The National Atlas
of the United States of America

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Introduction
Work on a new National Atlas of the United States began in 1997. This Atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that was published in 1970. Like its predecessor, this edition promotes greater national geographic awareness. It delivers easy to use, map-like views of America's natural and sociocultural landscapes. Unlike the previous Atlas, this version is largely digital.

The new National Atlas includes products and services designed to stimulate children and adults to visualize and understand complex relationships between environments, places, and people. It contributes to our knowledge of the environmental, resource, demographic, economic, social, political, and historical dimensions of American life.

This Atlas serves the interests and needs of a diverse populace in many ways, including:

as an essential reference,
as a framework for information discovery,
as an instrument of education,
as an aid in research,
and as an accurate and reliable source of government information.

The updated National Atlas is designed to provide a reliable summary of national-scale geographical information. Though it cannot provide detailed map information, the Atlas directs users to other sources for this information.

The web pages presented here on 'nationalatlas.gov' include the earliest products and services of the new National Atlas of the United States.

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