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A map is a
diagrammatic representation of the earth's
surface, or a portion of it.
The science and
art of map-making is cartography.
Following are links to map websites and
mapping resources, geographic map information, and
more:

Map Websites
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Google Maps |
Google Maps provides directions,
interactive maps, and satellite/aerial
imagery of the United States. Google Maps
Can also search by keyword such as type of
business. |
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MapQuest |
MapQuest helps you find
directions for and explore towns and cities
worldwide. MapQuest displays addresses
on the map, and allows you to view nearby
businesses, get driving directions and maps |
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Yahoo Maps |
Yahoo's map facility. Street maps and
driving directions for US cities. |
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Maps.com |
Maps.com is a leading provider of mapping
products and solutions to business,
education and consumer markets.
Maps.com has wall Maps , world maps, United States Maps, Travel Maps,
Travel Guides, Atlases and more. |
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Microsoft
TerraServer |
The TerraServer-USA Web site
is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public
access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United
States. TerraServer is designed to work with commonly available computer
systems and Web browsers over slow speed communications links. The
TerraServer name is a play on words, with 'Terra' referring to the
'earth' or 'land' and also to the terabytes of images stored on the
site. |
Map Websites
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California Wall Maps |
California Wall Maps available
from Maps.com |
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Desk Globes |
Desk Globes available from
Maps.com |
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Earth
View |
Click to zoom in on
any world region.
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Floor Globes |
Floor Globes available from
Maps.com |
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Florida Wall Maps |
Florida Wall
Maps
available
from
Maps.com |
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Gazetteer
- U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau) |
The United States Census
Bureau gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map
Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. You
can search for places or counties by entering the name and state
abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code. |
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Green
Map System
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Local-to-global collaboration
maps to chart the ecologically significant places in cities around the
globe. |
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Global
and Land Environments Since the Last
Interglacial |
Adams J.M. (1997). Global land
environments since the last interglacial. Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
TN, USA.
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/ern/qen/nerc.html |
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Google
Map API |
Allows you to view maps that
show the area in a particular zip code |
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How
Far Is It? |
This site allows you to type
in 2 cities, Zip codes, or coordinates in the world and find out how far
apart they are. |
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Independent States in the World
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U.S. Department of State |
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Manifold.net |
Create professional quality maps on any topic, or download detailed maps for free via Internet. |
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Map
Books 4 U: Thomas Guide Map Books & Wall
Maps |
Order your Thomas Guide® map
books, laminated Thomas Guides®, road atlases, Rand McNally Street
Guides, EasyFinder Folded Laminated Maps, Digital Edition Cd-Roms,
Magnabrite® Magnifiers, and Wall Maps. |
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Mapping
the National Parks |
The Mapping the National Parks
collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological
formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The
collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th
century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would
become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves |
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Map Software |
Maps software from Amazon.com |
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MapsOnUs |
A mapping website provided by
Switchboard.com |
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Mineral
Industry Maps of Countries |
International mineral maps
provided by the United States Geological Survey |
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Quick
Maps (Expedia) |
Maps show location of
any place on earth
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ReliefWeb
- Maps |
Reference and thematic maps
concerning current and past humanitarian emergencies and natural
disasters. |
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Road
Map Collectors of America |
This group now boasts over 300
members, and holds its annual map swap meet near Chicago to give
collectors a chance to visit with each other and learn more about the
hobby. |
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Route
Planning - Free Trip (U.S. only) |
FreeTrip.com, Inc. develops
highway routing technology and services for the the Travel and
Transportation Industries, focusing on highway travel planning, truck
fleet operations, and on-the-road information website services.
FreeTrip ® technology specializes in providing comprehensive highway
itineraries that include not only accurate and easy-to-read directions,
but road advisory and en-route points of interest information as well.
The technology also allows a variety of ways to drive from A to B,
depending upon personal needs (e.g. avoid tolls in Pennsylvania, favor
scenic roads in Colorado, avoid I-95, etc.) |
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Route
Planning - MapQuest - |
Includes Mobil Travel Guide.
(Covers U.S. only) |
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Texas Wall Map |
Texas Wall Maps available from
Maps.com |
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TopoZone |
View topographical and city
maps of any place in the United States at different zoom levels and
sizes. |
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U.S. State Tourism Offices |
Links to official state tourism offices. |
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USA Travel Guides |
USA Travel Guides available
from Maps.com |
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USA Travel Maps |
USA Travel Maps / Travel Maps for
the United States available from Maps.com |
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USA Wall Maps |
USA Wall Maps / Wall Maps for
the United States available from Maps.com |
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U.S.
Census Bureau - Tiger Home Page |
TIGER - Topologically
Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system |
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U.S.
Census Bureau - Data Maps |
QuickFacts includes data for
all states and counties, and for cities and towns with more than 25,000
people |
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U.S.
