Map Gallery Award Winners

Explore the award-winning maps from the 2022 Esri User Conference.

3D Map

  • Terrain map with extruded dimensional area showing red and blue routes

    First place

    Unaweep Canyon–3D Climbing Routes

    Authored by David Hood and Jackson Trappett from the City of Grand Junction

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  • 3D rendering showing a side view elevation with trees, and a long building with solar panels next to it

    Second place

    3D Model for Solar Panels

    Authored by Holm Seifert

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  • 3D map with blue elevations of various heights marking traffic routes against a black background

    Third place

    Traffic Volumes by Street Segment

    Authored by Robert Anderson from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City

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ArcGIS Analytic Methods and Results

  • White map showing the same area in different colors indicating reforestation progress

    First place

    Coffee Landscapes Reforestation in Huila, Colombia

    Authored by Kellee Koenig, David Hunt, Kristen O'Shea, Kevin Ocampo, and Margot Wood from Conservation International

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  • Stylized map in variegated greens with another map on top showing an urban area with roads and streets

    Second place

    Quantum Artificial Intelligence Meets GIS

    Authored by Roland Degelmann from takatoa

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  • Terrain map in gray and green with a red area indicating a highway through the middle

    Third place

    Highway 11 Viewshed Analysis

    Authored by James E. Threatt and Dr. Brian A. Ritter from the County of Pickens

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  • Four rectangles showing green and purple vegetation in different configurations from different angles

    Fourth place

    Deep Learning for Biodiversity Imagery Analysis

    Authored by Emilia Stepinski, Mike Rawitch, Brittni Engels, and Margaret Lindman from Ramboll

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Communicating Science Spatially

  • Rendering of Earth from the North Pole, with a white dotted line indicating the Northwest Passage

    First place

    Standardizing the Northwest Passage: An Opportunity for Proactive Conservation Policy in the Arctic

    Authored by Adina Zucker from Tufts University

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  • Map showing a portion of North, Central, and South America with ocean waves and clouds

    Second place

    Viewing the Inverse through Antipodes

    Authored by Robert Stauder, John Houseal, Trisha Parks, and Adam Owens from Houseal Lavigne Associates

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  • Light pink map of the central United States with areas shading into darker pink

    Third place

    Areas of Importance for Conservation of Imperiled Species

    Authored by NatureServe

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Dashboard Map

  • Map showing a portion of the City of Columbus, Ohio, with small icons indicating fire ladder locations

    First place

    Columbus Fire Ladder Placement Dashboard

    Authored by Robert Ford from the City of Columbus

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  • Dark blue swirls with the Fiji Islands in the center

    Second place

    Fiji 2017 Census Information—Population and Households Records

    Authored by Fiu Penjueli from the Fiji Bureau of Statistics

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  • Map of a residential housing development bordered by open land, seen from above

    Third place

    San Joaquin County Residential Sales Dashboard

    Authored by Rebecca Vanegas from San Joaquin County

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Educational Map

  • Satellite image of a landscape showing color variations represented as squares and rectangles of various sizes

    First place

    Exploring EMR With Wildfire Satellite Imagery

    Authored by Michael Camponovo from the University of Tennessee

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  • Simple map of the Sebring area of Alaska with clusters of yellow dots tracking the movements of a single bear

    Second place

    Bear Necessities

    Authored by Angeline Meeks and Joseph Guthrie from Archbold Biological Station

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  • Simple map with different colored areas representing individual homestead claims

    Third place

    Land Acquisition and Dispossession: Mapping the Homestead Act, 1863–1912

    Authored by Julius Wilm, Robert K. Nelson, and Justin Madron from the University of Richmond Library

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Map Series or Atlas

  • World map colored in different shades of green

    First place

    Atlas of Energy Transition

    Authored by Ginny Mason, Josephine Sajbel, Andrew Critchlow, Henry Edwardes-Evans, S&P Global Commodity Insights

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  • Topographic map of a portion of Sweden

    Second place

    NMK20

    Authored by Mathias Berlin from Lantmateriet

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  • Outlines of the cities of Fort Worth, Irving, and Dallas, Texas in green, gold, and red

    Third place

    Twinning

    Authored by Trisha Parks, John Houseal, Nik Davis, and Adam Owens from Houseal Lavigne

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Most Innovative Map

  • Hexagonal grid in browns and green with data points in light green

    First place

    Map Turtles Mapped!

