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Bing Maps 
Bing maps often provide different imagery from Google Maps. Their street view is not as extensive, but they do offer an oblique "bird's eye" view.
d-maps
Over 29,000 outline maps of the world, continents, countries and more. All downloadable in six graphic formats.
Google Maps
View basic or custom maps and local business information, including business locations, contact information, and driving directions. Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately. View satellite images of your desired location that you can zoom and pan. Some areas include traffic information and street-level views.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Outline Maps
Download political outline maps, with or without labels.
National Geographic Outline Maps
Create outline maps of states, countries and regions. Add lines, text and markers.
P & P World Maps
Zoom in, paint colored lines, add text, color fill countries. Then download, print or share.
Wundermap
Weather Underground's interactive map of current weather conditions.
Scribble Maps
Using Google Maps, this application allows you to add custom images and overlays, place text and markers, create custom widgets, export to Google My Maps or Google Earth, and save in various formats.
MAPme
Using Google Maps as a base, create your own maps with text, lines, added photos and more. Share with friends and allow others to edit the map.
PAT: The Free, Open Source Portable Atlas
An online atlas of public domain maps of 238 countries (with ISO country codes) and 46 regions. The maps may be downloaded and used freely. Individual maps may be downloaded or you can download zip files of all countries, all regions, or half-size maps
Road Maps
Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Map
Order a free copy of the official Missouri Map from the Department of Transportation. A link to the PDF version is also available.
Google Maps
View basic or custom maps and local business information, including business locations, contact information, and driving directions. Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately. View satellite images of your desired location that you can zoom and pan. Some areas include traffic information and street-level views.
Rand McNally Road Atlas: United States, Canada and Mexico Atlases G1201.P2 R365
Located in Reference Call number: Atlases G1201.P2 R365 2014
Bing maps often provide different imagery from Google Maps. Their street view is not as extensive, but they do offer an oblique "bird's eye" view.
d-maps
Over 29,000 outline maps of the world, continents, countries and more. All downloadable in six graphic formats.
Google Maps
View basic or custom maps and local business information, including business locations, contact information, and driving directions. Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately. View satellite images of your desired location that you can zoom and pan. Some areas include traffic information and street-level views.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Outline Maps
Download political outline maps, with or without labels.
National Geographic Outline Maps
Create outline maps of states, countries and regions. Add lines, text and markers.
P & P World Maps
Zoom in, paint colored lines, add text, color fill countries. Then download, print or share.
Wundermap
Weather Underground's interactive map of current weather conditions.
Scribble Maps
Using Google Maps, this application allows you to add custom images and overlays, place text and markers, create custom widgets, export to Google My Maps or Google Earth, and save in various formats.
MAPme
Using Google Maps as a base, create your own maps with text, lines, added photos and more. Share with friends and allow others to edit the map.
PAT: The Free, Open Source Portable Atlas
An online atlas of public domain maps of 238 countries (with ISO country codes) and 46 regions. The maps may be downloaded and used freely. Individual maps may be downloaded or you can download zip files of all countries, all regions, or half-size maps
Road Maps
Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Map
Order a free copy of the official Missouri Map from the Department of Transportation. A link to the PDF version is also available.
Google Maps
View basic or custom maps and local business information, including business locations, contact information, and driving directions. Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately. View satellite images of your desired location that you can zoom and pan. Some areas include traffic information and street-level views.
Rand McNally Road Atlas: United States, Canada and Mexico Atlases G1201.P2 R365
Located in Reference Call number: Atlases G1201.P2 R365 2014
Kirksville and Adair County, Missouri
City of Kirksville
Click on Maps in the left side of this website. Included are: city right of way; floodplain; hike/bike trail; historic properties/sites; Kirk-Tran public transportation routes; points of interest; snow routes; street map; traffic count; trash schedule; zoning map.
Truman State University Map
Adair County, Missouri Map
Missouri
Missouri Census Data Center 2010 Profiles Menu
Get basic demographic information from the 2010 Census using a variety of geographic types. Uses a simple menu-based interface.
