provides real-life experience and skill application to student workers, but also publishes nationally recognized materials. Experience gained by
student workers in the Cart Lab often make them a hot target for potential employers.

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studio.geo-? is an experimental geographic research, teaching, and design studio, located at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Geography and the Berkeley Center for New Media. Projects hosted by the studio work across maps and media to produce critical and collaborative geographic work focused on the question of how we represent our worlds.

• https://studiogeo.berkeley.edu/
• 106 McCone Hall, Berkeley, California, United States
• studiogeo@berkeley.edu

The Cartographic Laboratory at Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science aims to foster excellence of KU members’ research and scholarship by promoting geospatial technology. We provide both contract service and work with faculty on grant-funded research. Our services include but not limited to cartography, remote sensing, GIS and statistical analysis.

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The Gyula Pauer Center for Cartography & GIS at the University of Kentucky lies within the “realm” of the geography department. Therefore, we satisfy the department’s cartographic needs whether it be an individual map for a faculty member’s journal article submission or hundreds of graphics for a geography textbook or atlas. Our scope is very broad based as is our clientele. We support the cartographic needs of all university departments, some state agencies, as well as private individuals and organizations in the community. We produce, primarily, thematic maps for our clients, but have been known to produce an occasional reference map (e.g. map of Lexington and environs, UK campus map). During our more than thirty years of mapmaking we have made thousands of maps for a diverse clientele.

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Description: The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems provides majors with hands-on experience in computer cartography through its Cartography Lab. The lab is utilized most often by students to supplement the lecture portion of a course. Students are also extended opportunities to work in the lab on selected projects or areas of interest through internships and independent study courses. The Cartography Lab is used only by Geography majors but is also available for other non-majors currently enrolled in a Geography class.

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The Laboratory for Landscape Characterization and Spatial Analysis is a research facility dedicated to the study of biophysical and human landscapes.

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Geographical Analysis and Remote Sensing Lab (GARSL)

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The InfoGraphics Lab founded in 1988, is a mapping and geospatial technology facility in the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon. We serve the University community of faculty, staff, and students; the State of Oregon and other public agencies through the application of innovative geospatial technologies, cartographic design, and geographic information science. Atlas design and production is a specialty of the Lab. We support research, instruction, and public service activities at the University.

• https://infographics.uoregon.edu/
• 167 Condon Hall 1251, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
• steiner@uoregon.edu
• (541) 346-4870
• The InfoGraphics Lab is a mapping and geospatial technology facility housed in the Department of Geography (167 Condon Hall). We serve the Department and the University community of faculty, staff, and students; and the State of Oregon through the application of innovative geospatial technologies, cartographic design, and geographic information science. We support research, instruction, and public service activities at the University.

The Landscape Analysis Lab, or LAL, is a GIS research and teaching lab that provides support for spatial analysis for faculty, students, and staff at Sewanee: University of the South. The LAL maintains spatial data for the Domain and provides GIS support for faculty, staff, and students in departments and offices across the university, local community, and regional organizations.

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We operate within the University’s research infrastructure to provide support for both theoretical and applied geographic information analysis and application development. Our goal is to offer students real-world experience, and at the same time, deliver the highest quality of geographic information services. The DIGIT Lab also supports faculty research in the Department of Geography as well as other departments at the University of Utah. The DIGIT Lab has worked for (or with) more than twenty different departments across campus.

• https://digit.utah.edu/index.php
• 260 S Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• info@digit.utah.edu
• 801-581-3612

GIS Lab

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This multi-faceted facility has developed an international reputation for the production of custom cartographic products, diagrammatic representations and the visualization of conceptual models for high-end multi-media output including books, journals, web sites, interactive CD-ROMs, slides, outdoor signage. Cartographic production primarily supports the research activities of the Department of Geography. The facility also services the university community at large as it provides the only official source of campus maps designed for UWO publications.

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Our lab provides cartography and GIS services on a contractual basis. This includes high quality maps for publication in journals and textbooks, individual sheet maps, construction of digital databases, geographic information analysis, and consultation on any aspect of geographic information.

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The University of Wisconsin Cartography Laboratory is a full service graphic/cartographic production facility. Established in 1953, it has a long history of excellence in cartographic production. The Lab provides mapping services to the University community, Local, State and Federal Agencies as well as to Non-profit and For-profit corporations. The Lab has the necessary staffing, hardware and software to successfully complete most mapping projects. Estimates and quotes are given for all projects.

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The Cartography and Geographic Information Science Center specializes in all stages of Geographic Information Systems, from concept to the production of professional online interactive maps, print publication-ready maps, and the display of spatial information and graphics while providing student internship opportunities. The Center also creates geographic and attribute files for analysis with Geographic Information Systems.

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The Geographic Applications Lab within the department of Geography and Meteorology, trains undergraduate students in Data Analysis, GIS, and Remote Sensing, Cartography, Visualization, and Design.

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The Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Wyoming focused on the development of geospatial information and technologies and their applications in science, education, government and business.

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