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Census Maps
Census Tiger Server
American Factfinder Clickable Map AerialPhotos
Microsoft Terra Server -- Aerial maps of someregions MSN Virual Earth fly-over aerials and maps Google Earth download software for high resolution fly-over aerials and maps TNRIS --1 meter ( and 2.5 meter) Digital Orthoquads Texas Natural Resource Information System ( Aerial photos --to use these, you have to download the browser plug in).  Texas Aerials/ GIS from Geo Community --a website for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) industry, -- Digital aerial photography of the Texas Coast -- a special dataset from the General Land Office Special Map Resources
USGS Geographical Names Query System -- The National Map WetNet data --Arc/Info and ArcView downloadable overlays from Texas GLO Pollutant Maps of Texas |
Online Mapping Program:
 Delorme EarthMaps.com MapBlast Maporama--worldwide street maps Specialty Maps: Nautical Map Viewer (view maps of ports and channels)
Premium resources
Maptech Mapserver Digital Chart -- vectors of states, countries
Texas Specific
Texas Counties Map Online Texas Counties Map in PDF format County Maps in PDF format Individual County Maps National Atlas -- overlays available for road, cities, counties, population, economy and more EnviroMapper -- zoom in maps with sources of pollution EnviroFacts -- search EPA database for sources of pollutants by zip code, city or county |
USGS Geographical Names Query System
You can pull up all types of geographical features -- bridges, airports cemeteries etc. You can then drill down and go to maps etc. or each
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You can pull up all types of geographical features -- bridges, airports cemeteries etc. You can then drill down and go to maps etc. or each
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TopoZone Maps.
Topozone offers online topo maps using scanned USGS Quad maps. Just enter a location and you are taken to it. You can enlarge the map on screen and the program offers sevearl resolutions.
You can also use one of three series of USGS maps (for more or less detail). When you have the area you want mapped, for a fee you can download the USGS map or an aerial photo.
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Topozone offers online topo maps using scanned USGS Quad maps. Just enter a location and you are taken to it. You can enlarge the map on screen and the program offers sevearl resolutions.
You can also use one of three series of USGS maps (for more or less detail). When you have the area you want mapped, for a fee you can download the USGS map or an aerial photo.
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Include Tiger Map on Your Page.
This is a pretty detailed job, but all the instructions are there. It explains how to build a URL with all the options selected that can be placed in your html page to call a Tiger Map just as you would place a picture on a page.
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This is a pretty detailed job, but all the instructions are there. It explains how to build a URL with all the options selected that can be placed in your html page to call a Tiger Map just as you would place a picture on a page.
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How to download a map.
It works a little backwards. Type in a county name -- unless you already know the quad name or the latitude longtitude -- Then when the list of quads comes up, choose one from the first column .
On the next page is a map. Find the square you want an aeiral of. For Instance A4. Find the quad name under A4 (or yor square) use the back button to go back and choose that quad. Now unfortunately, that square you chose is is dvided into four quads. They are list at the bottom of this page now (skip the map this time) Choose either the 1meter hyperlink or the 2.5 meter hyperlink. The 1 meter is obviously a bigger file becuse it has more detail -- each pixel in the picture represents 1 meter).
Downloading the browser plug in : The data is in a highlly compressed software format and you need a MrSid viewer to see it. You can navigate the TNRIS website for the software links or go directly to LizardTech Software's download page for Window. after you have downloaded the ExpressView file, run it to install it in your browser(s). You will now be able to load the quad file(s) you downloaded into your browser and pan, zoom etc. )
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It works a little backwards. Type in a county name -- unless you already know the quad name or the latitude longtitude -- Then when the list of quads comes up, choose one from the first column .
On the next page is a map. Find the square you want an aeiral of. For Instance A4. Find the quad name under A4 (or yor square) use the back button to go back and choose that quad. Now unfortunately, that square you chose is is dvided into four quads. They are list at the bottom of this page now (skip the map this time) Choose either the 1meter hyperlink or the 2.5 meter hyperlink. The 1 meter is obviously a bigger file becuse it has more detail -- each pixel in the picture represents 1 meter).
Downloading the browser plug in : The data is in a highlly compressed software format and you need a MrSid viewer to see it. You can navigate the TNRIS website for the software links or go directly to LizardTech Software's download page for Window. after you have downloaded the ExpressView file, run it to install it in your browser(s). You will now be able to load the quad file(s) you downloaded into your browser and pan, zoom etc. )
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Tiger Maps.
This opens a Tiger File Record for the city you search that includes a list of zip codes, lattittude/longtitude, population, a link to census data as well as a Tiger map of the city.
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This opens a Tiger File Record for the city you search that includes a list of zip codes, lattittude/longtitude, population, a link to census data as well as a Tiger map of the city.
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