Missouri County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Has overall health rankings by county. It also includes statistics on length of life, quality of life, health behaviors; clinical care; social and economic factors; physical environment for each county.
Missouri Department of Conservation Mapping Service
View MDC management areas, county aerial images, county base maps, Missouri ecoregions, boat ramp locations, and fish attractor locations.
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Geographic Information Systems
Includes theme-based interactive maps; check location coordinates tool; GIS data; air quality maps; archaeology viewer (login required); architectural surveys; National Register Historic Districts and Sites; hazardous substance sites; geosciences technical resources; abandoned mines; industrial mineral mines; impaired waters; animal feeding operations; water quality ; watersheds.
MODOT Traveler Information Map
Interactive map includes incidents and expected delays, work zones, and weather conditions across the state.
Missouri Gazetteer
Query by Cities and Towns, Physical Features, Cultural Features and Historical Features. more...
Missouri Legislative Districts Map
Missouri School Districts Map
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS) Geoportal
Has a geoportal to many types of geospatial data about Missouri.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - Missouri Maps
Collection of digitized maps.
City of Kirksville
Click on Maps in the left side of this website. Included are: city right of way; floodplain; hike/bike trail; historic properties/sites; Kirk-Tran public transportation routes; points of interest; snow routes; street map; traffic count; trash schedule; zoning map.
Truman State University Map
Adair County, Missouri Map
Missouri
Missouri Census Data Center 2010 Profiles Menu
Get basic demographic information from the 2010 Census using a variety of geographic types. Uses a simple menu-based interface.
Missouri County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Has overall health rankings by county. It also includes statistics on length of life, quality of life, health behaviors; clinical care; social and economic factors; physical environment for each county.
Missouri Department of Conservation Mapping Service
View MDC management areas, county aerial images, county base maps, Missouri ecoregions, boat ramp locations, and fish attractor locations.
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Geographic Information Systems
Includes theme-based interactive maps; check location coordinates tool; GIS data; air quality maps; archaeology viewer (login required); architectural surveys; National Register Historic Districts and Sites; hazardous substance sites; geosciences technical resources; abandoned mines; industrial mineral mines; impaired waters; animal feeding operations; water quality ; watersheds.
MODOT Traveler Information Map
Interactive map includes incidents and expected delays, work zones, and weather conditions across the state.
Missouri Gazetteer
Query by Cities and Towns, Physical Features, Cultural Features and Historical Features. more...
Missouri Legislative Districts Map
Missouri School Districts Map
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS) Geoportal
Has a geoportal to many types of geospatial data about Missouri.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - Missouri Maps
Collection of digitized maps.
CIA World Factbook 
Contains extensive information on all the countries of the world.https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/CIA World Factbook
Contains extensive information on all the countries of the world.https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Ezilon Maps
Continent and country maps including road maps, physical maps and political maps.
FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information
Information on natural resources, economic situation, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and global issues for each country. News articles and relevant publications for country are linked.
National Geographic MapMaker Interactive
The map maker allows you to add and remove layers depicting physical systems, human systems, environment and society.
Nations Online
Political and Administrative Maps of continents, countries and regions, as well as online resources of maps, map collections, reference maps, and world maps.
OpenGeoSci
A free, public map-based interface that allows users to search for maps, cross sections, charts, tables, figures, and data from GeoScienceWorld publications.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
University of Texas at Austin contains over 44,000 digitized maps from around the world.
World Atlas
Includes map, geography facts and statistics, country flags and time zones.
World Soil Resources Map Index
Global maps of soil regions, major land stresses, desertification, water erosion and other maps related to natural resources.
Contains extensive information on all the countries of the world.https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/CIA World Factbook
Contains extensive information on all the countries of the world.https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Ezilon Maps
Continent and country maps including road maps, physical maps and political maps.
FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information
Information on natural resources, economic situation, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and global issues for each country. News articles and relevant publications for country are linked.
