The Michiana Council of Governments has created the northern Indiana Michiana Area Geographic System (http://macoggis.com). At this local site you may search for a GIS map, aerial photography, tax parcel/roll details for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. Map layers include plat, political bounds, structures, subdivisions, zoning, and tax parcels. As you add or delete map layers be sure and refresh map. Look up your neighborhood, aerial view, and tax roll info for your property.
Indiana has created its own state level GIS website (www.state.in.us/ingisi). Most notable on the Indiana site is the "Need a Map" feature to create a basic GIS map of select information at the state level. Also, the Huck Finn high quality color orthophotography - aerial photography project. This endeavor will update throughout 2005 aerial photos of the state, starting at the boot tip of Indiana and ending at the northern ankle. Some of the data already completed over southern Indiana may be accessed through the "Explore Indiana Through Web Maps".
The National States Geographic Information Council has provided a link to "other state" GIS data centers (http://www.nsgic.org/related_sites/index.cfm). Pick a favorite state and look at the variety of GIS info that is provided for the region. Keep in mind there is no standardization for what each state must post or maintain. Some states, such as California, have a wealth of info while others, such as Tennessee, have little or no state central source of information.
The U.S. Census Bureau provides a link to the American Fact Finder on its homepage (www.census.gov). Open the link to "American Factfinder" in the left margin. This will default to the "Fact Sheet". Here you may choose city, county, zipcode, or state. You will then get a statistical report for that particular location.
Google has purchased Keyhole Technologies aerial map database for the U.S. (http:/www.maps.google.com). Keep in mind the maps have not been updated and detail clarity will only increase with the size of the city. For example, map refined details will be much greater for Chicago versus South Bend.
Maptech has provided a very good source of topographic maps across the United States (http://www.maptech.com). At the top of the web page, click link to "online maps", followed by Maptech Map Server. You can search by a wide variety of place names or geographic features. Many related locations will be listed in the results. Latitude and longitude will be given for indicator positions on the map. Print via FUN TOOLS pull down menu in the lower left corner.
For more information on GIS Mapping, contact:
Mike Lutes, Government Documents/Reference Librarian
mlutes@nd.edu
631-4182
page created April 28, 2005
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