Primary Urban Studies Maps, Atlases & GIS

Social Explorer
The Social Explorer produces maps and reports of US Census Tract level data from 1940-2000. Using high quality maps and data, they make available the full contents of the tract data for the United Sta...   [more]
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Important Urban Studies Maps, Atlases & GIS

Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical collection covering the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. T...   [more]

Antiquae Urbis Romae
High-quality scan of the 1552 edition of "Antiquae Urbis Romae imago accuratiss.... " via the website of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Title of some editions is printed as: Antiqvae Vrbis Ro...   [more]
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
Also Known as: transtats
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    transstats - provides data for downloading

Digital Sanborn Maps -- Pennsylvania
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Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS)
Coding schemes used by the federal government and many researchers for U.S. geographic areas -- states, counties, metropolitan areas -- and foreign geographies, and U.S. industries and occupations....   [more]
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Finding ED Definitions in One Step
Handy tool boundary descriptions for Decennial Census enumeration districts, 1880 and 1900-1940, nationwide. Narrative ED boundary descriptions are reproduced from Census descriptions of geographic su...   [more]
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Google Transit Feed
A list of publicly-accessible transit data feeds....   [more]
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LandScan Global and Archive (2000-2020)
Also Known as: LandScan, LandScan Archive
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    WebApp (current annual release)
    WebApp 2012
    
    WebApp Portal (all years)
    

MABLE/Geocorr 2K Geographic Correspondence Engine
Presents relationships between geographic coverages for the United States, especially for Census 2000. MABLE/Geocorr v3.0 presents 1990 Census and 1980 Census. Geography covered: states, counties, cou...   [more]
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    MABLE/Geocorr 3.0 (for 1990 Census and 1980 Census geography)

National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
The NHGIS is a project at the University of Minnesota designed to collect GIS data for the United States at the smallest possible Geographic level. Currently the geographic boundary files include sta...   [more]
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PennDOT Maps
Also Known as: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PDF and DjVU format maps showing Pennsylvania state roads and other transportation routes. Includes Pennsylvania statewide and county traffic count maps....   [more]
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Pennsylvania State Highway Video Inventory
Also Known as: PennDOT iVidLog Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Requres Internet Explorer 5 or higher and high-speed internet connection. Thumbnail-image "motion pictures" of Pennsylvania's 40,000-mile state highway system. Images spaced 20 feet a...   [more]
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Philadelphia - Maps and Geographic Information
Guide to the major maps and GIS data for philadelphia....   [more]
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Philadelphia CityMaps: Zoning Overlay
Also Known as: phila.gov
Presents current Philadelphia zoning (mandated land use) information on individual properties within Philadelphia County using an interactive mapping interface....   [more]
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Philadelphia Data and Shapefiles
Philadelphia Census tract data and Shapefiles from 1940-2000. Block group data from 1990-2000. ...   [more]

Philadelphia Geohistory Network
The Geohistory Network includes scanned images of historic fire insurance atlases and directories for Philadelphia. It is a pilot project of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections L...   [more]
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Philadelphia Historic Streets Index
Also Known as: PhillyHistory.org
Street name changes with Philadelphia, compiled from original road records, docket books, jury decisions, and surveys held by the Philadelphia City Archives, Record Group 90.47. ...   [more]
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PolicyMap
Also Known as: Policy Map
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ProQuest Sanborn Maps Geo Edition (1867-1970)
Also Known as: Sanborn Maps , Geo Edition
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Philadelphia - Microform Collection
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Related Urban Studies Maps, Atlases & GIS

geo.data.gov
Also Known as: geodata.gov
A portal designed to make access and distribution of Federal geospatial data more efficient. It contains links to federal, state, and local websites where geospatial data can be downloaded....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Federal Geographic Data Committee

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
Also Known as: PASDA
The Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access system (PASDA) is Pennsylvania's official geospatial information clearinghouse. Included are Philadelphia municipal, census, and environmental shapefiles, as well ...   [more]
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    Philadelphia City Files

Places In Time : Historical Documentation of Place in Greater Philadelphia
Provided by Bryn Mawr College. This is an effort to bring together resource for pursuing historical information about place in the five-county Philadelphia area: Bucks, Chester, Delaware. Montgomery, ...   [more]
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Wharton GIS Lab
Wharton GIS Lab is a center for research and teaching in the applications of spatial knowledge for the Wharton School. They provide a detailed collection of links to GIS data and resources....   [more]
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