National Geographic MapMaker Interactive
The map maker allows you to add and remove layers depicting physical systems, human systems, environment and society.
Nations Online
Political and Administrative Maps of continents, countries and regions, as well as online resources of maps, map collections, reference maps, and world maps.
OpenGeoSci
A free, public map-based interface that allows users to search for maps, cross sections, charts, tables, figures, and data from GeoScienceWorld publications.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
University of Texas at Austin contains over 44,000 digitized maps from around the world.
World Atlas
Includes map, geography facts and statistics, country flags and time zones.
World Soil Resources Map Index
Global maps of soil regions, major land stresses, desertification, water erosion and other maps related to natural resources.
American FactFinder
Part of the U.S. Census web site, American FactFinder "provides detailed data sets related to population, housing, economics, industry, and geographic data. . .Contains quality video tutorials with attached written transcripts." Several other differences between this web site and the old American FactFinder include being able to "create and customize maps, modify statistical tables . . .and save data in a presentation format with notes and footnotes or in files designed for spreadsheet software. . .The information stored here is crucial to researchers." Bruns, C.W., California State University-Fullerton. Choice Reviews Online. July, 2011. Web. 9 Aug. 2012.
American Memory Map Collections - Library of Congress
Maps grouped by collection: Cities and Towns; Conservation and Environment; Discovery and Exploration; Cultural Landscapes; Military Battles and Campaigns; and Transportation and Communication.
Atlas of Rural and Small Town America
Data includes four broad categories of socioeconomic factors: People, Jobs, Agriculture and County Classification.
Census Data Mapper
The Census Data Mapper is a web mapping application intended to provide users with a simple interface to view, save and print county-based demographic maps of the United States. The data are from the 2010 Census.
Food Access Research Atlas
Presents a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility; Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes.
Libre Map Project
Map and GIS Data by state. View the entire list of USGS Digital Raster Graphic Maps by state.
National Map
Provides data visualization and download of all eight of the National Map Data sets and US Topo products.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
University of Texas at Austin contains over 44,000 digitized maps from around the world.
United States Energy Information Administration
Maps and data on coal, electricity & nuclear, oil & gas, renewable energy. World maps on energy are also included.
United States Geological Survey - Maps, Imagery and Publications
This massive site has topographic maps, historical topographic maps, make your own map, aerial photographs, satellite images and GIS data. Some of it you have to buy.
Weather Maps from the National Weather Service
Includes surface maps with isobars and/or fronts, surface maps with satellite composites, surface temperature, dew-point temperature, snow cover, snow depth and the jet stream.
Part of the U.S. Census web site, American FactFinder "provides detailed data sets related to population, housing, economics, industry, and geographic data. . .Contains quality video tutorials with attached written transcripts." Several other differences between this web site and the old American FactFinder include being able to "create and customize maps, modify statistical tables . . .and save data in a presentation format with notes and footnotes or in files designed for spreadsheet software. . .The information stored here is crucial to researchers." Bruns, C.W., California State University-Fullerton. Choice Reviews Online. July, 2011. Web. 9 Aug. 2012.
American Memory Map Collections - Library of Congress
Maps grouped by collection: Cities and Towns; Conservation and Environment; Discovery and Exploration; Cultural Landscapes; Military Battles and Campaigns; and Transportation and Communication.
Atlas of Rural and Small Town America
Data includes four broad categories of socioeconomic factors: People, Jobs, Agriculture and County Classification.
Census Data Mapper
The Census Data Mapper is a web mapping application intended to provide users with a simple interface to view, save and print county-based demographic maps of the United States. The data are from the 2010 Census.
Food Access Research Atlas
Presents a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility; Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes.
Libre Map Project
Map and GIS Data by state. View the entire list of USGS Digital Raster Graphic Maps by state.
National Map
Provides data visualization and download of all eight of the National Map Data sets and US Topo products.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
University of Texas at Austin contains over 44,000 digitized maps from around the world.
