Digital Data and Microforms

The University of Alabama Map Library has a variety of digital data and microforms.  Listed below are our CD-ROMS and the states for which we have microforms of Historical Topographic Maps, Corp of Engineer Topographic Maps, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and Post Office Site Location Reports.

CD-Roms

  • 3-D Atlas: A Multimedia Exploration of Planet Earth by abc World Reference
  • 3-D Talking Globe The See and Hear Atlas Gazetteer by Small Blue Planet Series
  • 3-D Topo Quads of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ohio by Delorme
  • 1990 Census of Population and Housing Summary Tape File 3A
  • Atlas of Florida by EduQuest IBM
  • Cartopedia The Ultimate World Reference Atlas by Dorling Kindersley Multimedia
  • The Cities Below: The Aerial and Street Atlas of America by Small Blue Planet Series
  • Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle Data (various counties) by U.S. Dep’t. of the Interior
  • Digital Raster Graphic Data (various states) by U.S.G.S.
  • Earthscapes In Time: The See-Through Satellite Atlas by Small Blue Planet Series
  • GNIS Digital Gazetteer- July 1999
  • Global ARCtm GIS Database
  • Great Cities of the World Vol. 1 and 2 by InterOptics Multimedia Travel Guide
  • Interactive Geography: Discover York by GEONEX
  • Louisiana GIS CD: A Digital Map of the State
  • Magellan : Full Resolution Radar Mosaics (various) by U.S.G.S. and N.A.S.A.
  • Multimedia Factbook by Bureau Development Inc.
  • National Geographic CD-ROM Picture Atlas of the World
  • National Parks: The Multimedia Family Guide 3.0 by Cambrix
  • National Transportation Atlas Data Bases by Bureau of Transportation Statistics 1995
  • New Millennium World Atlas Deluxe by Rand McNally
  • Precision Mapping: A Complete Detailed Map of the U.S. with Search, Edit, Draw and Print capabilities
  • The Real Picture World Atlas by the Small Blue Planet Series
  • Sim Town: The Town you Build Yourself by Maxis
  • South Carolina Interactive Geography by the South Carolina Geographic Alliance
  • Street Atlas USA by Delorme
  • Time City Flashback Atlas by the Small Blue Planet Series
  • The USA State Factbook by Quantas Press

Microforms

Corps of Engineers Historical 15 Minute Topographic Maps

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Vermont
  • Virginia

Post Office Site Location Reports

  • Arkansas
  • Georgia
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • Ohio
  • South Carolina
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

  • Alaska (1936-1969)
  • Arizona (1931-1968)
  • Arkansas (1944-1970)
  • California (1911-1991)
  • Colorado (1938-1974)
  • Connecticut (1945-1990)
  • Delaware (1951-1988)
  • Florida (1945-1987)
  • Georgia (1940-1978)
  • Hawaii (1955-1993)
  • Idaho (1916-1968)
  • Illinois (1938-1989)
  • Indiana (1933-1980)
  • Iowa (1946-1980)
  • Kansas (1941-1968)
  • Kentucky (1946-1992)
  • Louisiana (1940-1994)
  • Maine (1943-1988)
  • Maryland (1946-1982)
  • Massachusetts (1940-1990)
  • Michigan (1946-1992)
  • Mississippi (1945-1970)
  • Nevada (1952-1972)
  • New Jersey (1945-1991)
  • New Mexico (1950-1970)
  • New York (1909-1990)
  • New York City (1931-1994)
  • North Carolina (1945-1979)
  • North Dakota (1932-1979)
  • Ohio (1946-1989)
  • Oregon (1912-1978)
  • Rhode Island (1941-1990)
  • South Carolina (1946-1974)
  • Tennessee (1947-1969)
  • Vermont (1946-1989)
  • Virginia (1946-1989)
  • West Virginia (1946-1989)
  • Wisconsin (1945-1986)

U.S.G.S. Historical Topographic Maps

  • Alabama
  • Connecticut
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Mississippi
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

The Map Library has a Microfilm reader. Please email jengstrom@ua.edu to make reservations.