Electronic Atlases/Maps. National Atlas of the Unite

1
Geographical Sources

• LS 500
• Information Sources and Services
• Clarion University of PA
• Fall 2002, Southpointe Center

2
Overview

• Maps
• Atlases
• Gazetteers
• Travel Guides
• Miscellaneous

3
Maps

• Topographical
• Highway
• Relief
• Contour
• Matts prized Gettysburg watercolor maps

4
Atlases

• World
• Regional
• Thematic

5
Electronic Atlases/Maps

• National Atlas of the United States
• http//www.usgs.gov/atlas/
• National Geographic Map Machine
• http//plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
• DeLorme CyberAtlas - link now dead
• http//atlas2.delorme.com/atlas.asp

6
Gazetteers

• Pennsylvania Gazetteer
• American Places Dictionary
• Pennsylvania Atlas Gazetteer
• USGS GNIS
• http//www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/

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Miscellaneous

• Perry-Casteñeda Map Library Online Maps
• http//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
• Background Notes
• http//www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/