Map Collection
Dudley Knox Library's Map Collection is located on the first floor.
The collection supports and enhances the research and scholarship of the School curriculums by providing visual and geographic coordination of data. This collection contains selected single sheet and portfolio maps available from federal depository,
military (National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), formerly Defense Mapping Agency (DMA)), and commercial sources. Although consisting of mostly current material, some older resources are retained for historical research, focusing primarily on military history and NSA studies.
Material is acquired in support of the curriculum and degree programs of the school. Emphasis is placed on acquiring international materials and resources in
significant military arenas. Our maps do circulate to on-campus users. We can also order maps for our patrons, but this does take time so please start early.
Restricted/Classified Materials (RRS):A complementary collection of material is available in
Restricted Resources.
- NPS Domain Only
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- GLOBAL
- 100 Top Map Sites
- The 100 Top Network
- Blank & Outline Maps
- Printable outline maps of the world, continents, regions, countries, the states of the U.S., and the provinces of Canada from About.com.
- Digital Chart of the World (1992)
- Digital Globe
- Topex UC San Diego Geography site
- Electronic Map Library
- Includes a series of atlases currently being produced by individual authors or project groups.
- Global
Bathymetry and Topography
- From the National Geophysical Data Center, these bathymetric and topographic
data sets and visualizations can be
used for a wide variety of scientific, practical, and artistic applications.
- The
Great Globe Gallery
Infonation
- This is an easy-to-use, two-step database that allows users to view
and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the
United Nations.
- Map Machine
- National Geographic
- Maptech MapServer
- The largest online mapping resource for topographic maps and charts for land, sea, and air. Browse, view, print, and email the maps for free.
- Physical Map of the World
- A CIA World Factbook reference map
- Political Map of the World
- A CIA World Factbook reference map
- Quick Maps
- Various size world maps, contour, population and pacific-centered as well as country maps.
- ReliefWeb MapCentre
- Standard Time Zones of the World
- A CIA World Factbook reference map
- Terra - The EOS Flagship
- After being launched into space last December, Terra was activated for science operations on February 24 and its
first data and science images were released April 19. CERES recently produced Terra's first global monthly
composite images.
- United Nations Cartographic Section
- Maps and Geographic Information Resources.
- World Atlas (MapQuest)
- World Sites Atlas
- This provides maps of continents/regions, countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces. Also included are political and physical maps, and useful links to country information.
NORTH AMERICA
- Atlas
of the United States
- From About.com this
site includes maps of the fifty states and major territories.
- Britannica World Atlas--North & Central America
-
CIA World Factbook Reference Maps
- Digital Chart of the World--North America (1992)
- National Atlas of the United States
- Interactive atlas from the USGS. Terrain elevation and relief information
- North America
- Shaded Relief (National Geophysical Data Center)
-
Great Lakes
Atlas
- The National Atlas of Canada
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States
- Divided by state, each entry includes a topographic map, a counties map, a satellite image, and an 1895 state map, in addition to many external links. Created by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- Digital Atlas Of California
- Geographically displays statistics of population
- Historic Topographic Maps of California
- Topographic quadrangle maps for the San Francisco Bay Area dating from 1895 to the present. They are available in 7.5- and 15-minute quadrangles.
- Massachusetts Electronic Atlas
- The user can choose a geographic area, select data layers to appear on the maps, turn layers on and off, zoom in, zoom out or pan, and download the maps and associated numeric datasets. There are many choices for the data layers from major roads to residential tax rates.
- Resources Atlas of Canada
- BarentsWatch Atlas
- UNEP/GRID Arendal project covering threats on environment, forest and protected areas, fauna, physical geography, and population and urban areas.
- USGS Online Map Lists
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been producing maps of the United States for more than a century. Among the best known of the many products of the USGS are topographic maps, which show land contours associated with hills, valleys, slopes, ridges, mountains, and other natural land features. Most USGS topographic maps also show various other kinds of information, including rivers and streams, roads and railroads, swamps and forests, and cities and towns. Many of these maps also show buildings and other manmade structures.
- World Atlas: North America (MapQuest)
SOUTH AMERICA
-
CIA World Factbook Reference Maps
- South
American Map Links
- This list compiled by
a division of the United Nations University contains links to more South
American map related sites.
- R-Hydronet
- A regional
hydrometeorological databank to support water resource assessment in South
America. It uses joint pan-American
scientific and monitoring station information resources.
- Britannica World Atlas--South
- Illustrates the
physiography of southern South America. This map includes elevations,
international and political subdivision
boundaries.
- World Atlas: South America (MapQuest)
- This site includes a
small collection of historical maps and links to individual South American
country maps.
- Digital Chart of the World--Central/South America & the Caribbean(Penn State University
Libraries)
- This website will allow
the user to download the selected boundaries and layers of different countries
in South America in Arc/INFO
export format from ESRI's Digital Chart of the World data ser. Users can view layers as GIF
files or download GIS data in Arc/INFO and ARCVIEW formats.
- ReliefWeb--Americas & the Caribbean Maps
EUROPE
- Britannica World Atlas--Europe
- CIA
Maps of Europe
- This collection from
the Perry-Castenada Library at the University of Texas includes mostly
political and shaded relief maps
presented in jpeg files and are available by country or region.
