Atlases / Globes:

See also: Remote Sensing - Aerial Photography - GIS

Aerial Photographs and Atlases - TERRASERVER

Ancient and Medieval Atlas - many resources

Antarctica/Polar Atlas - maps and more

ARL Electronic Atlas Project

Atlas of Antarctic Research - USGS

Atlapedia Online - home

Atlas of Cyberspace - home

Bodleian Library Map Room - Oxford Unversity and other Geography Links

Bologna University -Museo della Specola (go to: The Catalogue of the Museum....Globes,Astrolobes, Maps, etc)

CENTENNIA Historical Atlas Software

Color Landform Atlas of the US

Cyber Atlas - Guggenheim Museum

DPA - Digital Petroleum Atlas Home - Kansas Geological Survey DPA--U.S. Region List

EPA Environmental Atlas - many resources

European Web-Atlas - home

Great Globe Gallery - maps and other resources

Ground Water Atlas of the US - USGS

Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

Internet Atlas and Time-zone Server - Astrodienst Atlas Database - Internet Timezone

KLETT - PERTHES - atlases, wallmaps and more (Geosmile.com)

Map Machine ATLAS - National Geographic

Map World - sources - includes globes

Mapping Tools, Atlases, Distance and Coordinate Calculators, Imagery - Mark Francek's Resources

Multihazard Mapping Initiative - FEMA

National Atlas of Canada - and related resources

National Atlas Online - US homepage

Periodical Historical European Atlas

Robert Ross & Co. - Maps, Views, Cartographic Reference & pre-1900 Atlases

UTAH GEOGRAPHY - Digital Atlas

US Historical Battlefields, Military Parks and related atlas

USA 1895 Atlas

Virtual Library-Earth Science-Cartography & Atlases

World Atlas.com - printable maps and other resources

WWWVL Cartography Resources - George Mason University

WWWVL History - Maps - Virtual Library

World-Wide-Web Virtual Library: Remote Sensing
 

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Geography Education:

