Maps, Geographical and Geological Resources on the Web

You may identify items in the Map Collection by using the Library and Archives' online catalog and selecting "maps" as the location, but you must use the materials in the Law and Research Library.   There are currently NO digitized maps in the Collection.   The following are Arizona state agency, federal, or other selected maps, geographical and geological resources which are available on the Web.

• Aerial and Satellite Images
• Agencies
• Airport Map, Arizona (Arizona Dept. of Transportation)
• American FactFinder - Census 2000 - Maps (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Arid Lands Information Center (University of Arizona)
• Arizona Electronic Atlas
• Arizona Geographic Alliance - Maps
• Arizona - Maps and Atlases
• Border Crossing/Port Locator - Arizona (U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
• Census 2000 - American FactFinder - Maps (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Colleges - Phoenix and Tucson (pdf) (Arizona Dept. of Commerce)
• Colleges - Rural Arizona (pdf) (Arizona Dept. of Commerce)
• Counties - Arizona
• Cultural Resources Mapping - National Park Service
• Dams - Arizona (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
• Driving Instructions and Trip Planner (Commercial:   MapQuest)
• Earthquake Hazard - Arizona
• Economic Development HUBZones - Arizona (U.S. Small Business Administration)
• Economic Development Information Centers (Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records)
• Electric Companies - Arizona (pdf) (Arizona Corporation Commission)
• Energy
• Federal Depository Libraries in Arizona (Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records)
• Game Species Descriptions and Maps (Arizona Game & Fish Department)
• Geochemistry of Arizona (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Geographic Information Systems - Maps and Resources
• Geographic Names
• Geological Resources - Arizona
• Grand Canyon National Park - Maps of (Library of Congress)
• Highway System - Arizona State (Arizona Dept. of Transportation)
• Indians/Native Americans - Arizona
• Legislative Districts/Redistricting - Arizona
• Map Collections - Arizona and Southwest
• MapStats - Federal
• Mines and Mineral Resources - Arizona
• Names - Geographic
• National Atlas of the United States
• Native Americans/Indians - Arizona
• Natural Resources - State of the Land (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
• North America - Discovery and Exploration
• Parks and Recreation Areas
• Phoenix, AZ - Map and Landsat Image
• Pimería - maps of (Jack D. Mount's exhibit) (University of Arizona)
• Rainfall Mapping - Arizona (U.S. Geological Survey)
• Reapportionment - U.S. Congress (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Redistricting/Legislative Districts - Arizona
• Sanborn Maps, Digital - Arizona (for use in the Law and Research Library)
• Satellite and Aerial Images
• Seismicity - Arizona
• Stage Lines - Territory of Arizona (1876) (Library of Congress)
• Territory of Arizona (1865-by William B. Hartley) (Library of Congress)
• Tombstone, AZ Fire Insurance Map, 1886 (Library of Congress)
• Tourism - Arizona
• Transportation - Arizona - Maps (Arizona Dept. of Transportation)
• Trip Planner and Driving Instructions (Commercial:   MapQuest)
• United States - Maps, Data and Atlases
• Weather - Western United States (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
• World - Maps and Atlases

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TOPICAL DETAIL SECTION
This section provides more selection options for the topics listed above:

Agencies:

• Arizona:
• Arizona Corporation Commission:  Arizona's Electric Companies (pdf)
• Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality
• Arizona Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources
• Arizona Dept. of Transportation
• Aeronautics Division:  Arizona Airport Map
• Transportation Planning Division:   GIS Maps
• Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
• Arizona Water Atlas
• Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC):
• GIS Directories
• Arizona Geological Survey
• Arizona Judicial Branch:  Water Rights
• Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
• Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names
• Arizona State Cartographer's Office
• Arizona State Land Department:
• Arizona Land Resource Information System
• Surface Management Responsibility Maps
• Arizona State Mine Inspector
• Arizona State University:
• Hayden Library Government Documents Service:  Arizona Counties
• Libraries Map Collection:
• Aerial Photography
• Spatial Data Sources
• Arizona Water Banking Authority
• Arizona Water Protection Fund
• University of Arizona:
• Arid Lands Information Center
• Arizona Regional Image Archive (ARIA)
• Maps of the Pimería
• Water Resources Research Center
• Federal:
• U.S. Census Bureau:
• American FactFinder - maps
• MapStats:   United States
• U.S. Dept. of the Interior
• U.S. Geological Survey:
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS):
• U.S. and Territories Geographic Names Search Form
• Geology and Topography:  Arizona

