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The Purdue University Map Collection

The Purdue Humanities, Social Sciences and Education Library contains over 200,000 maps. We are a depository for:

US Geological Survey (USGS)
Indiana Geological Survey (IGS)
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency - formerly NIMA; Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic and Topographic Center (DMAH/TC)
National Ocean Service (NOS)
National Geographic Society (NG)
Natural Resources Canada

We also house a collection of over 150,000 aerial photographs.

Geoportal (Big Ten Academic Alliance) This link opens in a new window
Provides discoverability and facilitates access to geospatial resources. The resources include GIS datasets, web services, and digitized historical maps. The geoportal's records have been aggregated from repositories located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. This site is solely an aggregator and does not host any data.

A variety of maps can be found free of charge on the Internet. Extensive lists of map sources can be found on the following websites:

World Atlas
Maps on Other Websites
University of Texas - Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.

Print maps available in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education Library (HSSE):

For more GIS resources and assistance, check out our GIS LibGuide and GIS Services.