GEOSPATIAL RESOURCES - Maps and Atlases: U.S.

Maps and Atlases: U.S. - General Maps

This section only lists resources that are general in nature or that cover many different themes. For resources that emphasize a specific theme look under that theme in the Geospatial Resources guide.

National Atlas of the United States
For a history of US national atlases see National Atlases (Library of Congress American Memory Project)
- nationalatlas.gov (US Geological Survey) - The most recent version of the US national atlas, published in digital format starting in 1997. The atlas includes an online interactive mapper that allows one to zoom to any location in the US and choose from approximately 100 thematic layers to display; downloadable geospatial data; and printable maps.
- National Atlas of the United States (US Geological Survey) 1970 (print copy available in atlas G 1200 U57 1970) -the first major national atlas of the United States. Contains 819 thematic maps at scales of 1:7.5 million or smaller. Maps are mostly on a U.S. base. Some maps are also available as separate sheets and are cataloged individually in the Map Collection.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (US Census Office) 1890
- Scribner's Statistical Abstract of the United States (Hewes) 1880
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (US Census Office) 1870
Geodata.gov Map Viewer (US Government) Interactive mapper includes "national map" data layers for the contiguous US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. As one zooms in more data options become available. One can also add data layers using additional sources available at geodata.gov.
National Digital Map Library (University of Virginia Library Geospatial and Statistical Data Center) Contains a general map of the United States and, for each of the 50 states, a series of five maps that show the state boundary outline, county boundaries, national parks and forests, hydrography, and major cities.
National Map (US Geological Suvey) Interactive map service supported by a variety of federal and state agencies that contains layers covering adminstrative boundaries, elevation, geology, hydrology, land use/ land cover, orthoimagery, topography and transportation.
Relief maps of the United States (Birrell) Contains false-color 3-D relief maps of the entire United States and for each region in the United States.
Shaded Relief (US Geological Survey) 1999 (print copy available in map G3301.C2 1999 .G4 ) One of the National Atlas of the United States sheets
3D Views of the United States (ER Mapper)Combines AVHRR satellite imagery, DEM, geology, and structure in one view.
TIGER Mapping Service (US Bureau of the Census) - Will generate public domain street level maps using the TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System) database for anywhere in the United States. One can pan and zoom and download as a .gif image. Twenty-one boundary and transportation data layers can be turned on or off.
U.S.--1:100,000 (US Geological Survey) (map G 3700 s100 U5) - Topographic map series at a scale of 1:100,000 covering the contiguous U.S. See index on the Map Display Panel in the Atlas and Map Collection in the Library.
U.S.--1:250,000 (US Geological Survey) (map G 3700 s250 U5) - Series of 600 topographic maps at a scale of 1:250,000 covering all 50 states. See index on the Map Display Panel in the Atlas and Map Collection in the Library.

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