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Sheet Map sets & series

GLOBAL/non-U.S. SETS AND SERIES

  • Army Mapping Service (AMS): maps of the world in various scales and coverages.
  • Canada Map Office: 1;250,000 coverage of Canada.
  • Geographical Section, General Staff (GSGS): maps of the world in various scales and coverages.
  • National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), formerly the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA):
  • Nautical Chart Series: divides the world into nine different regions with each region seperately indexed. The Charts themselves are very similar to the domestic nautical charts produced by the National Ocean Service. They focus primarily on the coastline and territorial waters of the landmasses and give only slight information about the land mass itself. Depths and distances are represented in meters.
  • Non-U.S. Topographic Series: in a large variety of scales and areas of coverage. Most of the Map Services's collection of these maps are fairly dated (ca. 1940-1960), but offer a good look at the topography for most parts of the world.
  • Ordnance Survey of Great Britain: 1:50,000 topographic coverage of England, Scotland and Wales.
  • PAIGH: 1:250,000 coverage of South and Central America.

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U.S. SETS AND SERIES

-Tennessee Division of Geology

  • Geologic Quadrangles for Tennessee. Holdings.

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-U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)



USGS Topographic Series
  • 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) Quadrangle Series
  • 1:25,000 (7.5 x 15 minute) Quadrangle Series
  • 1:62,500 (15 minute) Quadrangle Series (Discontinued)
  • 1:100,000 (30 x 60 minute) Quadrangle Series
  • 1:125,000 (30 minute) Quadrangle Series (Discontinued)
  • 1:250,000 (1 degree x 2 degree) Quadrangle Series
  • 1:50,000 & 1:100,000 County Map Series (Incomplete)
  • 1:500,000 State Map Series


USGS Geologic & Hydrographic Series
  • Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Maps (I). Holdings.
  • Hydrologic Investigations Atlases (HA). Holdings.
  • 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) Geologic Quad Series (GQ). Holdings.
  • Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps (MF). Holdings.
  • Geophysical Investigations Maps (GP). Holdings.
  • Mineral Investigations Resources Maps (MR). Holdings.
  • Oil And Gas Investigations Charts (OC). Holdings.
  • Oil And Gas Investigations Maps (OM). Holdings.
  • Coal Investigations Maps (C). Holdings.
  • Circum-Pacific Maps (CP). Holdings.
  • 1:62,500 (15 minute) Geologic Quad Series.
  • 1:125,000 Geologic Atlas Folios (c.1894-1929). Holdings.
  • State Geologic Maps.
  • State Hydrologic Unit Maps (inter-filed with monographs by state).

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-Bureau Of Land Management (BLM)

  • 1:100,000 (30 x 60 minute) Surface Mgt. Series
  • 1:100,000 (30 x 60 minute) Mineral Mgt. Series

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-National Ocean Service (NOS) / U.S. Coast Survey /
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)



Aeronautical Map Series
  • Flight Case Planning Chart
  • VFR Terminal Area Charts (Select Cities)
  • Sectional Aeronautical Charts
  • World Aeronautical Charts
  • IFR Enroute Low Altitude Charts
  • IFR Enroute High Altitude Charts
  • IFR Area Charts
  • Helicopter Route Charts (Select Cities)
  • Airport Obstruction Charts
  • Obstruction Data Sheets
  • North Atlantic Route Charts
  • North Pacific Route Charts


Nautical Charts
  • Open Water Nautical Charts
  • Intercoastal Waterway Charts
  • Great Lakes Nautical Charts
  • NOS Nautical Chart Indexes

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-U.S. Forestry Service (USFS)

  • National Forest Maps
  • 7.5 Minute Topographic Series
  • Firewood Maps (for Private Use)
  • Special Subject Forest Maps

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-National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)

 formerly the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) and the Army Mapping Service (AMS)

Aeronautical Charts
  • 1:500,000 Tactical Pilotage Charts (TPC)
  • 1:100,000,000 Operation Navigational Charts (ONC)
  • 1:2,000,000 Jet Navigation Charts (JNC)
  • Space Vehicle Recovery Charts: a special run of maps for various manned space missions during the Apollo project. Map Services retains them primarily fro their historical significance.


Topographic Series
  • 7.5 minute Topographic Maps
  • 15 minute Topographic Maps


DMA domestic topographic series cover only those areas of the U.S. that have major U.S. military reservations. They are very similar to the USGS topographic series, but have a 10,000 meter grid superimposed over each mapped area. This grid is designed for use with a military protractor and can be used to give coordinates down to ten square meters.

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-Miscellaneous Series

  • NOAA Bathymetric Maps of the U.S. Coast
  • USGS Land Use Maps Of the U.S. (1:250,000)
  • USGS/U.S. Customs Color Image Maps of the U.S./Mexican Border (1:25,000)
  • FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Tennessee counties and cities
  • Tennessee Department of Transportation Highway Maps:
  • 1:63,360 County Maps
  • 1:126,000 County Maps
  • Incorporated Tennessee cities and towns

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-Series Indexes

To complement these collected series, Map Services also maintains a comprehensive collection of current and historic indexes for these and other series produced by the U.S. Government. Indexes that show the extent of series coverage, data collection and production, and materials in other formats are also indexed. Map Services collects all available USGS indexes - even for series and materials not collected by Map Services.

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