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Geography: Maps

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University Map Center

The University Map Center is a depository for maps and charts of the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). The University Map Center is located in Room B304 of the Science Building and is administrated by the UWSP Department of Geography/Geology and is open to use by the university community, as well as by the public. During the academic year the Map Center is open on a regular basis (a schedule is posted near the Map Center entrance).

The collection includes:

  • U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps of Wisconsin, and the other forty-nine states and territories, and some Canadian topographic maps.
  • Selected road maps of the United States and Canada.
  • Urban maps of selected Wisconsin cities.
  • U.S. Geological Survey maps of the geology of selected areas of the United States.
  • Aeronautical charts of the world.
  • Oceanographical and navigational maps.
  • The American Geographical Society map series on Latin America.
  • Miscellaneous maps of Wisconsin, the world, and of outer space made by various mapping agencies.
  • Selected aerial photographs and mosaics of central Wisconsin.
  • Gazetteers and atlases.
  • CD/DVD-based digital map files (e.g., U.S. Census TIGER files 1992, 1997, 2000).
  • DeLorme 3D-Topo Quads (all of U.S).

 

Online Map Resources