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Arizona Maps and Place Research

This guide provides resources for discovering physical and digital map resources, and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications.

United States Geological Survey National Geospatial Program

Resources

National Geospatial Program

"The mission of the National Geospatial Program is to provide National topographic information to advance science, support government, enlighten citizens, and enable decision making. The NGP provides a foundation of digital geospatial data representing the topography, natural landscape, and manmade environment of the United States."

The National Map

A component of the National Geospatial Program, The National Map "is a suite of products and services that provide access to base geospatial information to describe the landscape of the United States and its territories."