Maps, Aerial Photographs & Satellite Images
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Texas Maps and Resources |
- See Historical Maps for sites which include historical Texas maps
- See Topographic Maps and Resources for finding lists to the Texas topographic maps in the Library
- Cataloged Texas Topographic Maps (Canned search of RamCat for subject "Texas--Maps, Topographic")
- Texas topographic maps not available in the collection
- Geologic Atlas of Texas (Texas Documents: Z UA220.7 G292a, alphabetical by sheet name)
- Texas Geologic Quadrangle maps (Texas Documents: Z UA220.7 G292q, by sheet number)
- Texas Soil survey maps (U.S. Documents: A 57.38:, then alphabetical by county name)
- Published Soil Surveys for Texas (National Resources Conservation Service, Dept. of Agriculture)
- Texas Online Soil Survey Manuscripts (National Resources Conservation Service, Dept. of Agriculture)
BIDC Maproom (Business and Industry Data Center)
The BIDC is an ongoing initiative of the U.S. Census
Bureau to make economic data and statistics more widely available at the state and local levels. The Maproom
contains Texas and National maps of economic and demographic characteristics.
The Border Regions section is particularly interesting.
Map Collection Search (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
The Texas State Archives Map Collection contains original, photoreproduced, and compiled maps
covering the period from the early seventeenth through the late twentieth centuries. For general information
about the holdings and descriptive information available, read About our Map Collection. For specific information to
assist searching, read indexes and
types of maps, subject authority file,
and guide to codes. For
reproductions policy, read notes on map
preservation, access, and copies.
The National Map: topographic mapping for the 21st century [Final report (PDF, 38 pp.)]
[Issues and actions
(PDF, 41 pp.)]
The National Map - Texas pilot project (USGS Fact Sheet 119-01, November 2001)
[HTML]
National Geographic MapMachine
Browse conservation maps and street-level maps and
search US topographic maps to create
custom maps. Conservation maps are grouped according to the topics
Environmental (terrain, habitat types, soil types, etc.), Land Use (land
use, agricultural and environmental threats), Natural Hazards (floods,
hailstorms, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.), and Weather (snow cover, annual
precipitation, and annual temperature). Topographic maps are seamless
across quadrangles.
State Parks & Historic Sites (Texas Parks & Wildlife)
Information on the state parks and historic sites in Texas. Most entries
include a facilities map and/or a location map (in PDF format).
Texas
From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin. "Historical Maps of Texas Cities" includes
an 1898 map of San Angelo.
Texas County Highway Maps
Joint project of the Texas Dept. of Transportation and the General Libraries, The University of
Texas at Austin.
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps (via TexShare
) (from off-campus, available only
to ASU students, faculty, and staff using the University's EZProxy Service)
"Sanborn fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in both public and
academic libraries. Sanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects,
geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the
history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods. They are large-scale plans containing
data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures. This includes information such as the
outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location
of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building
use, and house and block numbers. Seven or eight different editions represent some areas."
Texas General Land Office Map Collection. Texas History, Texas Maps (Archives & Records)
The archival map collection of the TGLO consists of over
50,000 maps dating from as early as the 1820s.
Copies of selected county maps have been made available on the Office's web site.
Includes a "Map Collection Searchable Catalog."
Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission)
The Atlas features more than 200,000 historic site records, including Historical Marker
inscriptions and National Register of Historic Places property photos. Includes interactive digital maps showing
site locations.
Texas Natural Resource Information System *Digital Data (downloads only)
TNRIS distributes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other geospatial data from a
variety of sources, including federal, state and local government agencies. Download data on Base Maps, Land and
Biological Resources, Water Resources, Land and Water Quality, Air Resources, Transportation, Administrative Areas,
and Elevations.
*Requires GIS viewer
Download free GIS viewer ArcExplorer by ESRI
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