Contents

• Contents (this section)
• Reference Links to Map Information/data sites
• General Information about this page

Reference Links to Map Sites

• Cartography Resources on the Web This is the place to go for map information.
• Color the world A pretty nifty map program.
• Map Datum(s) A general introduction from the U. of Texas.
• Searchable Location index of position.
• City Images from DMSP.
• General Mapping Tool (GMT). Will also need data exchange software.
• Airport location data (lat/long). Look in directory /pub/fly/data. Also contains plane pictures in /pub/fly/gif.
• Earth Viewer
• ETAK digital maps.
• The Great Globe Gallery.
• GRASS information and code.
• COG (and MOSS) world map and database information and code.
• History of Cartography
• Center fo Mapping at Ohio State.
• Defense Mapping Agency
• Xerox map exchange and software (ardz). Or try an alternate site to view a map.
• Map related web sites.
• Maps and References from the University of Iowa.
• Map projections
• Metadata and WWW mapping home page
• NGS coordinate system conversions (pc products).
• USGS map projection (PROG.4) and other cartographic software. Look at the readme file.
• Topography or in a mirror site.
• World Map Data
• CIA site with links to the CIA World factbook and GIF and JPEG maps.
• Brandon Plewe generated public map images.
• Time Zone Information Get tzarchive.gz.
• Tiger Mapping Service a service of the US Bureau of census.
• Xearth viewer
• US GeoData
• USGS digital map data access.
• USGS data clearing house.
• USGS National Mapping Information
• USGS EROS Data Center and Public domain software for use with geo data.
• USGS Maps of the world
• USGS ftp data site. Suggestion was to use DEM/250 as a staring point. Site seems to respond slow.
• General USGS home page.
• Mid-Continent Mapping Center
• Geodetic Survey of Canada
• Finnish national grid system.

General Information about this page

The links are arranged in no particular order and often serve as placeholders.

To the master hot list.