GIS is a computerized, analytical tool, which combines mapmaking with data queries.
Users can gain insight into a number of subjects through graphic display and interpretation of data.
The service is a dynamic way to create customized maps on a variety of topics. The Library's GIS has basemaps for areas from the whole world down to an individual neighborhood. Basemap boundaries are available for areas such as foreign countries, states, counties, cities, neighborhoods, and census tracts. Data available include U.S. census statistics, natural features, health data, and environmental information. Teachers who want to make learning more effective with customized maps.