Soil degradation
Everglades 1973
Everglades 2002
Arctic Ice 1979
Arctic Ice 2003
The Cartography of Earth Day
Today is Earth Day, and the Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) on the second floor of Bracken Library includes many resources for researchers studying issues of the environment. The Map Collection includes flood plain maps for numerous areas, topographic maps that show development for areas around the world, soil surveys and maps from counties around the country, Gap Analysis electronic resources for land cover, forest types, and other factors, maps of important farmlands in counties around the United States, natural gas and other energy maps, and national and state park and forest maps.
The Atlas Collection also includes a number of resources about the environment. The maps and photographs shown above are from the atlas One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment, which was published by the United Nations Environment Program in 2005. Atlases in the collection cover a broad range of environmental issues, including endangered species, polluted waters, urban development, and soil degradation (shown above). Atlas of Contemporary America: Portrait of a Nation, Atlas of the Great Barrier Reef, World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation, Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas, Atlas of Wildlife, and Atlas of Global Development also include maps about the environment.
For a complete list of environmental resources, researchers can access a cartographic research guide on the GRMC Web page. For more information, please contact the GRMC at 765-285-1097.
Today is Earth Day, and the Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) on the second floor of Bracken Library includes many resources for researchers studying issues of the environment. The Map Collection includes flood plain maps for numerous areas, topographic maps that show development for areas around the world, soil surveys and maps from counties around the country, Gap Analysis electronic resources for land cover, forest types, and other factors, maps of important farmlands in counties around the United States, natural gas and other energy maps, and national and state park and forest maps.
The Atlas Collection also includes a number of resources about the environment. The maps and photographs shown above are from the atlas One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment, which was published by the United Nations Environment Program in 2005. Atlases in the collection cover a broad range of environmental issues, including endangered species, polluted waters, urban development, and soil degradation (shown above). Atlas of Contemporary America: Portrait of a Nation, Atlas of the Great Barrier Reef, World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation, Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas, Atlas of Wildlife, and Atlas of Global Development also include maps about the environment.
For a complete list of environmental resources, researchers can access a cartographic research guide on the GRMC Web page. For more information, please contact the GRMC at 765-285-1097.
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