A traditional, bound collection of maps is not planned at this time. Maps in this format can be viewed in your browser window. You will need Acrobat Reader software to view and print PDF files. Get Acrobat Reader . National Atlas EPS files were generated as Adobe Illustrator 8.0 files.
Federal partners produce a wide variety of information and statistics that have a spatial component.
There are many different types of keys to American locations. Latitude and longitude, state and county boundaries, zip code boundaries, addresses, and the boundaries of Congressional Districts are examples of spatial keys. Any data base with a spatial component can be turned into a map. These digital map layers are available now. Each metadata file includes information describing the contents of a map layer.