LibGuides: Geosciences: Maps, Images & Video

Maps & Images

American Geography Portal
"American Geography Portal wants to promote the fascinating world we live in, and also explain why the study of geography is so important and relevant today."
Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, & Textures
Introductory petrology in thin-section images. Note: this website is old and may be hard to read and/or navigate.
British and Exotic Mineralogy
All 2,242 illustrations from James Sowerby’s compendium of knowledge about mineralogy in Great Britain and beyond, drawn 1802–1817 and arranged by color.
Geologic Atlas of the United States
A set of 227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945. Each folio includes both topographic and geologic maps for each quad represented in that folio, as well as description of the basic and economic geology of the area.
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Paper format folios are housed in the map case at the east end of the science library; they are very fragile and brittle. Digitized copies of the folios, with a TIFF or other image file for every page, are at Texas A&M University. See also Ben Schubert, The Geologic Atlas of the United States, 2014-03-13, https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/geologic-atlas-of-us
Geology Photographs
Photos of natural features and the human impact on environments around the world. Photographer: Bruce M. Simonson, Professor of Geology, Oberlin College.
GIS Maps, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Climate and weather maps, snowfall index, drought monitor, paleoclimatology data.
Macrostrat
A collaborative platform for geological data exploration and integration.
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With over 225 maps from data providers around the world across every scale, Macrostrat is the world's largest homogenized geologic map database.
USGS EROS | How to Search and Download Satellite Imagery
Video describes use of LandsatLook for viewing and downloading the USGS collection of Landsat images.
USGS Maps, Imagery, and Publications
Aerial photographs, satellite images, publications (Professional Papers, Water Supply Papers, etc.), topographic maps.
US Topo: Maps for America
US Topo topographic maps are produced by the National Geospatial Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The project was launched in late 2009, and the term “US Topo” refers specifically to quadrangle topographic maps published in 2009 and later.
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US Topo maps are produced by the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. The first 3-year production cycle for the conterminous 48 states was completed in September 2012, and the second in September 2015. The third cycle is planned for completion in 2018. Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands also have US Topo coverage. Alaska has partial coverage, which is expected to be completed in 2022.

Audio and Video

Find online videos as well as DVDs in OBIS. Click on the VIDEOS/DVDs tab, then follow the directions. Here are just a few:

Asteroids /directed by Mike Beckham ; produced by Stuart Carter
Looks at evidence of asteroids that have collided with Earth; documentary television from Academic Video Online. Access from OBIS.
Rise of the continents. Eurasia; directed by Davina Bristow and Stephen Cooter
Film from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Access from OBIS.
Rise of the continents. Africa; directed by Tom Hewitson and Peter Oxley
Film from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Access from OBIS.
Rise of the continents. Australia; by Maximillan Goldzweig and Annabel Gillings
Film from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Access from OBIS.
Rise of the continents. The Americas; directed by Helen Quinn and Arif Nurmohame
Film from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Access from OBIS.
USGS Online Lectures
Free videotaped lectures given at USGS facilities, suitable for general public and upper level students.
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Topics include atmosphere, weather, climate, biology & ecosystems, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanoes, and more.