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Some data sources are OK to use as reference. Some data have copyright/license agreements that prevents us from using them.

US Census Bureau Maps for Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Counties Script -- outlines of all counties in PA
- KML files - PA Townships (labeled)
  - KML files - municipalities (not labeled)
  - KML files - CDPs (not labeled)
- WME Geometries Script to overlay a KML file in WME.
- Census Tract Maps -- US government works are not copyrighted under U.S. law.
- Be wary of census information available from other providers like Home Town Locator -- it might be combined with other copyrighted information. as per wikipedia's page on derivative works of US government works
PA Turnpike Speed Limit Map
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Maps
- Road Maps by County
- Road Maps by Municipality
- Other Maps
- Multimodal Project Management System Interactive Query (MPMS IQ) map - see Functional Classification in the Operational layer. FC information more up-to-date than the older PDF Functional Classification Maps by County
- Interchange drawings
- Straight Line Diagrams (SLDs) by county
- MPMS-IQ - web-based GIS mapping application for accessing highway and bridge project data for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Other sources of maps
- PASDA Pennsylvania online Atlas
- PA DCNR Map Viewer - web-based GIS map for state park roads and trails

Many of these maps are available via the script WME GIS, which can

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-== City Maps ==
-* [http://www.allentownpa.gov/Portals/0/files/Maps/OFFICIAL_CITY_STREET_MAP.PDF Allentown]
-* [http://www.phila.gov/map Philadelphia]
-* [http://pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/gis/ Pittsburgh]
 == Construction and Closure Information ==
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 ** [//blog.phillypolice.com/category/traffic-alerts/ Police traffic alert blog]
 * Montgomery County
-** [http://www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?nid=834 Montgomery County WebCAD Active Incidents]
+** [http://www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?nid=834 Montgomery County WebCAD Active Incidents], available via Greasyfork.
+==City and County Maps==
-== Counties in Pennsylvania ==
+Many of these maps are available via the script [https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/21228-wme-gis WME GIS], which can
+=== Cities ===
+* [http://www.allentownpa.gov/Portals/0/files/Maps/OFFICIAL_CITY_STREET_MAP.PDF Allentown]
+* [http://www.phila.gov/map Philadelphia]
+* [http://pittsburghpa.gov/dcp/gis/ Pittsburgh]
+== Counties ==
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 * Adams [http://mapping.adamscounty.us/Freeance/Client/PublicKiosk1/index.html?appconfig=PublicSite GIS]