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  1. Title: White-tailed deer density estimates across the eastern United States (2008)

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    Summary: In 2008, the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) developed a map of white-tailed deer density with information obtained from state wildlife agencies. The map contains information from 2001 to 2005, with noticeable changes since the development of the first deer density map made by QDMA in 2001. The University of Minnesota, Forest Ecosystem Health Lab and the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service-Northern Research Station have digitized the deer density map to provide information on the status and trends of forest health across the eastern United States. The QDMA spatial map depicting deer density (deer per square mile) was digitized across the eastern United States. Estimates of deer density were: White = rare, absent, or urban area with unknown population, Green = less than 15 deer per square mile, Yellow = 15 to 30 deer per square mile, Orange = 30 to 40 deer per square mile, or Red = greater than 45 deer per square mile. These categories represent coarse deer density levels as identified in the QDMA report in 2009 and should not be used to represent current or future deer densities across the study region.

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  2. Title: Global GIS : international river basins of the world

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    Summary: This datalayer is a polygon coverage representing the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database dataset: international river basins of the world. This version of the datalayer was published as part of the USGS Global GIS : global coverage database (2003). Does not cover Antarctica. The USGS Global GIS database contains a wealth of USGS and other public domain data, including global coverages of elevation, landcover, seismicity, and resources of minerals and energy at a nominal scale of 1:1 million. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and The American Geological Institute (AGI) announced a cooperative agreement that will focus on making the USGS Global Geographic Information System (GIS) database readily available to educators and the general public in the form of a DVD based world atlas.

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  3. Title: Bouguer gravity anomaly map of Minnesota, S-16

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    Summary: Bouguer gravity anomaly map (anomaly related to different densities of rocks in the upper crust, Bouguer anomaly is a corrected difference between an observed gravity measurement and value predicted from a generalized earth model), shown as contour lines (isolines) of equal value, map of Minnesota, scale 1:500,000.

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  4. Title: Map of Michigan roads by John F. Nellist.

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    Summary: Shows gravel, clay, and dirt roads in southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. From Road book of the Michigan Division, League of American Wheelmen. 4th ed. Detroit, Mich.: E. N. Hines, 1897. 1 map: col.; 43 x 59 cm

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  5. Title: [Map of Brown & Fullers addition to Ann Arbor, Michigan]; surveyed by J. F. Stratton, 1832.

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    Summary: Shows plat of Brown and Fuller's addition in Ann Arbor in Lower Town. Includes street dimensions. This map is a photostat of a hand-drawn map. The Bentley has a different manuscript verison of this map. Oriented with north to the upper left. "For Decree, see Liber 221, Page 358" is written in the lower left corner. This likey refers to a book in the Washtenaw county register's office. Handwritten certification from Edir Clark, Washtenaw County register of deeds, and John Allen, Justice of the Peace. The title of the map is derived from the map at the Bentley Historical Library. 1 map; sheet 42 x 51 cm

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  6. Title: [Map of Brown & Fullers addition to Ann Arbor, Michigan]; surveyed by J. F. Stratton, 1832.

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    Summary: Shows plat of Brown and Fuller's addition in Ann Arbor in Lower Town. Includes street dimensions. This map is a photostat of a hand-drawn map. The Bentley has a different manuscript verison of this map. Oriented with north to the upper left. The title of the map is derived from the map at the Bentley Historical Library. 1 map; sheet 38 x42 cm

