Geospatial Centroid at CSU

10/12/2026

Monday!
Oct 12, 2-2:50pm

Learn about Colorado’s open GIS data and imagery from CO-OIT GIS Analyst Chris Piccione (and Colorado State University - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability ‘21 alum!)

In person in WCNR Bldg Rm 232 or online over Teams.
Details here:
https://colostate.libcal.com/calendar?cid=12856&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=12856&ct=63302,63303&inc=0

Colorado State University
Warner College of Natural Resources
CSU Department of Anthropology and Geography
GIS Colorado

10/08/2026

Check out this article by Petteri Muukkonen for some common sense cartography tips to make your maps more readable:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-good-data-meet-challenges-cartographic-petteri-muukkonen-vfmnf/

A few small changes can have a big impact!

Every year, geography students learn a simple lesson very early in their studies: a thematic map should help the reader understand data, not work against it. That is why I often find myself using examples from the Nordic statistical report State of the Nordic Region when teaching cartographic visual

10/07/2026

Upcoming Centroid Events!

Monday, Oct. 12, 2:00-2:50pm
Exploring the State of Colorado's Open GIS Data and Imagery
Presented by Colorado State University - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability '21 alum, and Colorado OIT GIS Analyst, Chris Piccione

The Arcade lunch-n-learn is being postponed, stay tuned for a new date!

But also stay tuned for info on our GIS Day, themed Fire&Water, in mid-November.... and a seminar on photogrammetry of medieval buildings in Ireland.

Come learn with us!

Details and registration at gis.colostate.edu > Events
https://colostate.libcal.com/calendar?cid=12856&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=12856&ct=63302,63303&inc=0

CSU Department of Anthropology and Geography
Colorado State University
Department of History - Colorado State University
Warner College of Natural Resources
GIS Colorado

10/06/2026

We have some upcoming events for you!

Details and registration for all of these can be found on our calendar:

https://colostate.libcal.com/calendar?cid=12856&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=12856&ct=63302,63303&inc=0

Wednesday Oct. 7th
Intro to GIS workshop | 11am-12pm, online
Geospatial Python workshop | 1pm – 3pm, online

Monday Oct. 12th
Exploring the State of Colorado's Open GIS Data and Imagery seminar | 2 – 2:50pm
In person in WCNR Bldg Rm. 232, or online over Teams.

Wednesday Oct. 14th
Arcade: The GIS language you didn't know you needed
12:30 – 1:30pm, CSU Morgan Library Rm. 175
In this hands-on lunch-n-learn session, learn about Arcade, the ArcGIS expression language for working with data, labels, pop-ups, charts, and symbology.

Come learn with us!

10/06/2026

Gorgeous time series visualization of river data:

09/22/2026

Thanks to everyone who logged on today for our Gridding the Moon seminar. What a turnout!

And huge thanks to our guest speaker Ethan Schaefer from the SETI Institute for sharing your time and knowledge about coordinate systems on the moon.

Stay tuned for our next events:
Arcade for ArcGIS - date tbd
Intro to GIS workshop - Oct 7
Python GIS workshop - Oct 7
Exploring Colorado spatial data - Oct 12

Find details on our event calendar:

https://colostate.libcal.com/calendar?cid=12856&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=12856&ct=63302,63303&inc=0

09/20/2026

Our first Centroid seminar this fall is gonna be OUT OF THIS WORLD
🌕
Gridding the Moon: Implementing a coordinate system to support human operations on the lunar surface

Learn about the Lunar Grid Reference System, which will enable astronauts to report their location on the Moon in compact, 6-character grid coordinates

Presented by Ethan Schaefer, SETI Institute, and Warner College of Natural Resources Geosciences alum.

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 12:00 – 12:50pm (Mountain time)

Attend online over Teams, details here: https://lnkd.in/gFBw2TBq
Registration is optional, but handy so you can get an event reminder.

Colorado State University Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Colorado State University
CSU Department of Anthropology and Geography

08/06/2026

Surveying and datums for the win!

This past Saturday, August 1, as we celebrated Colorado’s 150th birthday, the iconic Mile High Marker on the State Capitol’s west steps moved for the fourth time thanks to more precise surveying technology. Even after 150 years, science keeps helping us see our great state in new ways!
https://www.denver7.com/news/colorado-150/history-repeats-itself-mile-high-mark-at-the-colorado-state-capitol-moves-for-a-fourth-time

05/18/2026

ArcGIS Pro 3.7 is out - and we didn't even get past the first bullet point before wanting to share:

You can now control layer visibility by map frame in a layout.
This means you can have one Map item, added as two Map Frames in a Layout, and show/hide different layers.

oh, happy day!

Read more:
What's new at 3.7:
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/announcements/announcements/whats-new-and-improved-in-arcgis-pro-may-2026

Overriding layer visibility:
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/announcements/one-map-many-views-override-layer-visibility-in-arcgis-pro

Esri

Use a singular source map for as many map frames as you need in ArcGIS Pro. How and why to override layer visibility in your layouts.