United States Energy Information Administration
Maps and data on coal, electricity & nuclear, oil & gas, renewable energy. World maps on energy are also included.
United States Geological Survey - Maps, Imagery and Publications
This massive site has topographic maps, historical topographic maps, make your own map, aerial photographs, satellite images and GIS data. Some of it you have to buy.
Weather Maps from the National Weather Service
Includes surface maps with isobars and/or fronts, surface maps with satellite composites, surface temperature, dew-point temperature, snow cover, snow depth and the jet stream.
Army Map Service Topographic Map Series from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
Many countries available at 1:250k scale in JPG format, published between the 1940s and 1960s.
Geologic Atlas of the United States
A set of 227 folios published by the USGS between 1894 and 1945.
Historical Topographic Maps - USGS
Topographic Maps of Northeast Missouri
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University.The link gives the location and call numbers.
TopoZone
Search Topographic Maps & Aerial Photos by State or Province.
United States Quadrangles - Maps for America
Digital topographic maps from the USGS in 7.5-minute quadrangle format.
USGS Map Store
Find, order, or download free Topographic Maps. The Topographic Maps are free.
Many countries available at 1:250k scale in JPG format, published between the 1940s and 1960s.
Geologic Atlas of the United States
A set of 227 folios published by the USGS between 1894 and 1945.
Historical Topographic Maps - USGS
Topographic Maps of Northeast Missouri
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University.The link gives the location and call numbers.
TopoZone
Search Topographic Maps & Aerial Photos by State or Province.
United States Quadrangles - Maps for America
Digital topographic maps from the USGS in 7.5-minute quadrangle format.
USGS Map Store
Find, order, or download free Topographic Maps. The Topographic Maps are free.
Historical Missouri Maps
Adair County, Missouri Historical Maps
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University.The link gives the location and call numbers.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
The interactive maps make use of the date-coding incorporated in the county boundary data. The maps allow the user to select any date and display the county configuration at that date. Several additional map layers are provided, including modern county seats, unsuccessful county proposals, modern county boundaries, and state boundaries. Each of these layers can be toggled on or off by the user.
Historic Plat Books
This is a collection of 114 Missouri County plat books published by W.W. Hixson & Co published during the early 20th century.
Historic Quadrangles
Early quadrangle maps of Missouri, dating from 1906 to 1961. Scale of 1:62,500.
Historic St. Louis Maps by Washington University
The 19th-century St. Louis fire insurance maps are an important source of historical information to study the growth and development of post-Civil War St. Louis. Originally created for the fire insurance industry, these maps provide the most complete visual record of the evolving built environment in St. Louis, covering commercial, industrial, and residential neighborhoods.
Historical Maps of Missouri (1870-1925)
From the University of Alabama. There is also a link to Historic Quadrangles of Missouri
Kirksville, Missouri Historical Maps
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University. The link gives the location call numbers.
Lewis & Clark Across Missouri
Specific campsite maps, photo-realistic images of important river landmarks, animated virtual Missouri River travel, and an interactive map server offering various layers of geographical data on the Expedition's outward and homeward journeys joined with the natural and cultural history of the Missouri River corridor are all currently offered here.
Lloyd's Official Map of Missouri 1861
Lloyd's official map of Missouri drawn and engraved from actual surveys for the Land Office Department.
Missouri Highway Map Archive
Highway maps for Missouri from 1926 to the present from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Missouri Maps - Kansas City Public Library
Panoramic Maps 1847-1929
Panoramic maps of several towns in Missouri.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Company, established in 1867, compiled and published maps of U.S. cities and towns for the fire insurance industry to assess fire risk. Documenting the layout of 390 Missouri cities from 1883 to 1951, the 1283 maps in the collection are an invaluable research tool for urban historians, architectural historians, environmentalists, genealogists and preservationists.
Topographic Maps of Northeast Missouri
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University.The link gives the location and call numbers. 1895 U.S. Atlas
State and county maps scanned from an 1895 atlas by Rand McNally.
