Research Guides: Geography: Maps & Satellite Images

Maps

National Map of the United States
Comprises a wide variety of online maps. Provided by the U.S. Geological Survey.
U.S. Geological Survey: Map Locator
Interactive maps in downloadable formats. Choose features to display or not: geographic names, boundaries, transportation, hydrography, and contours.
The National Geologic Map Database
Archive of standardized geoscience information for the United States.
US Census Data Mapper
The Census Data Mapper is a web mapping application intended to provide users with a simple interface to view, save and print county-based demographic maps of the United States. The data are from the 2010 Census.
OnTheMap - US Census Bureau
A web-based mapping and reporting application from the US Census Bureau that shows where workers are employed and where they live. It also provides companion reports on age, earnings, industry distributions, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, and sex.
TIGER/Line® Shapefiles and TIGER/Line® Files
The core TIGER/Line Files and Shapefiles do not include demographic data, but they do contain geographic entity codes (GEOIDs) that can be linked to the Census Bureau’s demographic data, available on American FactFinder.
Web Soil Survey - Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world.
Library of Congress Map Collections
Digitized maps from as early as 1500 to the present form part of the Library of Congress’s American Memory project.
Climate.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate.gov is a source of timely and authoritative scientific data and information about climate. Climate.gov includes climate maps and data.
ODNR GIS Data Search
Ohio Department of Natural Resources GIS data search by category. Most data provided at the county level.
Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
he Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) has served the planning needs of the Miami Valley in Southwest Ohio since 1964, serving the Region for more than fifty years. MVRPC serves as the MPO for Montgomery, Miami, Greene Counties, plus a portion of Northern Warren County. MVRPC also provides Regional and Environmental planning support for members in seven counties. MVRPC policies guide agency interactions in many areas including the implementation of project funding, public participation in the planning process, public records retention and access, and non-discrimination.
Greene County Ohio GIS Map Server
also see Precinct, School District and Tax Map Index maps
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Contains digital maps covering the world from various sources. Provided by the University of Texas at Austin.
Old Maps Online - Search
OldMapsOnline developed out of a love of history and heritage of old maps. The project began as a collaboration between Klokan Technologies GmbH, Switzerland and The Great Britain Historical GIS Project based at the University of Portsmouth, UK thanks to funding from JISC. Since January 2013 is the project improved and maintained by volunteers and the team of Klokan Technologies GmbH in their free time.
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Map Collection was started over 30 years ago and contains more than 150,000 maps. The collection focuses on rare 16th through 21st century maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps, globes, school geographies, pocket maps, books of exploration, maritime charts, and a variety of cartographic materials including pocket, wall, children's, and manuscript maps. Items range in date from about 1550 to the present.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Kent State University Collection
A collection of large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company held by Kent State University. The maps show the outline of each building including the location of windows and doors together with street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, business names, and house and block numbers. This collection differs from the OPLIN Sanborn Maps collection in that it has broader coverage of small towns and villages.
Sanborn Historic Maps
Large scale street plans of Ohio communities produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. Sanborn Maps show the outline of each building including the location of windows and doors together with street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house and block numbers.