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Maps & Atlases Resources

Collections of maps.

Resources in this category are:

ArcData Online

http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html

"ArcData Online allows you to browse a world of geographic data to createlive maps of your areas of interest. ESRI has assembled a variety of GIS data sets offered through our ArcData program and published them on the Web for your free access! ArcData Online contains a diverse collection of data sets to help you better understand the world, whether you're interested in the political geography of Eastern Europe or the vegetation patterns of South America. You can create maps based on the type of data and area of the world that interests you." Included are USGS topographic maps, street maps, earthquake maps, and world demographic maps. See the Gallery of published maps for ideas about maps you can create.

Author: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (aoteam@esri.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Topographic Maps; Earthquakes; Demographics; Environmental Maps

Atlapedia Online

http://www.atlapedia.com/

"Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. The Countries A to Z section, provides facts, figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy & more..for each individual country. The World Maps section, provides full color physical and political maps for regions of the world." Searchable.

Author: Latimer Clarke Corporation Pty Ltd. (gmlc@latimerclarke.com)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information

Reference--Geography

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Atlas of United States Mortality

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/other/atlas/atlas.htm

"Released to the public on April 14, 1997, this atlas is the first to show all leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as Health Service Areas (HSA's). The 18 causes of death included in this atlas account for 83 percent of all deaths in the United States during 1988-92. In addition to maps with age-adjusted death rates for each HSA, the atlas includes maps that compare each HSA rate to the national rate, smoothed maps for each cause that show the broad geographic patterns at selected ages, and a chart with regional rates for each cause of death." The book is divided up into sections in PDF format, which require the Adobe Acrobat Viewer.

Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (netinfo@cdc1.cdc.gov)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare

Keywords: Mortality; Death; Heart Disease; Cancer; Stroke; Motor Vehicles; Accidents; Pneumonia; Influenza; Diabetes; Suicide; Firearms; HIV; AIDS; Liver Disease; Homicide

Centre for Topographic Information

http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/

This site combines both information from Canadian Topographic maps and Digital Topographic Data. Here you can find out more about maps and you are able to search for maps of specific Canadian maps

Author: Natural Resources Canada

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: maps; topography; topographic; canada; canadian; digital

Conservation and Environmental Maps

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cnsvhome.html

"The historic and more recent maps contained in this category show early exploration and subsequent land use in various areas of the United States. These maps show the changes in the landscape, including natural and man-made features, recreational and wilderness areas, geology, topography, wetland area, vegetation, and wildlife. Specific conservation projects such as the growth and development of U.S. National Parks are included in this category."

Author: Library of Congress (lcweb@loc.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Maps

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Science & Technology--Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Earth and Moon Viewer

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

"A great resource for clickable satellite maps of the Earth and the Moon. You can select views of Earth from the Moon or from the Sun, locate specific craters on the Moon by name, zoom in and out, and select different types of displays including topographic maps, weather maps and cloud maps."

Author: John Walker

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Science & Technology--Astronomy--Solar System (Planetary)

Science & Technology--Astronomy--Stargazing

Earthshots

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents

"Earthshots is a collection of Landsat images and text, designed to showenvironmental changes and to introduce remote sensing. Images from other satellites, maps, and photographs are also included. Earthshots comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center, the world's largest archive of earth science data." Topics cover environmental change in agricultural, desert, disaster, urban, forest, and water locations, including Mount St. Helens, Chernobyl, Phnom Penh, and Antarctica.

Author: Bruce Quirk (quirk@usgs.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Science & Technology--Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Keywords: remote sensing; maps; Landsat; photographs

The Electronic Map Library

http://geogdata.csun.edu/library.html

The Electronic Map Library contains a number of digital maps portraying statistical census information for several metropolitan areas in the United States (as well as a national overview.) Most maps offer a demographic display of the following census categories: Population and Race, Citizenship, Income, Poverty, and Adult Educational Attainment.The site is particularly strong on Californian cities, but also includes some large cities in other states.

Author: Department of Geography, California State University, Northridge (vcgeg00m@csun.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States; Nationality; Income; Ancestry; Education; Poverty; Statistics

Europe Map Archive

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/maps.html

"A historical and cultural atlas resource, providing maps of Europe in subjects such as: Natural Resources & Trade, the Ancient Near East, Classical Greece, the Hellenistic World & Roman Republic, Principate & Empire, and Late Antiquity & Early Medieval." Shockwave plug-in required for some maps.

Author: University of Oregon

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: historical

Gheos World Atlas 2000

http://Gheos.com/

Interactive maps of the world, along with statistical and informational profiles of individual countries.

