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)