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Links to Mapping-related Sites



Map Projections


Wikiverse Article on Map Projection

Static mirror for the Wikipedia Open Source Encyclopaedia article on map projection.


Hunter College Map Projection Home Page

At this site you will find a collection of information relating to map projections. Pages cover map projection basics, books and software, references and research, and amusements.


Paul Anderson's Map Site

Portal to the MicroCAM map projections program for Windows.


The Cartography Applet

A Java applet demonstrating a few map projections with configurable parameters.



Map Collections and University Geography Departments


David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

A vast collection of high-quality images of historical maps, plus related projects.


Earth Sciences & Map Library Home Page

University of California, Berkeley Earth Sciences and Mapping Library


Spatial Data Sources

Ohio State University's page of links to geographic data


John R. Borchert Map Library

University of Minnesota map library. Has links to other map related sites.


History of Cartography

University of Minnesota map library links to sites concerned with the history of cartography and sites with maps depicting history.


PCL Map Collection

The Perry-Casta–eda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. Contains hundreds of digital maps.


An Atlas of Cyberspaces

An atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web, and other emerging Cyberspaces.



Government Agencies


The CIA World Factbook

Reference maps and demographic information on every country in the world.


U.S. Census Bureau Data Maps

There are links to the Tiger Map Service to generate a map of the area or get census data.


Census Tiger Map Service Home Page

TIGER Map Service, a project sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Will draw a map of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic data.


U.S. Gazetteer

This U.S. 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 a place by entering the name or 5-digit zip code.


USGS Mapping Information: Home Page

The U.S. Geological Survey National Mapping Information - cartographic data and information for the United States


International Boundaries Research Unit

A source of information and expertise on boundary and territorial issues around the world.


National Park Service Digital Map Home Page

Download digital maps from the NPS.



Businesses


Virtual Tourist II World Map

A map-based interface to City.Net, the A library of local and regional information. Virtually Tour the World, and find general information, tourist guides, and pictures for thousands of places.


Xerox PARC Map Viewer

The Xerox PARC Map Viewer accepts requests for a World or USA map. Each map image is created on demand from a geographic database.


National Geographic Online

National Geographic Society's photos, maps, globes, magazines, worldwide expeditions, travel tips, vacation planning, geography education, and news.


Microsoft Terraserver

Download satellite imagery of your home town.



Cartographic Bibliographies


Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research

An Internet cartographic bibliography.


Oddens' Bookmarks

The last word in cartographic bibliographies. Bookmarks to every conceivable map-related site... and many inconceivable.