Author: Roy Digital Design

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book

http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/great-lakes-atlas/

"Taking an ecosystem approach, the Atlas helps readers understand the Great Lakes and other natural resources in the Great Lakes region as an interdependent system across an international border. Its purpose is to demonstrate how the Great Lakes are affected by use and to increase public appreciation for the importance of these lakes as a North American and global resource."

Author: Government of Canada and United States Environmental Protection Agency

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Ecosystem; Ontario; Erie; Michigan; Superior; Huron; Geology; Fish

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century

http://www.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm

Provides a variety of maps which chart socio-economic trends, systems of government, cities, and wars and massacres throughout the 20th Century. Many of the maps are interactive and go into extensive detail.

Author: Matthew White (mwhite28@richmond.infi.net)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Maps

HUD Environmental Maps (E-MAPS)

http://www.hud.gov/emaps/

A map site provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. View a map of any U.S. zip code or city with information on population, income, ethnicity, housing, or community development programs.

Author: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (webmanager@hud.gov)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--United States

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare--Housing & Poverty

Keywords: Community information; Development programs

INFOMINE - Maps and GIS

http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?maps

Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to maps and geographic information systems. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activites at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of The Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.

Author: Wendie Helms (wendie@ucrac1.ucr.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: GIS; Resources

Interactive Ancient Mediterranean (IAM)

http://iam.classics.unc.edu/

"IAM is an on-line atlas of the ancient Mediterranean world designed to serve the needs and interests of students and teachers in high school, community college and university courses in classics, ancient history,geography, archaeology and related fields."

Author: Interactive Ancient Mediterranean (thomase@mindspring.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Antiquity

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Jerusalem in Old Maps and Views

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/maps.html

"We love history. We love maps. And we think Jerusalem's kinda nifty, too. Imagine how delighted we were to find the Israeli government's Jerusalem in Old Maps and Views page. From the earliest known image of the city - a sixth-century mosaic - to a 1905 mizrach (a wall decoration indicating east), these maps depict Jerusalem with flair and symbolism. Symbolism, in fact, means more to these mapmakers than geography; were we lost in Jerusalem with one of these maps contemporarily in hand, we'd still be lost in Jerusalem. To be fair, we should say that most of the maps depict more the country than the city, but Jerusalem, being what it is, always seems to be a focal point. "

Author: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ask@israel-info.gov.il)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Middle East

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Jerusalem

Map History/History of Cartography

http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/maps/

A guide to resources on the history of maps and cartography, maintained by the British Library map librarian. Includes information on map collections, exhibitions, fellowships and prizes, journals, historical societies and more.

Author: Tony Campbell (tony.campbell@bl.uk)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Cartography

Map Machine

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

"The Map Machine Atlas offers maps, flags, facts, and profiles for the countries of the world and the U.S. states."

Author: National Geographic Society (webmaster@ngs.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Flags

Mapping Canada

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/mapping/default.asp?section=mappingcanada

Maps depict the evolution of the Canada's international, provincial and territorial boundaries, beginning in the 1700's. Brief historical summaries accompany the maps.

Author: Canadian Geographic

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

MapQuest

http://www.mapquest.com/

"Get a map of anywhere, via the web. Give it your home address and see a map of your neighborhood. Use the trip atlas to get precise directions from point A to point B." United States addresses only; registration required.

Author: MapQuest.com, Inc.

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States

Maps of India

http://www.mapsofindia.com/

Comprehensive collection of full-color maps of India. Political, demographic, road, and rail maps. Maps arranged either full-country view or by states and union territories. Includes distance calculator.

Author: Compare Infobase Pvt. Ltd. (compare@vsnl.com)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--Asia--India

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Maps On Us

http://www.MapsOnUs.com/

Not only will this site provide you with road maps for anyplace within the United States, it will also take a beginning and end destination and plot a route for you, showing all the turns, roads and distances. Registration required.

Author: Lucent Technologies (mapmaster@MapsOnUs.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States

Microsoft Expedia Maps

http://maps.expedia.com/

Expedia Maps allows users to access any map in the world with a keyword search in one of four categories: place, business, address, and driving directions. It provides country and state/province maps, street address locations, special landmark placements and city maps. The driving directions feature is especially useful, enabling users to be as specific as a street address in their search.

Author: Microsoft Corporation

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: directions; address

Multimap.com

http://uk.multimap.com/

Interactive maps of Great Britain and the world. You can zoom in and out to narrow or widen the map area. The Great Britain one includes street-level mapping, and can use place names or postcodes. Also includes links to tourist destination and lodging in Great Britain.

Author: Multimap.com (info@multimap.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: England; Scotland; Wales; Ireland

National Atlas of Canada Online

http://atlas.gc.ca/

Geographic and topical maps of Canada, plus other geographic information.

