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The Mysterious World of US Government Maps
An Introduction to Paper and Digital maps in the FDLP
Christopher J.J. Thiry & Kathryn LageFive State Government Documents Conference
August 3, 2006
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National Atlas of the United States of America
1970 Every library should own.
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National Atlas Sheets (I 19.111)
Some plates from 1970 Atlas.
Most new sheets available on web, but some printed.
Libraries should get if they have cabinets.
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US Geological Survey (USGS) State Maps (I 19.102/)
Excellent base maps.
Can be plain, with topography, or with shaded relief.
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USGS Topos (I 19.81, I 19.110)
Excellent for historical research.
Some sheets up-to-date, others over 50 years old.
Different scales. Complete coverage of
the US. Good to own maps of
your library’s city and county--$6 each.
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Castle Rock Topos
1:500,000 1980 1:250,000 1978 1:125,000 1898 1:125,000 1913
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Castle Rock Topos 1:100,000 1983 1:62,500 1945 1:50,000 1976
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Castle Rock Topos
1:24,000 1965 1:24,000 1971 1:24,000 1980 1:24,000 1994
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USGS Topo Indexes (I 19.41/6-3)
Free. Need for topos.
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USGS National Parks Maps (I 19.106)
Most out-of-date. Show topography
and often shaded relief.
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National Park Service Maps (NPS) (I 29.6/, I 29.8, I 29.21, I 29.39)
Black boarder. Given away at park
entrances.
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National Forest Service (NFS) (A 13.13, A 13.28, A 13.36)
Up-to-date. Shows roads,
camping, trails.
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (I 53.7/2, I 53.11)
Similar to Forest Service. Surface and Mineral Management maps
immediately obsolete.
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AMS/DMA/NIMA/NGA
World coverage. Most date from WWII and immediately after. Good for finding old names of cities in Europe.
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TPC (Tactical Pilot Chart) (D 5.354)
1:500,000 world-wide, topographic coverage.
None have come through the FDLP in years.
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Sectional Aeronautical (TD 4.79/11)
1:500,000 USA. Updated and distributed twice a year.
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NOAA, DMA/NIMA Nautical Charts (C 55.440, TD 4.82)
USA and worldwide coverage. Not all issued/released.
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CIA (PrEx 3.10/4)
Excellent for displays or reports.
Very simple. Some very current.
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FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map) (HH 10.9/2)
Shows flood prone areas.
Most out-of-date. Newer ones online.
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Soil Surveys (A 57.38)
Not all of the US done—most of the mountainous regions skipped.
Soil types on top of aerial photographs.
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USGS Thematic Maps—(I 19.85:C), (I 19.89:HA, (I 19.91:I), (I 19.87:GP), (I 19.88:GQ), (I 19.113:MF), (I 19.90:MR), (I 19.92:OC), (I 19.93:OM), (I 19.91/3:SIM)
All discontinued except SIM (paper), and MF (digital). Usually show geology and usually show USA. Not all of the US mapped geologically. Some mapping of Pakistan (satellite),
other planets and the moon.
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USGS Geologic Atlas (I 19.5/)
Covers only parts of the country—mostly mining areas.
Most about 100 years old.
Collectors’ items.
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Open-File Reports (OFR) (I 19.76) Most have maps. Most show geology. Blueline copies—print-on-
demand. Most not distributed in paper
form via the FDLP. Some distributed from 1990-
2000 in microfiche. Some issued on cd-rom. Most new ones available on
the web—some old ones too.
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Census (C 56.242, C 56.242/2, C 56.242/3)
Variety of themes including elections and congressional districts
Census boundary maps are no longer printed in paper form.
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CD-ROMS
Almost all out-of-date and some useless• DOQ (Digital Orthophoto
Quadrangle)
• DRG (Digital Raster Graphic Data)
• DLG (Digital Line Graph)
• TIGER/Census tract street index
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Reference Materials A Cartobibliography of Separately Published U.S. Geological
Survey Special Maps and River Surveys Map Index to Topographic Quadrangles of the United States,
1882-1940 World Mapping Today Guide to U.S. Map Resources Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities
Destroyed in the Holocaust A Guide to the Cartographic Products of the Federal
Depository Library Program (FDLP) http://magert.whoi.edu/pubs.html
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“Hi, I need a map…”How to begin thinking about online U.S. government maps
Static (PDF/JPG) Dynamic
• Interactive
• Customizable Maps (WebGIS)
Sites shown today:• Government hosted
• Government data hosted by other organizations
• Digital reproductions of paper maps
• New methods of publishing cartographic information
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Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) & GeoNET
http://geonames.usgs.gov/ Searchable database from the U.S. Board on
Geographic Names: foreign & domestic Mapping Services
• Google maps
• TopoZone/Terraserver-USA
• Census Maps
• EPA Find Your Watershed
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The National Atlas
http://nationalatlas.gov Printable maps Interactive maps (Dynamic Maps) Customizable maps (Map Maker) Download raw data New: Atlas of North America data
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html CIA maps Many other maps: news agencies, other
government agencies, historical maps
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The National Map: The Nation’s Topographic Map for the 21st Century
http://nationalmap.gov/ “The National Map is a consistent
framework for geographic knowledge needed by the Nation. It provides public access to high-quality, geospatial data and information from multiple partners to help support decision-making by resource managers and the public.”
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Library of Congress American Memory Project
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html• Civil War Maps• Liberia ~ Maps ~ 1830-1870 • Maps and Cartographic Items ~ 1500-Present • National Parks ~ Maps • Panoramic Maps ~ 1847-1929 • Railroads ~ Maps ~ 1828-1900 • Revolutionary Era Maps ~ 1750-1789 • World War II Military Situation Maps
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American Memory Map Collections
MrSID & JPEG2000 files
Need special software to download/print
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American Memory Map Collections--Viewing
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U.S. Census Bureau Mapping
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/ Map Products: Links to PDF maps
• http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/CP_MapProducts.htm
• Congressional District Maps
Online Mapping• American Fact Finder
• TIGER Map Server
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Searching for U.S. Government Maps Narrowest geographic area → broader geographic
area What agency might create this map or collect this
data? Electronic and paper: start with library catalog Online
• Geospatial One Stop: www.geodata.gov
• Perry-Castañeda Library
• CU-Boulder Map Library’s links (http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/map/links/links.htm)
• Google Image Search
• Odden’s Bookmarks (http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.php)
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The Mysterious World of US Government Maps
Christopher J.J. ThiryMap LibrarianArthur Lakes LibraryColorado School of MinesOffice: (303) 273-3697Fax: (303) [email protected]
Presentation and handout can be found at:http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/map/class/past.htm
Katie LageMap LibrarianJerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map
LibraryUniversity of Colorado at BoulderOffice: (303) 735-4917Fax: (303) [email protected]