GIS Library
Many of the projects presented here were produced by Justin Sorensen, the GIS specialist in Creativity & Innovation Services. For more information about these projects, or to request consultation from Justin on a geospatial project, visit the GIS Services website.
Some projects are only available as a downloadable file, viewable in the desktop version of Google Earth.
![Downwinders of Utah Archive Downwinders of Utah Archive image](/img/Downwinders%20of%20Utah%20Archive%20Image.jpg)
Downwinders of Utah Archive
An interactive geospatial timeline of nuclear fallout in Utah.
![Reconstructing the Past Through Sanborn Maps reconstructing the past through sanborn screen shot](/img/Reconstructing%20the%20Past%20Project%20Screenshot.jpg)
Sanborn Maps of Utah
Explore history geospatially through the Reconstructing the Past project.
![Japantown of Salt Lake City Japantown of Salt Lake screenshot](/img/Japantown%20of%20Salt%20Lake%20City%20Project%20Screenshot.jpg)
Japantown of SLC
Japantown in Salt Lake City was established in 1914 in the area where the Salt Palace now stands.
![Downwinders of Utah Archive Downwinders of Utah Archive image](/img/hidden-water.png)
Hidden Water
Hidden Water unveils surface water systems on the east side of Salt Lake Valley, both culinary and irrigation.
![Western Soundscape Archive Western Soundscape screen shot](/img/Western%20Soundscape.png)
Western Soundscape
The Western Soundscape Archive offers thousands of recordings of Western animal species and their environments.
![Utah Digital Newspapers county map Utah Digital Newspapers County map screenshot](/img/DSS_UtahDigitalNewspapersScreenshot.png)
Utah Digital Newspapers
Browse historic newspapers of Utah by County.
![Then and Now pictorial history of SLC Then and now project screen shot](/img/then%20and%20now.png)
Historic Downtown Salt Lake City
Go on a historic photo tour of downtown Salt Lake City.
(available as a downloadable Google Earth file)
![Impact of chemicals on SLC Historic GIS of SLC screen shot](/img/HGIS.jpg)
Impact of chemicals on SLC
A focus on the impact of banned chemicals in use from 1935-1952 on SLC.
![Geology theses maps in Google Earth Geology theses maps geospatially located screenshot](/img/DSS_GeologyThesesMapsScreenshot.png)
Geology Theses Maps
Explore maps created from 1950-1975 by Geology graduate students.
(available as a downloadable Google Earth file)
![Rock Mountain Power Project Rocky Mountain Power project screenshot](/img/GISLibrary_RockyMtn%20copy.jpg)
Rocky Mountain Power Photo Collection
Explore images from the Rocky Mountain Power Photo Collection; each point on the map represents a single power facility.
(available as a downloadable Google Earth file)