See also: Remote Sensing - Aerial Photography - GIS

• 2001 CIA Factbook - includes maps

• 50 States and Capitals - and other knowledge aides
• Africa Geography - online interactive quizzes
• AP Geography - NCGE
• ARGUS- (Activities-Readings-Geography-United States) - resources site
• Blue Planet - Introduction to Earth System Science - John Wiley & Sons and GeoSystems Casebook - online
• CCP Enviro-Quiz - Cities for Climate Protection
• CIA KIDS PAGE -GEOGRAPHY - Test Your Geography Quiz!
• Commission on Geographical Education - IGU
• Conservation Education, Education and Conservation Partners For a Brighter Tomorrow - US Forest Service
• Courses on the Web and other geography resources - University of Texas-Austin
• Christopherson, Robert W. - Geosystems - Prentice Hall textbook
• DLESE - Digital Library for Earth System Education
• Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty - Department of State
• DLESE - Digital Library for Earth System Education
• Earth-Education - UCSB- William Prothero
• Educational Resources for Geography, Cartography, Mapping and related disciplines - USGS
• Education Resources - Geography - University of Texas
• Electronic Embassy - guide to embassies in DC
• Environmental Themes in the Mediterranean - case study of the Maltese Islands
• EPA Environmental Education Center - home
• EPA Explorers Club - resources for education
• EPA Student Center - home
• ESE Education Reports - NASA - Teaching Earth Science
• FEMA FOR KIDS: EARTHQUAKES and other resources
• Fun for Kids by Jen - Geography resources and games, etc
• GDN - Geography Discipline Network - resources
• GENIP - Geographic Education National Implementation Project (standards, etc).
• Geographic Alliances - University of Texas-Austin
• Geography education resources - Matt Rosenberg of The Mining Co - Geography Guide
• Geography Resources List - Mapping Tools, Atlases, Distance and Coordinate Calculators, Imagery - Mark Francek's Resource
• Geography for Life - national geographic standards book
• Geo-Globe - Interactive Geography teaching site
• Geo-Net Game - online interactive game on geography
• Geoscience Teaching & Learning Centers - J Butler - excellent compilation for Earth sciences!
• Geo Teacher - resources site - Oh Teach! INFOhio sites
• Geography Education Specialty Group - AAG
• Geography Resources List - Mapping Tools, Atlases, Distance and Coordinate Calculators, Imagery - Mark Francek's Resources
• Geography World - Resources Galore!!
• GeographyWeb - home
• GeoScience:K-12 Resources (Sam Johnson's extensive resource list)
• Guide to Geography - Mining Co site - many resources!
• Great Salt Lake Ecosystem - virtual tour and Map Exercise
• Helping Your Child Learn Geography - many resources - Disney Corporation
• How far is it? - Xerox query tool
• Independent States of the World - Department of State list and information
• JESSE - Journal of Earth System Science Education
• Journal of Creative Geography
• K-12 World! - home
• Kids Page - National Agricultural Statistics Service - USDA-NASS
• Map Maker, Map Maker, Make me a Map - module for kids
• Mapping the World by Heart - teaching resources site
• MyCOE - My Community, Our Earth project
• NASA for Kids - home
• National Geographic Online
• National Geography Standards - National Geographic Society - brief intro. - see also GENIP - more extensive.
• NCGE - National Council for Geographic Education and its Geography for Life - online tutorial - home
• NSIDC Education Resources - National Snow and Ice Data Center
• NSTA - National Science Teacher's Association
• Observatorium - NASA educational resources
• One World Nations Online - quizzes, tours, etc. - Oh Teach! INFOhio
• Outline Maps Online - to copy and use in class
• PAGE - Program for the Advancement of Geoscience Education - UCAR
• Perspectives: Geography -Lew,A.A. & Paradis, T.W. 1999. - Table of Contents and Article Description -
• Radford University - see What do Geographers do? and What is Geography?
• Resource Guide for Geography - EMC Polk Library
• Step Up to Geo - Introduction - Department of Geography and Planning at Southwest Texas State
• Social Studies Center - interactive resources for teachers
• TABLE-TOP EARTHQUAKES - teacher activities
• TerraWeb for Kids - teaching resources from USGS
• Test Your Knowledge of World Geography - online quiz on Oceans and Continents
• US State Capitals Quiz - online
• UTAH GEOGRAPHY - Digital Atlas
• UTAH GEOGRAPHY: VIRTUAL TOURISM
• Virtual Geography Department Project (frames version)
• What are Maps? - module/Rice University
• White House Kids - home
• Woodsy Owl - US Forest Service teaching materials
• World Atlas.com - printable maps and other resources
• World Surfari - geography resources site
• World-Wide-Web Virtual Library: Remote Sensing

 

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GPS Skills / Field Methods / Orienteering

See also: Remote Sensing - Aerial Photography - GIS

• Collecting & Using Geospatial Data in the Field (Project Battuta)
• Compasses and Orienteering Tools - CampMOR Products
• Coordinate System Overview - Peter Dana - University of Texas
• Field Techniques for Environmental Study - GRG 356 (Utexas course by William Doolittle)
• Finding Your Way with Map and Compass - USGS Factsheet
• Geodetic Datums Overview - Peter Dana - University of Texas
• Global Positioning System Overview - Peter Dana - University of Texas
• Global Land Information System - USGS
• GNIS - Geographic Names Information Server (continental US and Territories) - USGS - Online Gazetteer and map/place finder
• GPS Basics - Paul Burgess - Redlands Institute - (Powerpoint)
• GPS-Information.net - many resources
• GPS Links and Related Sites - SNAP - Satellite Navigation & Positioning group (SNAP) at The University of New South Wales, Australia
• GPS Overview - (tutorials, resources) listed by National 4-H GIS GPS Technology Programs - USDA
• GPS Solutions - Springer Verlag & University of Maine (Professor Alfred Leick)
• GPS Solutions - Springer Verlag & University of Maine (Professor Alfred Leick)
• Great Salt Lake Ecosystem - virtual tour and Map Exercise
• Guide to Geography - Mining Co - GIS & GPS technology in Geography - (GPS specific topics)
• Maps-gps-info.com site - excellent resources!
• National 4-H GIS GPS Technology Programs - USDA
• National GIS/GPS Integration Team - USDA
• SNAP - Satellite Navigation & Positioning group (SNAP) at The University of New South Wales, Australia
• Southern California Integrated GPS Network Educational Module - many resources particulary on earthquakes - SCIGNEM
• What is GPS? - Trimble
• WWWVL Cartography Resources - George Mason University