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Arizona - Maps and Atlases

• Arizona @ Your Service:  Arizona Maps
• Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs:  Map of Tribal Lands
• Arizona Corporation Commission:  Arizona's Electric Companies (pdf)
• Arizona Counties
• Arizona Dept. of Commerce:
• Phoenix and Tucson Colleges and Universities (pdf)
• Rural Arizona Colleges and Universities (pdf)
• Arizona Dept. of Transportation:
• Maps included are of:
• American Indian Reservations
• Arizona State Highway System
• Arizona Electronic Atlas
• Arizona Game and Fish Department:  Game Species Descriptions and Maps
• Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission:  Final Congressional District Map
• Arizona State Land Department:
• Arizona Land Resource Information System
• Arizona State Parks:  Location Map
• Arizona State University:
• Hayden Library Government Documents Service:  Arizona Counties
• Libraries Map Collection:
• Aerial Photography
• Spatial Data Sources
• Library of Congress:
• Bird’s Eye View of Phoenix circa 1885
• Hartley's Map of Arizona 1865
• Maps of Grand Canyon National Park
• Territory of Arizona 1876
• Territory of Arizona 1887
• Territory of Arizona - Railroads & Counties 1887
• Territory of Arizona - Stage Lines, etc. 1876
• National Park Service:  Arizona National Parks and Monuments
• Phoenix, AZ - Map and Landsat Image:
• Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS):  Landsat Image of Phoenix, AZ circa 1972-83
• Library of Congress:  Bird’s Eye View of Phoenix circa 1885
• Ray Sterner's Color Landform Atlas of the United States:  Arizona - 1895
• Sanborn Maps, Digital - Arizona for use in the Law and Research Library
• Tombstone, AZ Fire Insurance Map, 1886
• University of Arizona:
• Arizona Regional Image Archive (ARIA)
• Maps of the Pimería
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation:  Arizona Dams
• U.S. Geological Survey:  Geology and Topography:  Arizona
• U.S. Geological Survey Flagstaff Field Center:  Arizona - Digital Elevation Model
• U.S. Small Business Administration:  Economic Development HUBZones - Arizona

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Counties - Arizona:

• Arizona @ Your Service:  Counties - Arizona
• Arizona State University:
• Hayden Library Government Documents Service:  Arizona Counties
• U.S. Census Bureau:  Arizona County Selection Map

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Earthquake Hazard/Seismicity - Arizona:

• Arizona Geological Survey:  Earthquake Hazard in Arizona
• National Earthquake Information Center:  Arizona Earthquake Information

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Geographic Information Systems - Maps and Resources:

• Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC)
• GIS Directories

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Geographic Names:

• Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names
• Getty Research Institute:  Thesaurus of Geographic Names
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS):
• U.S. and Territories Geographic Names Search Form
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

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Legislative Districts/Redistricting:

• Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
• Project Vote Smart:  Search by Zip Code

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Map Collections - Arizona and Southwest:

• Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records:  Map Collection
• Arizona State University Libraries:  Map Collection
• David Rumsey Collection:  Historical American Maps
• Library of Congress:  Map Collections
• Northern Arizona University:  Maps
• University of Arizona:  Arizona Regional Image Archive (ARIA)
• University of Arizona Library:  Maps of the Pimería
• University of Texas at Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection:  Arizona Maps

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North America - Discovery and Exploration:

• Library of Congress:  Exploration Routes, 1501 - 1844
• University of Georgia Libraries Rare Map Collection:  Novi Orbis pars Borealis

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Parks and Recreation Areas:

• Arizona State Parks:  Location Map
• Grand Canyon:
• Library of Congress:  Maps of Grand Canyon National Park
• PBS/The American Experience:  The Geology of the Grand Canyon
• PBS/The American Experience:  John Wesley Powell and the Bureau of Ethnology
• National Park Service:  National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites in Arizona
• U.S. Forest Service:
• Arizona Forests
• National Forests and Grasslands

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Phoenix, AZ - Map and Landsat Image:

• Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS):  Landsat Image of Phoenix, AZ circa 1972-83
• Library of Congress:  Bird’s Eye View of Phoenix

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Satellite and Aerial Images:

• Arizona State University Libraries Map Collection:  Aerial Photos
• Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS):  Landsat Images of the USA
• Landsat Image of Phoenix, AZ circa 1972-83
• Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory:  NOAA Satellite Images of Arizona
• Microsoft:  TerraServer
• University of Arizona:  Arizona Regional Image Archive (ARIA)

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Tourism - Arizona:

• Arizona @ Your Service:  Arizona Maps
• Arizona Humanities Council and Office of Tourism:  Arizona Heritage Traveler
• Arizona State Parks:  Location Map
• Grand Canyon
• National Park Service:  National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites in Arizona
• U.S. Forest Service:
• Arizona Forests
• National Forests and Grasslands

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United States - Maps, Data and Atlases:

• Google™:  Maps
• Mapquest®
• MapStats
• National Atlas of the United States
• National Center for Health Statistics:  Atlas of United States Mortality
• National Earthquake Information Center:  United States Seismicity
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration:  Terra Satellite data
• National Park Service:  National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites in Arizona
• National Resources Conservation Service:  State of the Land
• U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics:  Border Crossing Data, Port Locator
• U.S. Census Bureau:
• American FactFinder - maps
• Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Forest Service:  National Forests and Grasslands
• U.S. Geological Survey:  Geology and Topography:  United States

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World - Maps and Atlases:

• Central Intelligence Agency:  World Factbook
• Foreign Policy Association:  World Atlas
• National Geographic:  Map Machine
• University of Georgia Libraries Rare Map Collection:
• Mercator 1587 Map:  Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio
• Novi Orbis pars Borealis

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Updated:  08/10/2006