Primary Philadelphia Studies Maps, Atlases & GIS

Digital Sanborn Maps -- Pennsylvania
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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 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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ProQuest Sanborn Maps Geo Edition (1867-1970)
Also Known as: Sanborn Maps , Geo Edition
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Important Philadelphia 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]

Atlas (was DOR Parcel Explorer)
Provides current parcel information for properties within Philadelphia County in an interactive mapping interface. Historic Maps feature overlays registry maps so that historic owners may be traced th...   [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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Hexamer General Surveys, 1866-1896
Historic ground plans and birds-eye perspective drawings of Philadelphia industrial sites....   [more]
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Penn Pilot : Historic Aerial Photographs of Pennsylvania
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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 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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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 CityMaps
Also Known as: phila.gov
Current map images and aerial images covering Philadelphia. Includes aerial photographs, zoning maps, service areas (Councilmanic Districts, Wards, ZIP Codes, Planning Analysis Sections, 1990 Census c...   [more]
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Philadelphia CityMaps: Crime Incidents Map
Also Known as: phila.gov
Interactive and data reporting for crimes reported within Philadelphia County. Permits viewing crime locations within vicinity of specific addresses. Searching restricted to specific 30-day periods ba...   [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 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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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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PolicyMap
Also Known as: Policy Map
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Philadelphia - Microform Collection
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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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Related Philadelphia Studies Maps, Atlases & GIS

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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