The Digital Atlas of Megalopolis, designed and produced by the 2005 Advanced Cartographic Applications class under the direction of Thomas D. Rabenhorst, is a collection of sixty full-color maps depicting various socio-economic characteristics of a highly urbanized region known as The Megalopolis, extending along the east coast of the United States from Virginia to Maine. The atlas is divided into twelve broad categories of information; Base Maps, Population, Race and Ethnicity, Households, Health, Education, Income and Poverty, Crime, Employment and Economy, Housing, Water Use, and Government. 

     This atlas has been designed to serve two basic functions. Collectively, the maps present an overview of Megalopolis. Each map portrays complex statistical data in an effective graphical presentation that has been further enriched by a text description. Together, these bring to the reader a variety of geographical insights regarding the character and function of Megalopolis. 

     The Digital Atlas of Megalopolis is designed as an interactive collection of maps that help the reader locate the various political and geographic regions referred to in the map descriptions. This is accomplished by moving the cursor over the colored type in the text to highlight the geographical region on the map. Additionally, the atlas is organized with pop-out menus that allow easy access to any map within the atlas. Pdf files of each map are embedded inside the atlas, allowing the reader to print full-color, high quality replicas of each map in the collection. 

     It is hoped that this presentation will assist students, educators, and the general public to better visualize information often hidden in large quantitative data sets, and to clarify otherwise complex issues. The maps included within this collection have been designed to broaden understanding of this multifaceted region, and to provide greater insight into the problems and benefits offered by Megalopolis.