Historical United States and World Maps
American Memory Map Collections - Library of Congress
Maps grouped by collection: Cities and Towns; Conservation and Environment; Discovery and Exploration; Cultural Landscapes; Military Battles and Campaigns; and Transportation and Communication.
American Revolution and Its Era
Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
The interactive maps make use of the date-coding incorporated in the county boundary data. The maps allow the user to select any date and display the county configuration at that date. Several additional map layers are provided, including modern county seats, unsuccessful county proposals, modern county boundaries, and state boundaries. Each of these layers can be toggled on or off by the user.
Civil War Maps
A digital portal bringing together materials from three premier collections: the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia.
David Rumsey Map Collection
An extensive collection of online maps, this link will direct you to those of Missouri. You can then narrow your search by type of map, location or cartographer.
Geologic Atlas of the United States
A set of 227 folios published by the USGS between 1894 and 1945.
Historical Topographic Maps
Over 200,000 USGS Topographic Maps dating back to 1884.
HyperCities
HyperCities is a collaborative research and educational platform for traveling back in time to explore the historical layers of city spaces. The site has geo-referenced historical maps for Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Rome, Lima, Ollantaytambo, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Saigon, Toyko, Shanghai, Seoul.
Mapping the National Parks
Documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves.
National Atlases of the United States 1870,1880,1890 and 1970
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
NOAA Historical Map & Chart Collection
The collection of over 35,000 scanned images - covering offshore and onshore sites - includes some of the Nation's earliest nautical charts, bathymetric maps, city plans, and Civil War battlefield maps.
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Digitized maps dating back to the 1st century up to present.
Old Maps Online
Search for online digital historical maps across numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host institution.
World Antiquarian Maps
From the New York Public Library. Scroll down past the New York maps to view World Antiquarian Maps.
Adair County, Missouri Historical Maps
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University.The link gives the location and call numbers.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
The interactive maps make use of the date-coding incorporated in the county boundary data. The maps allow the user to select any date and display the county configuration at that date. Several additional map layers are provided, including modern county seats, unsuccessful county proposals, modern county boundaries, and state boundaries. Each of these layers can be toggled on or off by the user.
Historic Plat Books
This is a collection of 114 Missouri County plat books published by W.W. Hixson & Co published during the early 20th century.
Historic Quadrangles
Early quadrangle maps of Missouri, dating from 1906 to 1961. Scale of 1:62,500.
Historic St. Louis Maps by Washington University
The 19th-century St. Louis fire insurance maps are an important source of historical information to study the growth and development of post-Civil War St. Louis. Originally created for the fire insurance industry, these maps provide the most complete visual record of the evolving built environment in St. Louis, covering commercial, industrial, and residential neighborhoods.
Historical Maps of Missouri (1870-1925)
From the University of Alabama. There is also a link to Historic Quadrangles of Missouri
Kirksville, Missouri Historical Maps
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University. The link gives the location call numbers.
Lewis & Clark Across Missouri
Specific campsite maps, photo-realistic images of important river landmarks, animated virtual Missouri River travel, and an interactive map server offering various layers of geographical data on the Expedition's outward and homeward journeys joined with the natural and cultural history of the Missouri River corridor are all currently offered here.
Lloyd's Official Map of Missouri 1861
Lloyd's official map of Missouri drawn and engraved from actual surveys for the Land Office Department.
Missouri Highway Map Archive
Highway maps for Missouri from 1926 to the present from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Missouri Maps - Kansas City Public Library
Panoramic Maps 1847-1929
Panoramic maps of several towns in Missouri.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Company, established in 1867, compiled and published maps of U.S. cities and towns for the fire insurance industry to assess fire risk. Documenting the layout of 390 Missouri cities from 1883 to 1951, the 1283 maps in the collection are an invaluable research tool for urban historians, architectural historians, environmentalists, genealogists and preservationists.
