Topographical

Maps & Aerial

Photos

The following resources will help you in your exploration of topographical maps & aerial photographs of Southbury and Middlebury.

 Sample Maps  

[Courtesy of the University of Connecticut Map & Geographic Information Center http://www.econmap.com/magic/ ]

Topographical Image of PHS Area

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Aerial Photograph of PHS Area from 1934

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Aerial Photograph of PHS Area from 2008

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 Internet Sites

***** University of Connecticut Map & Geographic Information Center http://www.econmap.com/magic/ (Select a Map Type)

Connecticut USGS Topographic Map Mosaics http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/mash_up/topos.html

Connecticut State Library's Digital Collections http://cslib.cdmhost.com/custom/aerials.php

Connecticut History Online http://www.cthistoryonline.org (Click search> maps)

CT Dept. of Environmental Protection: GIS Data Guide, USGS Topographic Quadrangle Map Images http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=323086&depNav_GID=1707

National Geographic Map Machine (Type in location) http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/map-machine.html#s=r&c=43.74999999999998,%20-99.71000000000001&z=4

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or http://scholar.google.com/, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "aerial photographs", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on aerial photographs as opposed to all of the sites containing the word aerial plus all of the sites containing the word photographs.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about aerial photographs, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the aerial photographs of Connecticut,  I would enter the following:

    "aerial photographs", Connecticut

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 


 

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