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Digital Maps and Images

Digital Sanborn Maps of New Orleans

• The Scholars' Lab provides access to Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for New Orleans, provided through Proquest/UMI. These black and white maps are digitized versions of a microfilm collection of Sanborn maps collected at the Library of Congress. The Proquest/UMI collection is restricted to UVa faculty, staff and students.

Selected Scanned Topographic Maps for New Orleans

• New Orleans East (1:24,000) (PDF)
• New Orleans West (1:24,000) (PDF)
• Downtown New Orleans (TIF)

New Orleans Soil Maps

These are two scanned images from the soil survey for Orleans Parish held in reserve for Architecture 802: New Orleans 1 (JPEG), New Orleans 2 (JPEG), Legend (JPEG)

Other Maps and Charts

• We have the following scanned historical maps of New Orleans:
  • 1759 (JPEG)
  • 1845 (JPEG)
  • 1863 (JPEG)
  • 1869 (JPEG)
  • 1873 (JPEG)
  • 1878 (JPEG)
  • 1891 (JPEG)
  • 1908 (JPEG)
• University of Texas Louisiana Map Collection: UT has a large number of New Orleans area maps in their collection, including a large number of topographic and historical maps.
• More map sources can be found on the national-level resources page.

GIS Data

Sources of GIS Data

• Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC): LSU's center for geographic information.
• The website of Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) www.losco.state.la.us has a great deal of information about new Orleans and all of Louisiana. Much information relevant to New Orleans from LOSCO is also available on our site. LOSCO Data
• The Geography of New Orleans: an interesting study of New Orleans' geography pre-Katrina. Note: this is a personal website and all information may not be accurate.
• NASA's New Orleans Topography
• More GIS sources can be found on the national-level resources page.

Scanned Aerial Photos

• New Orleans NW (MrSID) and georeferenced New Orleans NW (ZIP)
• New Orleans SW (MrSID) and georeferenced New Orleans SW (ZIP)
• More aerial photography sources can be found on the national-level resources page.

Statistical Data

• U.S. Census factsheets from American Factfinder:
  • Quick census facts for New Orleans
  • More New Orleans data sets from the Census Bureau
• More statistical sources can be found on the national-level resources page.

Photographs and Views of the City

• Louisiana Digital Library: A large collection of images, texts and maps.
• More photograph sources can be found on the national-level resources page.

Planning and Architectural Documents

• Greater New Orleans Community Data Center (GNOCDC): This group has created a historical and demographic profile for each New Orleans neighborhood and each of the surrounding parishes.
• The Reginal Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaguemines, St.Bernard and St.Tammany Parishes is one of eight planning agencies in Louisiana to fulfill federal and state requirements for regional comprehensive and economic developing planning
• APA's New Orleans Team Rebuilding Report is made by six volunteer planners who put their findings and recommendations into the report.
• Survive the Storm, Office of Emergency Preparedness provides hurricane education, personal and comprehensive plans and emergency information on the website.
• New Orleans Officials Unveil Rebuilding Plan: 'Action Plan for New Orleans: The New American City'.
• New Orleans Architectural Styles, a brief architectural guide with pictures created by the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation.

Hurricane Katrina information

• MSNBC's Katrina Map: An interface for locating address and showing them on aerial photos.
• New Orleans Levee Diagrams
• New Orleans Army Corps of Engineers
• New York Times Katrina Maps Interface: A site with a large amount if information about New Orleans post-Katrina.
• NOAA Katrina Satellite Images: While it has a clunky interface and finding aid, this site has a large number of good satellite images.