United
States
In addition to the selection of sites below that have map-specific resources, see: Maps & Atlases guide. Other agencies may be located on a listing of US Government Documents & Information.
Quick Links to: Census maps | USGS | EPA | NOAA | NWS (climate/weather data)
- Gazetteers: Board of Geographic Names and other government sites for locating names in the U.S. and World, along with references to finding them on maps.
- Bureau of the
Census. Provides access to census data and related materials.
Also provides glossaries, descriptions of type of data, and other
information. The following selection have map/GIS materials.
- Census Bureau Map Products A variety of topics and coverage. Includes:
- Reference Maps (Congressional District maps, Census Block and Tract maps, etc.)
- Thematic Maps (Population Profiles, Centers of Population,
1790 to 2000, Population Distribution)
- Map Gallery of older Census maps
- Subjects
Index. Everything on the Census Bureau's site is indexed
here. A good place to begin.
- American
FactFinder (On-line Mapping). Create maps for counties
and metropolitan areas by providing requests for different
characteristics (i.e., income, race, sex, etc.).
- State
and County Demographic and Economic Profiles. Click on
state, then county to obtain census data. Map may be drawn
of the area selected.
- GIS
Gateway (U.S. Bureau of the Census). Offers connections
to many Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources available
on the Internet.
- TIGER
Map Service (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding
and Referencing system). A project sponsored by the
U.S. Bureau of the Census. The goal of this service is to
provide a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed
maps of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic
data. Users can prepare custom data maps online or may purchase
CD-ROM products to generate maps at their own computer. Examples
of the tools available include: The Census
Tract Street Locator (provides data by street name and
zip); Census
Tracts/Block Numbering Area (BNA) locator; Map
Gallery (outline maps and other); School
District Names.
- Also, view a Buffalo,
New York GIS map using TIGER/Line® data and
1990 Decennial Census data. Interactive map (zoom in/out,
enter custom features such as streets, parks, etc.).
- Geography
Products. Links to TIGER service and also other Bureau
geographic materials.
- U.S.
Gazetteer. Lookup names and locations for: cities and
towns, rivers and streams, cemeteries, parks, and all other
geographic features in the United States. Also links to TIGER
system so a map may be generated for the selected location.
- 1990
Census Lookup. Enter a state, county, town, or zip code
and create a custom report on a large number of parameters
(i.e., age, sex, household, national origin, language, etc.)
- DataFerrett:
For TheDataWeb (formerly: Data Extraction System (DES)).
Ultimate in census data analysis. A tool for extracting records
(rows) and fields (columns) from very large, public-information,
data files (for example: survey and census records.) The
system produces custom extracts in selectable data file formats
(not meant for humans to read) which, when processed, can
then be picked up at the Census Bureau's FTP site.
- Additional Census resources available through the UB Libraries guide.
- Central
Intelligence Agency World Factbook. Country descriptions,
geographical, and vital statistics data. Also has reference
maps and other materials. Appendixes include:
- Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress). Also has maps and geographical information.
- Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
- Enviromapper
for Watershed. GIS. Generate maps showing watersheds, toxic waste sites, air and water waste emissions, and a variety of other environment
activities.
- Watershed
Information Network (WIN) Atlas. Variety of information and
data on watersheds. Includes: Surf
Your Watershed.
- Window to My Environment. GIS for locating sites of toxic & hazardous waste, air emissions, water dischargers, and other environmental topics. Search using zip code. The map displays sites, gives administrative details, and can display on a several backgrounds (topo map, street map, or satellite image).
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
- GeoCommunicator A
community-based portal for land management and land records of the
Geography Network focused on communication, data, and activities
of interest to anyone involved in or interested in the management
of lands within the United States. (BLM--National Integrated Land
System (NILS))
- GeoData.gov. GIS portal, also known as the Geospatial One-Stop, that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data under the Geospatial One-Stop e-government initiative. Geospatial One-Stop is one of 24 e-government initiatives sponsored by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to enhance government efficiency and to improve citizen services. Geospatial One-Stop makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for all levels of government and the public to access geospatial information.
- Geography
and Map Division, Library of Congress. Over 4.5 million maps,
with 60,000 atlases and thousands of other items including journals,
books and reference materials. Not much online material.
- National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Geo-spatial and cartographic data of all sorts. NASA has many sub-agencies that produce maps, data, and remote-sensing imagery for a variety of topics, including Lunar and planetary missions.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Maps and Geographic Materials page.
- National Library of Medicine TOXMAP. Geographic Information System (GIS) from the National
Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help
users visually explore data from the EPA's Toxic
Release Inventory (TRI).
- National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
- National
Estuaries Program (EPA)
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Formerly NIMA: National Imagery
and Mapping Agency
- National Park Service
- United States
Army Corps of Engineers
- United States Fish & Wildlife
Service. Maps and GIS data.
- United
States Geological Survey
- GISDATA Map Studio (formerly Mapping).
- Maps, Products, and Publications. Starting point for all USGS maps and geo-spatial data.
- National Map of the United States. Maps, GIS, and GIS data.
- Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center. Includes: Land Cover Characterization program, National Elevation Dataset, to provide elevation data for the United States, and the Seamless Data Distribution System for domestic and international datasets. GIS with magnification to .3 meter resolution (in some cases).
- Topographic Maps
- USGS Publications Warehouse. Search for USGS maps, many of which are fully reproduced online. Includes Maps, Aerial and Satellite Imagery, Real-Time Data and more.
Examples include:
- Mid-Continent
Mapping Center
- National
Mapping Program Standards (USGS).
- Pacific
Seafloor Mapping Project. High resolution bathymetry
and mapping.
- Seafloor
Mapping Server. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf
of Mexico bathymetric mapping projects.
- Water
Resources of the United States.
- To order USGS maps,
visit the USGS Store with order information, or visit commercial map dealers. Some products (e.g., Aerial Photography) are listed under specific type of material. Additional product information.
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