EAS Map Room

Location:EAS Library,Rm.2253,CIVL {enter through Library, room 2215}
Phone: (765)494-0202
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Curator: Claire Alexander

The Collection Aerial Photographs of Indiana Online Maps Purdue Campus Map

Map Room Floorplan

Geoscience Book & Map Prices & Dealers (by Linda Zellmer, Indiana Univ.)

The Collection
The Purdue Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Map Room contains over 200,000 maps. We are a DEPOSITORY for:
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Indiana Geological Survey(IGS)
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency(formerly: NIMA; Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topo. Center (DMAH/TC))
National Ocean Service (NOS)
National Geographic Society (NG)
Natural Resources Canada
(We are the only Canadian maps depository in the state of Indiana.)

We also hold over 100,000 aerial photographs.
Aerial Photographs of Indiana: Table format; Text format
We also have the FIRST original aerial photographs, using this technology, ever taken anywhere! They are of the Wabash River Valley, taken in 1929. (non-circulating) Available in digital format: Wabash River Valley Aerial Photos, 1929

Gazetteers, Latitude and Longitude:
Distance Calculator: How Far Is It? -uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)-official repository of domestic geographic names information
GEOnet Names Server (GNS) -database of foreign geographic feature names
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online -a structured vocabulary containing more than one million names and other information about places
Latitude and Longitude Look-Up (USA) -table gives the latitude and longitude of various major cities in the United States
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid - USGS FactSheet, includes figure showing grid for conterminous US

Online Map Links:
CANADA:
Atlas of Canada Site Map -responsible for the development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of information on the geography of Canada.
GeoGratis (geospatial data of Canada)
GeoScan -Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Information Centre
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
Toporama--Natural Resources Canada -topographic Canadian online maps

INDIANA
CAAGIS- Center for Advanced Applications in GIS: Purdue Univ. Ag. Computing Network
Central Indiana Electronic Atlas -repository of spatially referenced data for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Statistical Area. Consists of Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Shelby Counties.
Geology of Tippecanoe County, Indiana
A GIS Atlas for Indiana -atlas of digital maps presents information on a variety of themes such as geologic features, mineral resources, and areas of environmental sensitivity. Create custom maps to suit a specific need.
A GIS for Southwestern Indiana -173 layers of geospatial information. The GIS includes data for the 25 counties along and west of Indiana State Road 37 and south of Interstate 70, and Brown County.
Ground-Water Resources of Tippecanoe County, IN Indiana Div. of Water Resources. Bulletin 8, (1958) and Appendix: Basic Data (1956) (plates only), by Joseph S. Rosenshein
Indiana Average Annual Precipitation Map
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Properties maps -maps of DNR properties, trail descriptions and property information, and a few miscellaneous maps associated with DNR locations
Indiana DNR Div. of Water, Ground Water Section: Water Well Records Database
Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index, by Indiana Geological Survey. Interactive map to facilitate the identification and retrieval of historical aerial photographs.
Indiana Nature Preserves by County, by Indiana DNR
Indiana Spatial Data Portal -online access to topographic maps and aerial photos of Indiana
Indiana's Canoe Trails -descriptions of hundreds of miles of rivers included in the guide
Lake Rim GIS (for Indiana) -Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow the user to compose customized maps that could be used as the foundation for a comprehensive analysis of the region's water-quality problems
Local: Purdue Real-time Weather Information (live feed from the CIVL Rooftop)
Rainfall Frequency for Indiana (maps from Indiana DNR Div. of Water)
Soil Survey -Surveys available from the Purdue Libraries
Tippecanoe County, INDIANA, Geographic Information Services
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Geology
Tippecanoe County, INDIANA, ground-water levels and water-quality samples
Tippecanoe County Engineering Soils Map (1963) High resolution (60MG); Low resolution (2 MG)
Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission -to help local communities preserve, enhance, and interpret for educational and inspirational benefit the unique and significant natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources of the Wabash River Heritage
Wabash River Valley Aerial Photos, 1929 - digital scans of the "Mosiac of Wabash River, Indiana: Terre Haute to Logansport". Taken by the US Army Corps of Engineers, these are the very first aerial photos ever taken for commercial use. INTRODUCTION and MAPS
see: Stereoscopic Phototopographic Mapping, by C.H. Birdseye, Annals of the Assoc. of Amer. Geographers, v.30, pg.11, 1940. Original PRINT volumes are located in the Map Room.

