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- PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowUse PolicyMap to bring sophisticated data, mapping and analytics to fields beyond traditional GIS and planning departments. From public health to sociology and law, students can use PolicyMap to create maps, reports and analyses to enable a deeper understanding of crucial areas in their fields.
- data.census.gov (Explore Census Data) This link opens in a new windowPrimary search tool to browse and access U.S. census data and build custom, downloadable tables, charts, reports, maps and data visualizations. Includes detailed data on population, housing, economics, and geographies from the Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Economic Census and other surveys.
Topics and geographies are easy to search using the single search bar, or access more detailed data using the filters in the Advanced Search option.
Access data.census.gov tutorials. - LandScan This link opens in a new windowLandScan is a global population database that shows geographical distribution of population at one-kilometer resolution over an average 24 hour period and was developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The LandScan algorithm uses spatial data and imagery analysis technologies and the most up-to-date census data within an administrative boundary. Most national censuses count populations by measuring where people sleep (or reside) rather than where they work or travel. LandScan integrates daytime movements and collective travel habits into a single measure to produce a better representation of where people are located during an average day. - National Map This link opens in a new windowThe National Map comprises a variety of products and services that provide the Nation with access to base geospatial information to describe the landscape of the United States and its territories. Be sure to read the pdf "about" document.
- SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new windowThis web-based mapping and data analysis application enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data variables by state, county, city/place, ZIP code, census tract, block group, or custom area. Additional modules include:
1. SimmonsLOCAL, a targeting and profiling system that provides insights into consumer behavior for all of America's 210 media markets drilled down the block group level.
2. Claritas PRIZM, a consumer segmentation system which combines demographic, consumer behavior, and geographic data into 66 consumer segments to help marketers identify, understand, and target their customers and prospects.
3.Claritas ConneXions, a consumer segmentation system which classify U.S households into 53 consumer segments based on the technology and communications purchasing and usage preferences.
4. Claritas P$YCLE, a consumer segmentation system which classifies U.S. households into one of 58 consumer segments based on the income-producing assets.
Only a few people can use this database at one time.
Topographic Maps - USGS (U.S. Geological Survey)
- U.S. Geological Survey - MapsUSGS maps range from detailed local areas to worldwide. The maps are excellent for a wide range of uses, including emergency response, outdoor recreation, scientific research, and resource management.
- Topographic Map Symbols (USGS)A topographic map shows more than contours; it includes symbols that represent such features as streets, buildings, streams, and vegetation.
- Historical Topographic Maps - Preserving the PastDigital repository of USGS 1:250,000 scale and larger maps printed between 1884, the inception of the topographic mapping program, and 2006. USGS is the largest producer of topographic maps. Their National Geospatial Program (NGP) converted these historical printed topographic quadrangles to an electronic format (GeoPDF).
- U.S. Geological SurveyThe USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and usable information.
- USGS Publications WarehouseSearch for publications. Advanced search allows limiting by USGS publication series. Browse feature
- The National MapA collaborative effort among the USGS National Geospatial Program and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation.
- USGS Explore Search: Maps and MappingUSGS topical directory provides an alternate way to browse USGS science programs by data, news, images, video, social media, more.
- USGS Science ExplorerTopical directory provides an alternate way to browse USGS science programs by data, news, images, video, social media, more.
Articles & Documents
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive multidisciplinary, multilingual source for articles in scholarly and professional journals, magazines, newspapers, conference proceedings and more. All subjects.
Coverage: 1867-current. Updated daily - GeoRef (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSelectively indexes and abstracts the geoscience literature of the world including journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses and dissertations. Coverage for North America is 1785 to the present; coverage for the rest of the world is from 1933 to the present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSearchable full-text and full-image backfiles of scholarly journals, as well as e-books, and primary resources. Subject areas include the arts, humanities, social sciences, science, math, and business. Includes the Artstor Digital Library containing millions of images from the world's museums, archives, and libraries.
- USGS Publications WarehouseSearch for publications. Advanced search allows limiting by USGS publication series. Browse feature
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Use Library Quick Search to search for books, articles, videos across many databases at once.
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Library of Congress Classification for Geography Books
The majority of Geography print books are found in the G range of call numbers. Here's how the Library of Congress breaks down the Geography section:
G range for Geography (General), Atlases and Maps
GA range for Mathematical Geography and Cartography
GB range for Physical Geography
GC range for Oceanography
GF range for Human Ecology and Anthropogeography