    Authored by Aaron Koelker from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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  • Map of the city of Cairo in Egypt

    Second place

    Old Cairo Antique Map

    Authored by Mai Ghaly Elgazzar

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  • Map showing the location of dams in the state of New Mexico

    Third place

    Albuquerque District Rivers and Dams Schematic Map

    Authored by Douglas Walther from the US Army Corps of Engineers

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Reference Map

  • Topographic map showing a portion of the country of Sweden

    First place

    NMK1M

    Authored by Mathias Berlin from Lantmateriet

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  • Topographic map of the San Juan National Forest showing roads and boundaries

    Second place

    San Juan National Forest Visitor Map [2022]

    Authored by Jesse Nett, Mark Roper, and the San Juan National Forest from the USDA Forest Service

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  • Map showing areas of conservation concern in the Andes

    Third place

    Resultados de conservatión: Andes Tropicales 2020

    Authored by Kellee Koenig from Conservation International

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Spatial Analysis ArcGIS StoryMaps

  • Map showing human habitats with an open area; a rectangle of orange data points in the middle

    First place

    Gopher Tortoise Burrow Inventory 2022

    Authored by Yuliang Huang from the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners

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  • Map of a portion of Chattanooga, Tennesee, with roads, bodies of water and surrounding cities

    Second place

    People, Planet & Profits: The Triple Bottom Line of Outdoor Recreation, Conservation, and Public Health for the Chattanooga, Tennessee, Region

    Authored by Charlie Mix, Dr. Andrew Bailey, Dr. Gregory Heath, and Nyssa Hunt from the University of Tennessee

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  • Blue and gray shaded areas with a cluster of black outlined areas in the center

    Third place

    Where Should Fire Trucks Be Placed and Why?

    Authored by Robert Ford from the City of Columbus

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Student Map

Ages 13–18

  • Black map with an irregular outline in the center containing clusters of hexagons in shades of pink

    First place

    Food Access in Wake County

    Authored by Nikhil Patel from Wake Cert Teens 4-H

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  • Map of the state of North Carolina, with differently-sized brown circles indicating high school dropout rates

    Second place

    Why Do Areas of Lower Income Have Higher Dropouts?

    Authored by Mary Otis from Wake Cert Teens 4-H

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  • Map of the United States shaded in a range from pale yellow to deep red

    Third place

    Center for Black Health and Equity Web Mapping Application

    Authored by Thomas Ray and Varvara Vedukhina from Wake 4-H GIS Club

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Student Map

Postsecondary school

  • Map of North America showing migratory paths indicated by differently-colored bird shapes

    First place

    Wetlands, Waterbirds, and Water: A Visual Journey through a Century of Change

    Authored by Jami Dennis from Oregon State University

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  • Map of Russia with areas shaded in blue and yellow

    Second place

    Taking Root: An Analysis of Shifting Wheat Yield in Russia Due to Climate Change

    Authored by Elizabeth Frieden from Tufts University

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  • Map showing a sea voyage route from Gibraltar to Sassari to Malta to Gibraltar

    Third place

    Unsinkable Sam

    Authored by Kayla Smith from the University of Redlands

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Thematic Map

  • Map of the United States in shades of brown, representing the amount of spending on alcoholic beverages

    First place

    Spending on the Drink

    Spending on the Drink. Authored by Trisha Parks, Devin Lavigne, and Robert Kain, from Houseal Lavigne

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  • Images of the state of California separated by decade, with red data points indicating fires

    Second place

    California Wildfires: 1901–2020 Greater Than 1,000 Acres

    Authored by Barbara Kent from the State of California

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  • Portion of a map in shades of blue and yellow

    Third place

    Esri Tapestry LifeMode Group Changes 2021–2026 (predicted)

    Authored by Patricia Blecha from Deere & Company

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People’s Choice

  • Multocoloredmap of Indonesia

    First place

    Population Transaction Map on Social Grant Data

    Authored by the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration—Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs

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  • Black background with the islands of Indonesia in shades of blue

    Second place

    Utilizing Population Data for Citizen Prosperity

    Authored by the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration—Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs

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  • Outline map of an apartment complex with parking, entrance, and destination icons

    Third place

    Indoor GIS for Apartments

    Authored by Sri krishna murthy Hari from Beans.ai

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Best Cartography

  • Outline map of Europe and Russia with a large black dot indicating gas demand

    Winner

    Atlas of Energy Transition

    Authored by Ginny Mason, Josephine Sajbel, and S&P Global Commodity Insights from S&P Global Inc.

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ICA and IMIA Excellence in Cartography Award

  • Topographic map of Alaska

    Winner

    Alaska, The Last Frontier

    Authored by Benchmark Maps

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  • Multicolored topographic map of Miami County, Kansas, overlaid with a red grid

    Winner

    Surficial Geology of Miami County, Kansas

    Authored by John W. Dunham, Anthony L. Layzell, K. David Newell, Stephan C. Oborny, and Rolfe D. Mandel from the Kansas Geological Survey—University of Kansas

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Cartography Special Interest Group Excellence

  • Map of the Sierra Nevada mountains with location names below

    Winner

    Ridgeline of the Sierra Nevada

    Authored by Joshua Flickinger

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  • Antique-style map of Europe with borders and countries indicated

    Winner

    Pan-European Odyssey

    Authored by Brad Garrow from the Government of Yukon

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  • Topographic map of Alaska

    Winner

    Alaska, The Last Frontier

    Authored by Benchmark Maps

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