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  7. Title: Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1867 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Exposition universelle de 1867, a Paris : plan d'ensemble du palais, du parc et du jardin, dessine par Em. Guitton; grave par F. Lefevre. It was published by la Commission Imperiale [par] E. Dentu, editeur. Scale [ca. 1:2,500]. Covers the grounds and buildings of the Exposition Universelle 1867, Paris, France.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as roads, paths, buildings, drainage, ground cover, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  8. Title: Paris, France, 1878 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de l'exposition universelle de 1878 avec ses annexes. It was published lith. F. Appel in 1878. Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. Map in French. Covers the grounds and buildings of the Exposition Universelle 1878, Paris, France.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as roads, paths, buildings, drainage, ground cover, and more. Includes indexes, illustrations, text, and insets: [Plan de l'Exposition d'Agriculture] -- Vue Exterieure Des Magasins Du Bon Mache -- Plan des Annexes du Quai d'Orsay Groupe No. 9.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  9. Title: Mapa general del Peru. Paz Soldan. Geografia del Peru. Grabado por Delamare Calle St. Andre des Arts, 45, Paris. Paris - Imprenta Janson, calle Antne. Dubois, 6 (Paris, Libreria de Augusto Durand, 1865) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Peru originally created in 1865. The original map appears in "Atlas Geografico Del Peru, Publicado A Expensas Del Gobierno Peruano, Siendo Presidente El Libertador Gran Mariscal Ramon Castilla, Por Mariano Felipe Paz Soldan ... Paris, Libreria De Augusto Durand, Calle De Gres-Sorbonne, 7. 1865. Paris. - Imprenta De Ad. Laine Y J. Havard, Calle Des Saints-Peres, No. 19." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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  10. Title: Tonkin Region, Vietnam, 1883 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Tonkin, par Ch. Lassailly, geographe ; grave par F. Dufour. It was published by Challamel aine editeur in 1883. Scale 1:2,500,000. Covers the Tonkin region, Northern Vietnam and a portion of China. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also insets: Riviere de Hue, Indo-Chine, Itineraires de Marseilles a Saigon.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  11. Title: Estonia & Latvia, 1791 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Livland nach der Eintheilung Heinrich des Letten : und zu den Zeiten der Bischoffe u. Ordensmeister bis 1562, entworffen von W. C. Friebe ; gezeichnet von J. W. Krause ; gestochen von F. Ramberg. It was published by J. F. Hartknoch, ca. 1791. Scale [ca. 1:880,000]. Covers Estonia and a portion of Latvia. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  12. Title: Barcelona, Spain, 1911 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano general de Barcelona : su ensanche y pueblos el llano en 1911 by F. Puig. It was published in 1911. Scale [ca. 1:20,650]. Covers Barcelona, Spain. Map in Spanish.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31 North coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as roads, railroads, street railroads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, city districts, and more. Relief shown by contours.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  13. Title: Ottoman Empire, 1899 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Empire Ottoman : division administrative, dressee d'apres le Salname 1899/1317 par R. Huber. It was published by F. Loeffler in 1899. Scale 1:1,500,000. Covers the Ottoman Empire. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a modified 'Europe Lambert Conformal Conic' projection with a central meridian of 38 degrees East projection. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, railroads, territorial and administrative boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes index, tables of statistics and insets: Crete -- [Vilayets Andrinople, Salonique, Monastir, Janina, Uskub, Scoutari, Constantinople] -- [Beyrouth] -- [Basra]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Islamic Heritage Project. Maps selected for the project represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes. The Islamic Heritage Project consists of over 100,000 digitized pages from Harvard's collections of Islamic manuscripts and published materials. Supported by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and developed in association with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University.

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  14. Title: Barcelona, Spain, 1910 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano guia de Barcelone, F. Noriega grabo. It was published by Bailly-Bailliere e Hijos in 1910. Scale 1:11,000. Covers Barcelona, Spain. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 31 North coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, city districts, parks, and more. Relief is shown by hachures and contours. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  15. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1868 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan von Wien : nach den neuesten Quellen gezeichnet und in Kupfer gestochen, von Anton Muck; schrift [gef] I. Bonhammer; lith inst. F. Koke in Wien. It was published by L. T. Neumann in [1868]. Scale [ca. 1:11,500]. Map in German. Covers Vienna, Austria. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, parks, city districts, and more. Includes index and inset: Umgebung von Wien. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  16. Title: Vienna, Austria, 1870 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Neuester plan von Wien : mit der Stadterweiterung un den neuen Gassenbenennungen, Lith. Anst. v. F. Koke in Wien. It was published by Beck'schen Universitats-Buchhandlung (Alfred Holder) in [1870]. Scale [ca. 1:12,000]. Map in German. Covers Vienna, Austria. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the MGI 3-Degree Gauss Kruger coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, city districts, and more. Includes index. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  17. Title: Madrid, Spain, 1879 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano parcelario de Madrid, por el Instituto Geogr?fico y Estad?stico bajo la direccion del Exmo. Sr. Marsical de Campo D. C?rlos Iba?ez ? Iba?ez de Ibero, director general; los trabajos se han ejecutado por el Cuerpo de Top?grafos ; F. Noriega grab? el plano y E. Hernandez la letra. It was published by Instituto Geogr?fico y Estad?stico in 1879. Scale 1:5,000. Map in Spanish. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the southern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 30N coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  18. Title: Madrid, Spain, 1879 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plano parcelario de Madrid, por el Instituto Geogr?fico y Estad?stico bajo la direccion del Exmo. Sr. Marsical de Campo D. C?rlos Iba?ez ? Iba?ez de Ibero, director general; los trabajos se han ejecutado por el Cuerpo de Top?grafos ; F. Noriega grab? el plano y E. Hernandez la letra. It was published by Instituto Geogr?fico y Estad?stico in 1879. Scale 1:5,000. Map in Spanish. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, UTM Zone 30N coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, parks, ground cover, and more. Relief is shown by contours and spot heights.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  19. Title: Portland, Maine, ca. 1800 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Portland, drawn from actual survey by C. Barnes ; eng. by F. Buxton. It was published ca. 1800. Scale [ca. 1:6,200]. Covers a portion of the city of Portland and Portland Harbor, Maine. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to Universal Transverse Mercator projection (UTM Zone 19N, meters, NAD 83). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, wharves, selected public buildings, military structures, rope walks, cemeteries, drainage, and more. Depths shown by soundings. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  20. Title: Milk Production in Central and Western Kenya, 2005

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile portrays milk production per square kilometer in central and western Kenya, 1997. Calculations of milk production were done by assessing the number of dairy cattle in an administrative area, and extrapolating out liters of milk per area. This data was used in Map 4.5 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Baltenweck I., Staal, L. Njoroge, F. Wanyoike, Ochungo, P., Kariuki, E and International Livestock Research Institute. (2005). Milk Production in Central and Western Kenya, 2005. ILRI. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mk366pr6303 Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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