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Location of Map Collection:
MAP location: Sheet Maps are in Library South (LS), 4th Floor in the Map Cases
ATLAS location: Library South (LS) 4th Floor
Some Atlases in Folio/UltraFolio, Library North, Fifth Floor or General Collection by call number. |
Map/Cartographic Related Web Links:
Map and GIS (Geographic Information System) Links |
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The Map Collection includes: primarily sheet maps and atlases with a few CD-ROMs arranged by the Library of Congress classification system. All are listed in GIL, the library's online catalog.
- Base and thematic maps and atlases
- Access to ArcView 3.2 GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia (digitized images, microfiilm, and 19567/57 Atlanta in hard copy - See Guide )
- Numerous CD-ROM's from agencies such as the US Geological Survey, and Departments of Interior, Energy, and Transportation
Additional materials are located in the U.S. Government Documents Collection and arranged by the government's classification system.
Sheet/Envelope Maps from the USGS
- Topographic maps of Southeastern and selected Western states
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For Assistance in locating and using cartographic materials, contact:
See above for contact information. |
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ATLANTA RESOURCE
Aerial Survey of Atlanta, Georgia, 1949 at http://www.library.gsu.edu/maps/aerialatlas1949/index.htm These pages contain scanned images of 124 aerial photographs (43 x 80 cm, scale 1"= 200'). The images were scanned as GIFs at 150 dpi, converted to JPEGs, then linked to an index map of Atlanta (c. 2001) in HTML format for use on this site. This project was funded by the William Russell The University Library in June 2001. Published for the Atlanta City Planning Commision by Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation, Lansing, Michigan U.S.A., 1949. |
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia
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| The GSU Anthropology/Geography webpage for GSU Geography Student Projects and Research Projects at: http://monarch.gsu.edu
Information on Geography/ GIS Careers and "Jobs in Geography" are highlighted at: Association of American Geographers http://www.aag.org |
Recent Atlases by GSU Geographers:
- Atlas of American Agriculture : the American Cornucopia, by Richard Pillsbury. c1996. Map G1201.J1 P5 1996
- Atlas of American sport, by John F. Rooney Jr. and Richard Pillsbury. Cartographic supervisor, Jeffery McMichael c1992. Map G1201.E63 R6 1992
- Atlas of crime : mapping the criminal landscape / [ed. by] Linda S. Turnbull, Elaine Hallisey Hendrix, Borden D. Dent. 2000. General Collection HV6783 .A85 2000
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