Forwarding from Geonet ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Emily Wild" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:02:22 PM Subject: [GEONET] maps Hi, Maps for smartphones (Android and iPhones) are now available more easily from the USGS: USGS Topo Data on the Go: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3580&from=rss_home A trick to find quick page size (8.5 x 11) maps is to use what other Federal agencies have already created; most countries have administrative, physiography, and transportation maps from the source online at : https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/index.html Examples from earthquake and general travel inquiries: Chile: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/Chile.html Italy: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/Italy.html China: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/China.html Turkey: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/Turkey.html I also often use the CIA's World Factbook - please note that it is updated weekly: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Examples: Chile: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html Italy: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html China: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html Turkey: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html World Factbook FAQs: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/faqs.html And sometimes, library users are just looking for a regional or world map: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/refmaps.html The USGS assesses statistics for oil and gas volume estimates, 95th-percentile, median, 5th-percentile, mean, for example, this 2012 fact sheet: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3052/fs2012-3052.pdf ; however, the CIA World Factbook has estimated production, consumption, imports, exports, etc.. for each country, which students are usually looking for as a starting point when looking for topics related to writing a paper... I hope this helps with maps and other worldwide inquiries. Enjoy the day, Emily ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emily Wild Librarian (Physical Scientist) U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Box 25046, MS 914 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0046 ph: (303) 236-1003 [log in to unmask] USGS Libraries: http://library.usgs.gov Professional Page: http://profile.usgs.gov/ecwild ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
