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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: University of Texas

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The University of Texas at Austin
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Unauthorized attempts to upload information and/or change information on the Central Intelligence Agency Web site is strictly prohibited and is subject to prosecution under Title 18 U.S.C., Sections 1001 and 1030.

A few maps are copyrighted, and are clearly marked as such. Any that are copyrighted by The University of Texas are subject to our Materials Usage Guidelines. A few maps include the official seal of a U.S. Government agency. Federal law prohibits use of these seals in connection with any merchandise, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial activity in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such use is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the agency.

Materials that are in the public domain (such most of the maps in the PCL Map Collection), are not copyrighted and no permission is needed to copy them. You may download them and use them as you wish. We appreciate you giving this site credit with the phrase: "Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin."

Unless a copyright is indicated, information on the Central Intelligence Agency Web site is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the Central Intelligence Agency's permission. We request only that the Central Intelligence Agency be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits or bylines be similarly credited to the photographer or author or Central Intelligence Agency, as appropriate. If a copyright is indicated on a photo, graphic, or any other material, permission to copy these materials must be obtained from the original source. This copyright notice does not pertain to information at Web sites other than the Central Intelligence Agency Web site.

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The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (PCL 1.306) is a general collection of more than 250,000 maps covering all areas of the world. Many of the maps are included in the University of Texas Library Catalog. More than 11,000 map images from the collection are also available online via this link. Maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated. Maps dated 1976 were taken from The Indian Ocean Atlas, published by the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: The majority of our scanning is done using a I2S DigiBook which is a 10000 pixel RGB linear array A0 overhead scanner. We also use a Contex Chroma TX 40" wide format scanner or an Epson 1640 XL for some map formats. Color correction, compositing and image processing operations are performed in Adobe Photoshop CS2. Over the years, the approach to scanning for the Map Collection site has evolved. Our earliest scans were on a Apple Color One Scanner. Later, we used a Microtek Scan Maker 9800 XL on a Macintosh G4. In the early years of the site, we scanned maps at 150 to 200 dpi. Currently, we usually scan items at a minimum of 400 dpi. Depending on the content/size/smallest detail of the map we will increase that up 800 dpi and on occasion resolution is decreased down to 200 dpi for less detailed maps.

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United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Credit
University of Texas, Austin: Perry-Castañeda Library

Created: 03 12 2008

Data time period: 01 01 1976

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BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY | EARTH SCIENCE | LAND SURFACE | Land Surface | Topography | Contours | Land Surface | Topography | Landforms | OCEANS | Seafloor Topography | Terrain Elevation | TOPOGRAPHY | WORLD OCEAN | boundaries | geoscientificInformation | historical maps, geologic maps, scientific maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, flood maps, city maps, highway maps, political maps, road maps | imageryBaseMapsEarthCover | inlandWaters | location | oceans | topography |

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