The New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) has launched a New Data Portal (http://rgis-data.unm.edu/) for New Mexico GIS resources. The new data portal has an improved user interface to enhance user experience. The portal is in Beta stage and we are working to migrate all of the thousands of… Continue reading
Mines in and around New Mexico (Interactive Map) The recent mine spill on the Animas River has resulted in an increased interest in the locations of current and past mines. We set out to create an interactive Webmap of the mines in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) to… Continue reading
Urban development continues pushing farther out of cities and into wilderness areas for both primary and secondary residences. As a result, the amount of homes damaged due to accidental and natural forest fires continues to increase drastically. Along with this, there have been recent measurable changes in New Mexico’s climate.… Continue reading
Have you had problems locating a particular section or quarter section? Do you want to know the Township, Range and Section number for your house? If so, the New Mexico PLSS finder application will help you. It lets you enter the Township and Section number and then identifies your area… Continue reading
The Blackdom Story Map highlights the history of a little known event in New Mexico History. The first all-black settlement in New Mexico was incorporated in 1903 and occupied until the mid-1920s by up to 300 people. Blackdom had a school, post office and several churches during this time. This… Continue reading
Impacts of September 2013 Flooding in New Mexico story map focuses on the impacts of the rain event that took place between September 10 and 18, 2013 that caused extensive flooding and record stream flows across the State resulting in two Presidential Disaster Declarations totaling more than $18 million. This… Continue reading
The statewide 2014 National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) 1 meter aerial photography is now available for download. The imagery data are available as Mr. Sid compressed county mosaics (CCM). RGIS also serves polygons that delineate the seamline boundaries of the NAIP imagery that are used in creating these CCMs. To… Continue reading
The summer of 2013 brought extreme weather to New Mexico. By mid-summer, New Mexico was in the driest two-year period on record, and 45% of the state was in exceptional drought. By the end of summer, however, New Mexico had experienced its 6th wettest monsoon season, resulting in widespread flooding… Continue reading
Fred Harvey began building hotels, restaurants, news stands, and sightseeing tours throughout the American Southwest in the late 1800’s. Use this map to learn more about Fred Harvey Properties located in New Mexico. Locations are provided with varying degrees of accuracy, and should not be used for navigation. Some locations… Continue reading
New Mexico’s history of mining and exploration makes it home to hundreds of abandoned settlements. Intrepid research into the history of these settlements yielded a compilation of our state’s documented ghost towns. Here is a link to the interative map. The data used to create this map, which includes names,… Continue reading