Geological Survey |
As an unbiased,
multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology,
geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, we are dedicated
to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our
natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us. |
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USGS
Publications and Data Products |
Maps, Imagery, and Publications |
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USGS Water Resources
Information |
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects information needed to
understand the Nation's water resources, and provides access to water
data, publications, and maps, as well as to recent water projects and
events. |
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World Wall Maps |
World Wall Maps, Maps of the
World available from Maps.com |
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Vegetation
and Plant Distribution Maps |
Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps |
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VISA
ATM Locator |
Visa website that tells you
where the nearest ATM is located. |
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Volcanoes
(Earth's Active Volcanoes) |
Maps of active volcanoes |
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Yahoo
Geography Links Page |
Yahoo geography links and maps |
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Yahoo
Maps Links Page |
Yahoo maps |
Maps of International Areas
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Gazetteer
- U.K. |
Great Britain street and road
map |
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International
Map Trade Association |
The International Map Trade Association
(IMTA) brings together in
one organization, for mutual benefit
persons, firms and institutions engaged,
directly or indirectly, in the
production and sale of maps, globes,
travel guides, spatial information and
related products and materials.
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National Geographic Maps |
National Geographic maps |
Satellite Photos and Maps
United State Maps
The following are state maps for all states
in the United States. These United
States Maps are provided by InfoPlease.com.
Many of the other sites on this mapping page
contain links to various state maps.
University Map Servers
The following are maps and mapping services
maintained by various United States
universities and colleges:
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Clark University, Guy H. Burnham Map &
Aerial Photography Library |
- The Guy
H. Burnham Map & Aerial Photograph
Library is an active spatial data
information center of global scope. The
collection consists of 230,000 maps,
7,800 aerial photographs, 1500 CD-ROMs,
as well as atlases, journals, globes,
map reference materials, tourist
information and monographs (primarily on
the subjects of cartography, history of
cartography, computerized cartography,
map and imagery interpretation, remote
sensing and GIS). Because of depository
agreements with the United States
Government Printing Office, the Map
Library houses a full array of maps
published by the Federal government. The
library provides service to the faculty,
students, and staff of Clark University,
as well as the general public throughout
New England. |
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Cornell University Map Collection |
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Digital
Chart of the World Data Server |
Pennsylvania State University
Libraries |
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Digital Map Collection
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University of California at
Berkeley |
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Geodata
Information Sources |
University of Iowa |
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map
Division |
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map
Division: History and Background |
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Miami University Libraries Map
Collection |
Brill Science Library owns more than
70,000 maps produced by various governmental agencies and commercial
establishments. Maps produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and
Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) constitute
the largest part of the collection and
are received as government depository
material. Also Available are
cartographic
reference tools, indexes to map series,
various atlases and aids in the use of
maps. |
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New York State Maps - Cartographic
Images Created Prior to 1830 |
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Princeton University Library Geosciences
Map Collection |
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Texas State Library Historic Map
Collection |
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University of California at Berkeley
Library Map Collection |
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University of California at Berkeley,
Earth Science and Map Library |
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University of California at Santa
Barbara. Alexandria Digital Library
Project for Geographically-Referenced
Information (UCSB) |
The Alexandria Digital Library (ADL) is a
distributed digital library with
collections of georeferenced materials.
ADL includes the operational library,
with various nodes and collections, and
the research program through which
digital library architectures, gazetteer
applications, educational applications,
and software components are modeled,
prototyped, and evaluated. |
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University of California, San Diego Maps
and Spatial Data Home Page
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University of Connecticut Library, MAGIC
- Map and Geographic Information Center
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University of Georgia Map Collection
- The Map Library is a research-level
cartographic collection whose
substantial holdings include maps,
aerial photography and remote sensed
imagery, atlases, digital spatial data,
and reference materials. Its mission is
to provide bibliographic, physical, and
intellectual access to cartographic
information consistent with the mission
of the University of Georgia Libraries,
with a particular emphasis on
cartographic information related to the
State of Georgia. As a regional resource
center the Map Library serves the
University's students, staff and faculty
as well as state, regional, national and
international researchers.
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University of Georgia, Rare Map
Collection at the Hargrett Library
- The Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript
Library at the University of Georgia
Libraries maintains a collection of more
than 1,000 historic maps spanning nearly
500 years, from the sixteenth century
through the early twentieth century.
Although not limited to a single
geographic subject, the collection
heavily emphasizes Georgia as colony and
state, along with its surrounding
region.
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University of Illinois Map and Geography
Library
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University of Michigan Map Library
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University of Minnesota, James Ford Bell
Library's Historical Map Collection
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University of New York, State Map
Collection - The Map and Aerial
Photography (MAP) Library has over
300,000 maps, 550,000 aerial
photographs, and 3,000 GIS data layers
available. Established in 1968, the MAP
Collection offers a unique collection of
contempory and historic mapping of
Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The
Aerial Photography collection, the
largest of its kind in Oregon and one of
the largest in the nation, offers
complete coverage of the state. Flights
date back as far as the late 1920s.
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University of Oregon Map Library
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University of Pittsburgh: Hillman
Library Map Collection
- the map collection contains a wide
variety of maps. General maps include
resources such as historical, thematic,
and road maps, and maps published by the
National Geographic Society and the Army
Map Service/ Defense Mapping Agency..
Depository maps are maps received from
the U.S. government through Federal
Depository Library Program. These
include forestry maps, census maps, CIA
maps, and maps from various other
government agencies.
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University of Southern Maine Osher Map
Library
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University of Texas - Austin, The
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
USGS
Digital Line Graph Data Browser - University of Virginia Library - Geostat (the
Geospatial and Statistical Data Center)
houses UVa's maps, geospatial data, and
social science datasets. One of the
library's Electronic Centers, our lab
has specialized software to analyze
digital geographic and statistical data,
and trained staff to help you find and
access the data you need.
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Yale University Map Library
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