NATIONAL:
Arizona Electronic Atlas -interactive atlas that allows one to create, manipulate, and download accurate and current maps and data
CIESIN -Center for International Earth Science Information Network
- an interactive mapping application for data from the 1990 U.S. Census of Population and Housing. Data from the 2000 Census will be included as it becomes available*
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Columbia Gazetteer of North America -comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical places with 50,000 entries
Coordinates & Distances -from: geography.about.com
DesertUSA Maps -maps for the National Parks, cities, ghost towns, rock collecting area, location maps for cities, maps that follow articles, offloads trails maps
Digital Atlas of the USA 2000 (USGS)
Distance Calculator: How Far Is It? -uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
GeoData Information Sources (metasite) Univ. of Iowa
Grand Canyon Explorer -Maintained by Bob Ribokas. Updated regularly, it contains everything from stunning photography and geologic descriptions to information about hiking permits and park trials for users planning a trip. Also has a downloadable version of the Web site for Pocket PC's and PDA's.
Grand Canyon map- by DesertUSA
Great Lakes Atlas - environmental atlas and resource book, by Environment Canada and US EPA
Lewis & Clark - Mapping the West
Library of Congress American Memory Map Collections -digital representations of maps
found in the Geography and Maps Division of the Library of Congress and covering the years 1500–1999. Search using keywords or browse the subject, title, creator, and geographic indexes to find maps that are focused on Americana and cartographic treasures found in the Library of Congress.*
Map Collection - United States (Univ. of Texas)
Map Machine - National Geographic's online atlas
Map Projections - by Geography and Map Collection at the Library of Congress
Maps and References (metasite) Univ. of Iowa. Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
National Atlas of the United States Choose "Atlas Maps" to use the National Atlas Map Browser to build, view, and print maps using a variety of information layers. Multimedia maps that combine graphical representations of data with animation as well as links for finding additional information. While there are a limited number of mapping options, users can download National Atlas map layers for personal use or find information on paper maps.*
NATIONAL MAP US Geological Survey
National Parks Maps (SouthWest)-by DesertUSA
NOAA Central Library: Historical Maps and Charts -contains over 20,000 maps and charts from the late 1700s to the present, some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys, city plans, and Civil War battle maps. Charts and maps can be viewed in fine detail by zooming in and out and panning.
Soil Survey -Surveys available from the Purdue Libraries
TerraFly users have a bird's eye view of the images, enables users to view the images continuously and
seamlessly, giving the user a feeling of "flying over" the photographed land areas
TerraServer -USGS Topographic Maps (Microsoft) (they charge for service)-Includes black and white satellite imagery where available (I recommend GoogleEarth instead)
U.S. Census Bureau- American Fact Finder - 2000 Census data. Provides both reference maps, which show basic boundary information (cities, counties, census tracts, etc.) and thematic maps. The Thematic Map option allows the user to select the geographic area of coverage, select from a limited number of themes, and then view the results.*
US Geological Survey Digital Raster Graphics (DRG)
US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) -query form for the U.S. and its territories
US Geological Survey National Geologic Map Database -maps and related data for: geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology.
US Geological Survey NATIONAL MAP

WORLD:
CIA - The World Factbook quality geographic information on countries and high-quality maps of regions and individual countries of the world. Map images are available in JPEG or PDF format.*
ClipArt Maps -continents, flags, globes, USA images, world, world facts
Cornell University´s Geoscience Information System (Cornell's Digital Earth)
David Rumsey Collection -primarily 18th-and 19th-century North and South American cartographic materials with approximately 5,000 maps currently in place. High-quality digital images showcasing a variety of maps, atlases, globes, and other cartographic items make this an excellent point for research and exploration.*
EnviroMapper -maps several types of environmental information, including drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. EnviroMapper also links to text reports, which provide even more information.
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
GoogleEarth - requires free download. Great color aerial photos. Flyover, tilting view. Excellent site!
Internet Resources in Aerial Photography & Remote Sensing
Japanese Historical Maps - over 200 images of early maps of Japan from Univ. of California's East Asian Library Japanese Historical Map Collection
Korea: National Atlas of Korea
MapBlast! -This site maps addresses or cities and will produce driving directions. Map icons are somewhat customizable, and in larger urban areas offers traffic reports for the region. This site also provides local weather reports (from Ann-Arbor based Weather Underground).*
Maps and References (metasite) Univ. of Iowa. Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
MapTech MapServer -commercial site provides access to topographic maps, nautical charts and aerial photos, called NavPhotos, which cover coastal regions exclusively. This site allows the user to search for maps by place name and state. Multiple map scales are available, and placing cursor over the map image will generate coordinates for that point on the map.*

METASITES: UT Library Online; Dudley Knox Library-- Map Collection ; Odden's Bookmarks
National Geographic Map Machine by National Geographic and ESRI. Search for a location or use the Map Categories along the left side of the page to direct you to mapping options. Maps print well, though titles/legends are not always clear.*
Odden's Bookmarks-The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping(metasite)-excellent!!
Classic in the world of geography not only for providing links to map resources, but links to the entire world of cartography and geography. Select Browse, then Maps and Atlases and choose the type you want to find. There are 5,914 Electronic Atlases and 149 in the Online Map Creating category.*
Outline Maps
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection -Univ. of Texas at Austin - electronic access to approximately 4,000 maps for all regions of the world. Maps cover mostly the 19th and 20th centuries though some represent time periods as far back as 980 C.E.*
United Nations Cartographic Section access to more than 100 non-U.S. maps organized by region and country.Maps open as PDF files.Also peacekeeping maps and a select number of thematic maps*.
World Atlas
World of Maps - Digital maps and GIS on the Internet - and how to find them; links to catalogs of map holdings, map collections and map archives, map curatorship and map history, map institutions, map events and many others ....
Yahoo Maps- Yahoo's contribution to street mapping with a similar interface and features as the other sites. This is the only street mapping site that contains detailed Canadian maps.*
*Description by Brenda Mathenia (mathenia@montana.edu)