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GENERAL INFO

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Donald W Hamer Maps Library 1 Central Pattee University Park, PA 16802

(814) 863-0094

email: UL-Maps@lists.psu.edu

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Map of Hamer Maps Library

Data, definitions, and other geographic and mapping resources:

Digital data and mapping

Natural Earth Data - shapefiles of countries and various thematic data
more country boundaries from MapLibrary.org
shapefiles, osm, gpx, Illustrator files extracted from OpenStreetMap
National Atlas of the US - make your own maps using a variety of federal data
USDA Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
FAO's vast collection of maps and geo-spatial data
National Historical Geographic Information System's aggregated census data and GIS boundary files
USGS 7.5' and 15' quads in PDF format (use the search box on the right side of the page to locate free downloads)
Altas of Historical County Boundaries from the Newberry Library
federal version of online mapping service: Rich Spatial Flex Viewer (possibly the best looking viewer out there!)
SRTM 90m elevation data (worldwide) from CGIAR

Other map collections

Perry-Castaneda Library at University of Texas
David Rumsey Map Collection (extensive collection of historical maps)
Darlington Digital Library at Pitt

Definitions

dictionary of geography-related terms
Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology geography portal

Pennsylvania resources

PASDA state spatial data clearinghouse
historic aerial photos of PA at PennPilot
official PA Census and demographic data from the State Data Center
Centre County's GIS data
Penn DOT historic county highway maps
flood and damage/loss data from PA Emergency Mgmt Agency

Reference maps

CIA World Factbook (also includes country profiles and flags)
UTM zones
labelled outline maps:
blank outline maps:
- US - contiguous 48 states
- US - county level for contiguous 48 states

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