Author: Geomatics Canada

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--Canada

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

National Atlas of the United States

http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/

Interactive Layered maps of the United States providing sections on: elevation and terrain, exotic species maps, animated vegetation growth and interactive maps within your browser. Map layers can be downloaded from the USGS free via FTP. Maps have zoom function that allows users to examine over 2 million entries closely.

Author: U.S. Geological Survey (gnis_manager@usgs.gov)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--United States

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Terrain; Elevation

Oddens's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping

http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/

Over 4,000 links to map collections on the WWW, and related resources in cartography, geography, spatial information, historical maps.

Author: Roelof P. Oddens (r.oddens@frw.ruu.nl)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Panoramic Maps: 1847-1929

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

"The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known also as bird's-eye views, perspective maps, and aero views, panoramic maps are nonphotographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Although not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective." You can search the collection by keyword, or browse by geographic location, subject, or creator.

Author: Library of Congress (lcweb@loc.gov)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Maps

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Panoramic Maps

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

Digitized images of maps from the library's collection, including special sections on maps of current interest. Maps are in fairly large (100 to 900K) .gif or .jpg images, and may take a while to load.

Author: The University of Texas at Austin (www@www.utexas.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Maps; Current Events; Images

Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library

http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html

"The Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library maintains a collection of about 800 historical maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century." The collection focuses on the development of the United States from Colonial America to present day. Note: maps are very large image files (200+ K).

Author: Mary Ellen Brooks (mebrooks@uga.cc.uga.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Road Maps

http://www.avis.com/maps_and_directions/road_maps/

Downloadable color street maps for places in the United States. Warning: maps are large and may take while to download.

Author: AVIS

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States; Street Maps

Stadskartan

http://www.stadskartan.se/

Maps of Swedish provinces, districts, and cities. Text is in Swedish, but it is easy to understand how to use the site even without knowing the language.

Author:

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--Europe--Scandinavia

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Sweden

The Territorial Evolution of Canada

http://www-atlas.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/projects/atlas/v2/map_texts/english/AnimFrame.html

This site shows how the political boundaries of Canada evolved from 1867-1999.

Author: The National Atlas of Canada

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: canada; territories

TIGER Mapping Service

http://tiger.census.gov/

Prototype service from the U.S. Bureau of the Census which generates detailed maps of U.S. locations.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States

TopoZone

http://www.topozone.com/

Provides interactive Web access to the U.S. Geological Survey's collection of topographic maps for the entire United States. The site can be searched for place names. Both the size and scale of maps can be changed. An excellent resource for geographers, outdoor explorers, and anyone who loves cartography.

Author: Maps a la carte, Inc (info@topozone.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States; Elevation; Cartography

U.S. Gazetteer

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

Look up places in the United States by name or zip code, then get a detailed map or census data.

Author: U.S. Census Bureau (WebMaster@census.gov)

Subjects:

Reference--Census Data & Demographics

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: United States

United Nations Cartographic Section

http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm

An online collection of maps held and produced by the United Nations. Both general and peacekeeping maps are available, along with other geographical resources. You can view maps by country, region, or mission.Adobe Acrobat is needed to view the maps. Site available in English and French.

Author: UN Cartographic Section (cartog@un.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Virginia County Interactive Mapper

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/gic/spatial/tiger.browse.html

"Makes customized maps of every Virginia county and independent city available on the World Wide Web."

Author: Geospatial and Statistical Data Center (geostat@virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--United States--Southeastern

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Keywords: Maps; Virginia

World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World

http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blindex.htm

"This world atlas includes an alphabetical list of countries and continents (below) or countries organized by continent and region. This atlas also includes maps and geographical information for U.S. states and territories, major world cities and oceans." Each entry has briefly anotated links to online maps and geography & data sites.

Author: Matt Rosenberg (geography.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Xerox PARC Map Viewer

http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map

"The Xerox PARC Map Viewer is a World-Wide Web HTTP server that accepts requests for a World or USA map and returns an HTML document including an image of the requested map. Each map image is created on demand from a geographic database. Selecting on the map image requests a new map zoomed in on the selected point. Links embedded in the HTML document control other map rendering options."

Author: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (webmaster@xerox.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

Yale University Map Collection

http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/index.html

"The Map Collection has the largest collection of maps in Connecticut and one of the largest university collections in the United States. Its collections are geographically comprehensive and consist of over 200,000 map sheets, 3,000 atlases, and 900 reference books. The Collection also houses approximately 15,000 rare (pre-1850) sheet maps. " Site does not include all of the library's maps but does include a good selection from its Antiquarian and Historical City maps to name a few.

Author: Yale University Library (libweb@www.library.yale.edu)

Subjects:

Reference--Geography--Maps & Atlases

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