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Map Libraries and Sources:

See also: Remote Sensing - Aerial Photography - GIS

• 2001 CIA Factbook - includes maps
• ACMLA - Association of Canadian Map Libraries
• ArchNet - Virtual Library for Archeology--Mapping and GIS resources
• Adventurous Traveler Bookstore - Book and Map Index by Location
• Antique maps and nautical charts - from Appalachian Arts
• Berkeley - Univ of California - Map Library and Earth Sciences Resources
• Bodleian Library Map Room - Oxford Unversity and other Geography Links
• Bologna University -Museo della Specola (go to: The Catalogue of the Museum....Globes,Astrolobes, Maps, etc)
• Borchert Map Library
• Canadian Geographical Names site
• Census Maps 2000 - many resources
• CGRER NetSurfing: Maps and References (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research)
• Color Shaded Relief Maps - Welcome to Chalk Butte Digital Maps
• Cultural and historical maps online
• DeLorme: High-quality Digital and Paper Maps
• DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING - home
• Dudley Knox Library - MAPS - Naval Postgraduate School - Pacific/Antarctica - Continents, etc
• EarthObservatory - NASA links to projects
• EarthExplorer - USGS data gateway
• Earth Sciences & Map Library - UC Berkeley
• Fire Maps of Indonesia - UNEP/GRID/Forest Service, etc
• GALAXY MAPS - Home
• Generations Press Maps - City & Town Plans for Genealogy
• GEOnet Names Server - world mapping names - National Imagery and Mapping Agency
• GNIS - Geographic Names Information Server (continental US and Territories) - USGS. Online Gazetteer and map/place finder
• GraphicsMaps.com
• Great Salt Lake Ecosystem - virtual tour and Map Exercise
• Guide to Geography - Mining Co site - many resources!
• Harvard Map Collections - home
• Heritage Map Museum, Philadelphia
• Historic maps of Dutch Cartographers
• How far is it? - Xerox PARC map locator
• International Map Trade Association - home
• Library of Congress Map Collection
• Links to Maps - by Lynn Garry Salmon
• Lonely Planet Maps - index/home
• Lycos Road Maps
• MAGELLAN Geographix - Digital Maps of the World
• Manifold.Net - GIS and Mapping Start Page
• Map Collections - Library of Congress - 1500-2002
• Map Collections / Sources- VGDP list - Perry-Castaneda Library and others
• Map Division NY Public Library
• Map Machine - National Geographic Society resources
• MapQuest! - No. #1 Travel site
• MAP ROOM - Bodleian Libary, Oxford
• Map Maker, Map Maker, Make me a Map - module for kids
• MapResources.com - largest collection of digital maps
• Map World - sources
• MAPS.COM - index/home
• Maps at Other Web Sites - Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Map Collection - University of Texas
• Mapping the World by Heart - teaching resources site
• MAPS of the UNITED STATES - USGS information and sources
• Maps of the World - USGS
• Maps on Us - many resources
• Mercator Magazine  - World Map Shop
• Mesoamerican Reef maps - WWF
• Mining Company - Street and Road Maps - site
• National Atlas of Canada - and related resources
• National Geographic - Resources site
• National Mapping Information - USGS
• New York Public Library - Map Division
• Outline Maps Online - to copy and use in class
• Pacific Sea-floor Spreading Maps - USGS
• PCL Map Collection - Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Map Collection - University of Texas
• Polar Regions and Oceans - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• Rare Map Collection - American Civil War - home
• Reef Maps - NOAA
• Robert Ross & Co. - Maps, Views, Cartographic Reference & pre-1900 Atlases
• Starting Points for Exploration - Galileo Project
• Street and Road Maps - Mining Company
• Transit System Maps -  Worldwide
• US Map Links of all types - including Shaded-Relief Color-Landform Atlas Maps (Johns Hopkins University)
• USGS - Library and Reference Collection - home
• USGS/NSDI Clearinghouse - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and FGDC - Federal Geographic Data Committee
• UT (Univ. of Texas) Dept. of Geography Resources: Map Collections
• View from Above - National Geographic
• Virtual Tourist II World Map - now CITY.NET
• World Atlas.com - printable maps and other resources
• WORLD OF MAPS and TRAVEL BOOKS - Brad Green, Cartographer
• Worldwide Airport Path Finder
• Worldwide Directory of Cities and Towns - Global Gazetteer - by Carl Rosenberg
• WWWVL Cartography Resources - George Mason University
• WWWVL History - Maps - Virtual Library
• Yahoo! Maps - launch page

