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
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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 have over 150,000 aerial photographs.
Aerial Photographs of Indiana database
We also have the FIRST original aerial photographs ever taken anywhere! They are of the Wabash River Valley, taken in 1929. (non-circulating)
Digital copy: Wabash River Valley, aerial photographs, 1929
Gazetteers, Latitude and Longitude:
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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.
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Geographic Names Information System
(GNIS)-official repository of domestic geographic names information
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GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
-database of foreign geographic feature names
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Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online -a structured vocabulary containing
more than one million names and other information about places
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Latitude and
Longitude Look-Up (USA) -table gives the latitude and longitude of
various major cities in the United States
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Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid - USGS FactSheet, includes figure showing grid for conterminous US
- Atlas of Canada Site Map - responsible for the development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of information on the geography of Canada.
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GeoGratis (geospatial data of Canada)
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GeoScan
-Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Information Centre
- Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
- 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
- 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
- IHAPI (Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index)
- Indiana Average Annual Precipitation Map
- 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
- IndianaMap - This online atlas allows you to construct custom maps with layers showing information about coal, environment/biology, geology, hydrology, and infrastructure/demographics.
- 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
- PURDUE CAMPUS in 3D on GoogleEarth
- Soil Survey - Surveys available from the Purdue Libraries
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources
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)
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.
- Arizona Electronic Atlas -interactive atlas that allows one to create, manipulate, and download accurate and current maps and data
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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
- geology.com -state maps which include a raised relief map, elevation map, rivers map, political map and roads/cities map.
- 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.*
- 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
- Nevada Historic geologic and mining maps collection on line
- 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.
- North Carolina Maps
- Soil Survey -Surveys available from the Purdue Libraries
- 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.
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US Geological Survey NATIONAL MAP
- 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.
- geology.com-world maps, incl. satellite images
- 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
- 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
- UT Library Online
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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.*
- 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.*