Topographic Maps of Northeast Missouri
These are print maps located in Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University.The link gives the location and call numbers. 1895 U.S. Atlas
State and county maps scanned from an 1895 atlas by Rand McNally.
Historical United States and World Maps
American Memory Map Collections - Library of Congress
Maps grouped by collection: Cities and Towns; Conservation and Environment; Discovery and Exploration; Cultural Landscapes; Military Battles and Campaigns; and Transportation and Communication.
American Revolution and Its Era
Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
The interactive maps make use of the date-coding incorporated in the county boundary data. The maps allow the user to select any date and display the county configuration at that date. Several additional map layers are provided, including modern county seats, unsuccessful county proposals, modern county boundaries, and state boundaries. Each of these layers can be toggled on or off by the user.
Civil War Maps
A digital portal bringing together materials from three premier collections: the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia.
David Rumsey Map Collection
An extensive collection of online maps, this link will direct you to those of Missouri. You can then narrow your search by type of map, location or cartographer.
Geologic Atlas of the United States
A set of 227 folios published by the USGS between 1894 and 1945.
Historical Topographic Maps
Over 200,000 USGS Topographic Maps dating back to 1884.
HyperCities
HyperCities is a collaborative research and educational platform for traveling back in time to explore the historical layers of city spaces. The site has geo-referenced historical maps for Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Rome, Lima, Ollantaytambo, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Tehran, Saigon, Toyko, Shanghai, Seoul.
Mapping the National Parks
Documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves.
National Atlases of the United States 1870,1880,1890 and 1970
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
NOAA Historical Map & Chart Collection
The collection of over 35,000 scanned images - covering offshore and onshore sites - includes some of the Nation's earliest nautical charts, bathymetric maps, city plans, and Civil War battlefield maps.
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Digitized maps dating back to the 1st century up to present.
Old Maps Online
Search for online digital historical maps across numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host institution.
World Antiquarian Maps
From the New York Public Library. Scroll down past the New York maps to view World Antiquarian Maps.
American FactFinder
Part of the U.S. Census web site, American FactFinder "provides detailed data sets related to population, housing, economics, industry, and geographic data. . .Contains quality video tutorials with attached written transcripts." Several other differences between this web site and the old American FactFinder include being able to "create and customize maps, modify statistical tables . . .and save data in a presentation format with notes and footnotes or in files designed for spreadsheet software. . .The information stored here is crucial to researchers." Bruns, C.W., California State University-Fullerton. Choice Reviews Online. July, 2011. Web. 9 Aug. 2012.
Cartographic Boundary Files
Generalized extracts of the TIGER line files for several administrative areas (i.e., states, counties, zip codes) and census areas (i.e. block groups, tracts) in the US from 1990, 2000 and 2010.
Dataverse
"The Dataverse Network is an open source application to publish, share, reference, extract and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others, and allows you to replicate others work. Researchers, data authors, publishers, data distributors, and affiliated institutions all receive appropriate credit."
Free GIS Data
Geospatial Platform
Provides shared and trusted geospatial data, services, and applications for use by government agencies, their partners and the public. Must register to use.
GISDataDepot
Harvard Geospatial Library
A collection of 6,871 worldwide and regional geographic data layers, scanned historic maps and associated descriptive information that can be searched, mapped online, and downloaded for use for use with GIS software.
John R. Borchert Map Library - University of Minnesota
List of GIS resources, both national and regional.
MAGIRT Map and Geospatial Resources
Created by the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table of the American Library Association.
Map and Geographic Information Center - University of Connecticut
MAGIC has a large collection of digitized historical maps of Connecticut, Northeast United States, New England, and United States. Most can be downloaded at high-resolution; the center is working on geo-referenced versions for Google Earth.
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS) Geoportal
Has a geoportal to many types of geospatial data about Missouri.
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
National Weather Service. National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. Archived Data Sets
Natural Earth
Vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m and 1:110m scales.
