Borchert Map Library News http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/ en Copyright 2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:47 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Free Outline Maps Over 5000 maps in a variety of formats (GIF, PDF, CDR, SVG, AI, WMF) are available from http://d-maps.com/ . A limited number of maps (with appropriate citation) can be used in publications as well. (See the terms and conditions for more information.)

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/free_outline_maps.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/free_outline_maps.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:47 -0600 Cyclopath Cyclopath provides a forum to find and share information about bicycling in the Twin Cities Metro area. Cyclopath is a geowiki: an editable map where anyone can share notes about roads and trails, enter tags about special locations, and fix map problems - like missing trails.

Visit Cyclopath to find bike routes (and other information) and to share your knowledge.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/cyclopath.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/cyclopath.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40:26 -0600 Map Quiz Can you figure out what these maps are representing without seeing a legend? It may not be as easy as you think. You can sign up to receive a new quiz every month.

Check out the The Morning News Cloud of Atlases!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/map_quiz.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/map_quiz.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:15:44 -0600 Minnesota Traffic Volume Maps Online Interested in traffic volume maps for the state of Minnesota? Find both historic and recent maps available online now from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. City, county and Twin Cities Metro Area maps are just some of the coverages found on this site.

Check it out!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/minnesota_traffic_volume_maps.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/minnesota_traffic_volume_maps.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:39:28 -0600 Online Historic Maps of Minnesota A new collection of digitized versions of historic Minnesota maps is now available in the University Media Repository.

Original print versions of the maps are available for viewing upon request at the Borchert Map Library. HIgh resolution digital copies are available for purchase from the Digital Collections Unit. Contact the Map Library at mapref@umn.edu to get pricing information and/or to request a digital copy.

We are excited to share these beautiful and unique items with you!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/online_historic_maps_of_minnes.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/online_historic_maps_of_minnes.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:41:23 -0600 Cartography 2.0 (a guide to creating animated and interactive maps) Cartography 2.0 is a free online knowledge base and e-textbook for students and professionals interested in interactive and animated maps. The authors set out to answer a basic question they had been asked many times: What's the important stuff I need to know about making great on-demand/interactive maps?

Check it out!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/cartography_20_a_guide_to_crea.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/cartography_20_a_guide_to_crea.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:03 -0600 A Carto-Bibliography of the Maps in Eighteenth-Century British and American Geography Books Barbara McCorkle has written a carto-bibliography that allows you to find maps in historic British and American Geography books. Multiple indexes (cartographer/engraver, geographic, publisher) provide entry into the list of works.

The University of Minnesota has online access to Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) which provides access to many of the books found in the carto-bibliography....providing you with easy access to many of these maps online.

Check out the carto-bibliography and ECCO!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/a_carto-bibliography_of_the_ma.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/11/a_carto-bibliography_of_the_ma.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:07:36 -0600 Ordnance Survey Maps Online For online access to topographic maps of Great Britain, check out the Get-a-map site.

Click the pink "I want to Get-a-map now!" icon to load the map viewer. Once you have your area in the viewer at the appropriate zoom lever, click "Print/Save/Copy" in the upper right corner of the window. Right-click on the image that appears and select "Save image as..." to save the image to your computer. Even though the image may appear small on the screen, it will be 1250x1250 when downloaded...

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/ordnance_survey_maps_online.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/ordnance_survey_maps_online.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:33:18 -0600 Telling River Stories Telling River Stories is a multi-disciplinary project that researches and disseminates the stories of how communities and individuals have lived with rivers. What has the river meant to people in the past, and how can we bring that meaning to light today? How does the role of the river differ among cultural and ethnic groups? How can we connect stories about the river's importance to stronger stewardship efforts?

Use the map and pushpins to navigate to a particular river story. Zoom in to the Twin Cities area to see the many examples available for our area.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/telling_river_stories.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/telling_river_stories.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:29:44 -0600 OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.

If you like the idea of a community-created map, check this out: US city to start giant 'mapathon'

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/openstreetmap.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/openstreetmap.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:14:56 -0600 Canadian Topographic Maps in GEOSCAN You can now find over 13,000 Canadian topographic maps via GEOSCAN, the search engine for publications of Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan's) Earth Sciences Sector.

Use GEOSCAN's Advanced Search page and select the "GC Topographic Maps" option in the Series search box to limit your search to these maps.

The full display for each map provides links to PDF images and to the National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) data.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/canadian_topographic_maps_in_g.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/canadian_topographic_maps_in_g.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:18:03 -0600 Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse Map Gallery A wide array of Minnesota maps are available from the Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse Map Gallery.

Find maps representing the following themes:

  • Administrative and Political Boundaries,
  • Land Ownership,
  • Geodetic,
  • Demographics,
  • Business and Economics,
  • Health
  • Recreation and Tourism,
  • Agriculture,
  • Biology and Ecology,
  • Environmental Monitoring,
  • Land cover
  • Water,
  • Climatology
  • Geology and Soils,
  • Elevation,
  • Imagery and Photographs,
  • Basemaps, Scanned Maps and Charts,
  • Facilities,
  • Transportation,
  • and Utilities and Communication.
Check it Out!]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/minnesota_geographic_data_clea.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/minnesota_geographic_data_clea.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:42:34 -0600 Minnesota Maps available from Datanet The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo) provides access to Datanet, an online system which contains statistics about social, economic and demographic conditions in Minnesota and provides access to many maps as well.

Find or create maps based on the available data covering the following areas/topics:

  • the 2000 census,
  • the 1990 census,
  • criminal activity,
  • Minnesota land use,
  • and more.
Check it out!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/minnesota_maps_available_from.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/minnesota_maps_available_from.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:19:52 -0600 Language Maps mla language map icron.jpgThe Modern Language Association Language Map "uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States."

You can make a map for just Minnesota and zoom in to the Twin Cities (or some other area of the state) for more detailed mapping by zipcodes. Check it out!

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/language_maps.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/language_maps.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:50:39 -0600 Libre Map Project The purpose of the Libre Map Project is to aggregate and make digital maps and related GIS data available for free.

Check out the USGS Digital Raster Graphics (DRG) in both tiff and tfw formats available from this site.

]]> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/libre_map_project.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maplib/news/2009/10/libre_map_project.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:44:51 -0600