ArcGIS Online - map data about Carleton
- ArcGIS Online DataFrom within ArcGIS Online, when you add data to a map, you can search the entire ArcGIS repository of data uploaded by community users. Be sure to pay attention to authorship and read metadata because quality varies!
- Carleton College Over the Years (ArcGIS Online)A collection of aerial photos taken 1938 - 2020 with a swipe tool for visual comparison of two aerial photos. ArcGIS Online account required.
Northfield Maps (digitized paper maps)
- Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
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Large-scale maps of American towns and cities. Maps include information such as the outline of each building; the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures; and locations of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, house and block numbers, railroad and streetcar track information, and some utility information. Covers 1867 - 1970. - Northfield - Rice County Digital History Collection This link opens in a new window
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Searches through citations and the full text
Use the search box on the left side of the page to access digital versions of records of the history of Northfield, Minnesota.
Regional and Local Sources
Often it is the case that national data does not provide geospatial data in units small enough for a local study. Such information is collected instead by state, regional, or county agencies. Contact a librarian for help identifying potential sources of information to answer your research question.
- Minnesota Geospatial Commons
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The first stop for Minnesota data is the Minnesota Geospatial Commons. Nearly all of the data that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has published from the DNR Data Deli and DataFinder have migrated to a new home: the Minnesota Geospatial Commmons, a collaborative place for users and publishers of geospatial resources about Minnesota. - Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse
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This site offers many ways to access data, including the Minnesota GeoGateway, which simultaneously searches across agencies that distribute digital geographic data. Particularly helpful is a set of links to data organized by data theme (e.g. where to go for aerial photography or for soil data).
