Entries by Utah Geological Survey

Geological 'Grabens' in Utah Seen from Space (Photo)

Did everyone have a great weekend? Maybe some of you got out into Utah’s National Parks. Canyonlands National Park is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Check out this article showing an aerial photo from space of the park’s grabens that run along the Colorado River, along with other geological highlights. news.yahoo.com Parallel valleys called grabens stand […]

The Unlikely History of the Origins of Modern Maps

smithsonianmag.com Efforts to explain what GIS actually is almost invariably wax philosophical. At its most essential, GIS is a system for marrying data sets with geography. But it can better be understood as the product of a specific historic moment whose fruit is just coming to bear – a moment arising from the spontaneous amalgam […]

Explore Yant Flat on SUMA's summer art hike

A wonderful opportunity! Check it out. suindependent.com The unique landscape of Southern Utah offers endless opportunities for depiction as well as discussion, and its geological formations have provided countless artists with creative inspiration. For its summer 2014 art hike, the Southern Utah Museum of Art Community Engagement Committee merges science with art for a trek […]