Publications, Maps, and Images
The Iowa Geological Survey produces and sells a large
variety of maps and publications ("List of Publications").
These include educational materials, guidebooks reports of investigations,
technical reports, water supply reports, historic annual reports, and a variety
of maps.
Maps available from the Iowa Geological Survey include the popular
U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute quadrangle series (1:24,000 scale) and the
county topographic map series (1:100,000 scale) of Iowa. These maps of local
terrain conditions serve outdoor recreation enthusiasts as well as scientists
and other professionals.
Click here to order.
Other maps (e.g., vulnerability map, bedrock geology) and reports appear in the
Iowa Geological Survey's "List
of Publications," available on request.
Aerial photographs of Iowa are available from a number of sources.
The Iowa Geological Survey does not sell aerial photos, but we can provide
assistance in finding a suitable source for photos. Two full state coverages of
aerial photography taken at 1:40,000 are available from the National Aerial
Photography Program (NAPP). The most recent was imaged in the spring of 2002 in
color infrared (CIR), while an older set was imaged in 1990, in black and white.
Both of these can be viewed online at the
Iowa Geographic
Map Server. The 2002 CIR images can also be viewed at the
Iowa DNR Interactive Mapping site.
Hardcopy prints of aerial images can be obtained from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Aerial Photography Field Office (801-975-3503), in Salt Lake City,
UT, which has NAPP photography, as well as archives of U.S. Department of
Agriculture photography normally used by county Farm Services Agency or Natural
Resources Conservation Service offices. The U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data
Center (605-594-6151) has several types, scales and dates of aerial photography
used for various U.S. Geological Survey projects including production of U.S.
Geological Survey topographic maps. These are distributed only in digital
formats. Another possible source of aerial photography is Aerial Services, Inc.
of Cedar Falls (319-277-0436).
There is a wide range of satellite images of Iowa that can be
obtained from various places. At this time, the Iowa Geological Survey does not
have any satellite images available for sale. High resolution satellite images
are generally expensive - costing several hundred to several thousand dollars.
Several kinds of imagery can be viewed at low resolution at the
U. S. Geological Survey’s
Glovis Viewer. Other sources of satellite imagery can be found at this link
to the
Wisconsin State Cartograper's Office.