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Mapping / Cartography - Tools

See also: Remote Sensing - Aerial Photography - GIS

• Canadian Geographical Names site
• Cartography Working Group - VGDP and Links to Cartography courses and other modules/exercises and other resources
• Census Bureau - Gazetteer- Map Stats - Tiger Map Server - Subject list A-Z
• Coordinate Systems Overview - Peter Dana, University of Texas
• Dennis Fitzsimons's Bookmarks - Cartography & other Geography resources
• DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING - home
• Elevations and Distances in the US - from the USGS
• Finding Your Way with Map and Compass - USGS Factsheet
• GEOnet Names Server - world mapping names - National Imagery and Mapping Agency
• GMT - The Generic Mapping Tools - SOEST - Hawaii
• GNIS - Geographic Names Information Server (continental US and Territories) - USGS. Online Gazetteer and map/place finder
• Great Salt Lake Ecosystem - virtual tour and Map Exercise
• History of Cartography Project - University of Wisconsin
• History of Cartography - John Borchert Map Library - University of Minnesotta
• How far is it? - Xerox query tool
• Map Accuracy mapping standards - USGS
• Map Projection Home Page - Hunter College
• Map Projection Module - Laurie Garo, VGDP
• Map Projection Overview - Peter Dana, University of Texas
• Mathematics of Cartography - modules/tools
• Mercator Magazine  - World Map Shop
• National Mapping Information - USGS
• Online Map Creation - home
• Peters Projection Table of Contents
• Society of Cartographers - home/UK
• USGS/NSDI Clearinghouse - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and FGDC - Federal Geographic Data Committee
• Worldwide Directory of Cities and Towns - Global Gazetteer - by Carl Rosenberg
• WWWVL Cartography Resources - George Mason University
• WWWVL History - Maps - Virtual Library
• Yahoo! Maps - launch page
  

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Mapping / Cartography - Teaching Resources:

See also: Remote Sensing - Aerial Photography - GIS

• Cartographic Communication online module - VGD - University of Colorado
• Color Shaded Relief Maps - Welcome to Chalk Butte Digital Maps
• DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING - home
• Educational Resources for Geography, Cartography, Mapping and related disciplines - USGS
• Education Resources - Geography - University of Texas
• GIS and Mapping Start Page - many resources - Manifold.Net
• Great Salt Lake Ecosystem - virtual tour and Map Exercise
• Guide to Geography - Mining Co site - many resources!
• History of Cartography Project - University of Wisconsin
• History of Cartography - John Borchert Map Library - University of Minnesotta
• KidSource Online - teaching resources
• Library of Congress - Country Studies/Area Handbooks and Info and its Learning Center for teachers and students
• Library of Congress - Maps and Geography Reading Room - many resources
• Map Machine - National Geographic Society resources
• Map Maker, Map Maker, Make me a Map - module for kids
• Mapping the World by Heart - teaching resources site
• National Geography Standards - National Geographic Society - brief intro. - see also GENIP - Geographic Education National Implementation Project (standards, etc).
• National Mapping Information - USGS
• NCGE - National Council for Geographic Education - home
• Outline Maps Online - to copy and use in class
• TerraWeb for Kids - teaching resources from USGS
• USGS/NSDI Clearinghouse - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and FGDC - Federal Geographic Data Committee
• Virtual Geography Department Project (frames version) - University of Colorado
• Worldwide Directory of Cities and Towns - Global Gazetteer - by Carl Rosenberg
• WWWVL Cartography Resources - George Mason University
• WWWVL History - Maps - Virtual Library

 

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