Open GeoPortal
OpenGeoportal.org is a new group of geospatial professionals, developers, and librarians working together on a collaboratively developed, open source, federated web application to discover, preview, and retrieve geospatial data. It is also a collaborative effort to share resources and best practices in the areas of application development, metadata, data sharing, data licensing, and data sources. Must register to use.
TIGER Line Shapefiles
Extracts of US Census Bureau's TIGER line files for all legal, administrative, and statistical areas in the US, updated annually.
Part of the U.S. Census web site, American FactFinder "provides detailed data sets related to population, housing, economics, industry, and geographic data. . .Contains quality video tutorials with attached written transcripts." Several other differences between this web site and the old American FactFinder include being able to "create and customize maps, modify statistical tables . . .and save data in a presentation format with notes and footnotes or in files designed for spreadsheet software. . .The information stored here is crucial to researchers." Bruns, C.W., California State University-Fullerton. Choice Reviews Online. July, 2011. Web. 9 Aug. 2012.
Cartographic Boundary Files
Generalized extracts of the TIGER line files for several administrative areas (i.e., states, counties, zip codes) and census areas (i.e. block groups, tracts) in the US from 1990, 2000 and 2010.
Dataverse
"The Dataverse Network is an open source application to publish, share, reference, extract and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others, and allows you to replicate others work. Researchers, data authors, publishers, data distributors, and affiliated institutions all receive appropriate credit."
Free GIS Data
Geospatial Platform
Provides shared and trusted geospatial data, services, and applications for use by government agencies, their partners and the public. Must register to use.
GISDataDepot
Harvard Geospatial Library
A collection of 6,871 worldwide and regional geographic data layers, scanned historic maps and associated descriptive information that can be searched, mapped online, and downloaded for use for use with GIS software.
John R. Borchert Map Library - University of Minnesota
List of GIS resources, both national and regional.
MAGIRT Map and Geospatial Resources
Created by the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table of the American Library Association.
Map and Geographic Information Center - University of Connecticut
MAGIC has a large collection of digitized historical maps of Connecticut, Northeast United States, New England, and United States. Most can be downloaded at high-resolution; the center is working on geo-referenced versions for Google Earth.
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS) Geoportal
Has a geoportal to many types of geospatial data about Missouri.
National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
National Weather Service. National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. Archived Data Sets
Natural Earth
Vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m and 1:110m scales.
Open GeoPortal
OpenGeoportal.org is a new group of geospatial professionals, developers, and librarians working together on a collaboratively developed, open source, federated web application to discover, preview, and retrieve geospatial data. It is also a collaborative effort to share resources and best practices in the areas of application development, metadata, data sharing, data licensing, and data sources. Must register to use.
TIGER Line Shapefiles
Extracts of US Census Bureau's TIGER line files for all legal, administrative, and statistical areas in the US, updated annually.
EastView Geospatial
East View offers a wide range of geospatial products, and are moving into offering cloud-based storage of, and potential upload of, GIS data. You have to buy this information.
ESRI Map Services
Includes imagery, street, and topography base maps, shaded relief, and physical maps. You have to buy this information.
Geospatial Data Gateway - USDA
The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data, at anytime, from anywhere, to anyone. The Gateway allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data from our catalog, customize the format, and have it downloaded or shipped on CD or DVD. You have to buy this information.
East View offers a wide range of geospatial products, and are moving into offering cloud-based storage of, and potential upload of, GIS data. You have to buy this information.
ESRI Map Services
Includes imagery, street, and topography base maps, shaded relief, and physical maps. You have to buy this information.
Geospatial Data Gateway - USDA
The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data, at anytime, from anywhere, to anyone. The Gateway allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data from our catalog, customize the format, and have it downloaded or shipped on CD or DVD. You have to buy this information.
Dan McGurk
Research & Instruction
Tel: (660) 785- 4528
Email: dmcgurk@truman.edu
This guide is inspired by the great guide created by Sandy Schiefer, a Librarian at the University of Missouri - Columbia. Many thanks to you, Sandy.
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