- Digital Chart of the World--Europe
- Satellite
Images
- Recent satellite
images presented by the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) include the weather in Europe, land
and water surface temperature, vegetation, ozone concentration, electron density and chlorophyll
density.
-
CIA World Factbook Reference Maps
- European
Map Links
- This list compiled
by a division of the United Nations University contains links to more European
map related sites.
- Historical
Maps of Europe
- A collection from the
Perry-Castenada Library at the University of Texas.
- European
Map Collection (UC Santa Barbara)
- The Alexandria Digital
Map Collection provides spatially indexed information that can be searched by title, subject and
category or users can browse by geographic region.
- ReliefWeb--Europe Maps
- World Atlas: Europe (Excite)
ASIA
- Britannica World Atlas--Asia & Russia
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Asia
CIA Political Map
- Countries of Asia
- From About.com this comprehensive site includes various maps for each country of Asia, also including country data and statistics.
- Digital Chart of the World--Asia
- Provinces of China
- A CNN interactive map.
- China
Regional Relations Map
- Using this CNN
interactive map, users can click on a country for more information about
it's relationship with China.
- Satellite
View of China
- Satellite images with borders and cities added to form
excellent maps from the National Geographic Society.
- ReliefWeb--South Asia & Middle East Maps
- World Atlas: Asia (MapQuest)
AFRICA
- Africa--Satellite Map
- Britannica World Atlas--Africa
-
CIA World Factbook Reference Maps
- Digital Chart of the World--Africa
- Maps
of Africa
- From the University
of Texas, this site contains mostly CIA maps.
- African
Political Systems
- A 1998 thematic map
illustrating the political systems found throughout Africa. The
information is provided by the Carter
Center and published in Britannica.
- African
City Maps
- From the Perry-Castenada
Library at the University of Texas, this site is a work in progress and offers many JPEG images of
selected African cities.
- African
Map Links
- This list compiled by
a division of the United Nations University contains more African map
related sites.
- ReliefWeb--Africa Maps
AUSTRALIA
- AUSLIG: Australia's National Mapping Agency: Interactive
- Geographical information about Australia.
- Britannica World Atlas--Australia & Oceania
- Digital Chart of the World--Australasia
- CIA Australian Maps
- From the Perry-Castenada
library at the University of Texas, this large collection of Central Intelligence Agency maps
includes political maps, aeronautical, shaded relief, and nautical charts.
- Australian Geological
Survey
- This interactive
mapping system allows users to select a particular area or create maps of the
whole continent of
Australia. Users can zoom in/out, add roads, towns, mineral deposits,
etc. This site also includes links to
satellite images, the standard AGS map series, earthquake maps and more.
- Australian
Geodynamics Cooperative Research Center
- Users can create maps
by selecting various layers to produce areas covering the geology and geophysics of the
Australian continent.
- ReliefWeb--Oceania
- Search
for Australian Geographic Place Names
- Users can submit
queries to search the Gazetteer of Australia which is a compilation of geographic names in Australia.
- United
States Geological Survey
- Clickable maps
showing the geology, oil and gas fields, and geologic provinces of the
Australian and New Zealand region.
- Map
of the Gold Coast
- Links
to Australian Map Websites
- This list compiled by a
division of the United Nations University contains links to more Australian map related
sites.
- WhereIs
- A searchable street atlas
for major cities in Australia.
OCEANS
- Arctic
Ocean Floor
Arctic Region
- Bathymetry and
Topography
- From the National Geophysical Data Center, these global bathymetric and
topographic data sets and visualizations can be used for a wide variety of scientific, practical,
and artistic applications.
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Hydrographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
- Atlas from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. Originally published in print format in 1992.
- Maps
of the Pacific Ocean and Inclusive Islands: A list of
mostly CIA maps.
Monterey
Bay Sea-Floor Maps
- These maps show the
bathymetry of the seafloor of the Monterey Bay.
- Mediterranean
Sea From Brittanica.com
- Maps
of Polar Regions and Oceans
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Pacific
Sea-Floor Mapping
- These maps show the bathymetry of the seafloor surrounding San Francisco,
Santa Monica, and the
Hawaiian
Islands. Images include back scatter, shaded relief, stereo relief, and
a perspective view.
- Tide Predictions
- World Atlas: Arctic (MapQuest)
ANTARCTICA
- Digital Chart of the World--Antarctica
- Maps of the Antarctic Region
- World Atlas: Antarctica (MapQuest)
- Maps
of Antarctica
- From TerraQuest Virtual Antarctica.
Also includes a map of the South
Shetland Islands.
- Maps
of the Antarctic Region
- A list of mostly CIA maps.
- Satellite
Image of Antarctica
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD)
- ADD is a source
of vector topographic data for Antarctica provided by the Scientific
Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Data sets are available for download in
ARC/INFO uncompressed export format,
compressed and encrypted for download using zip. Registration is
required, but free
- NASA
High Resolution Map Images
- This first high
resolution radar map of Antarctica was produced as part of NASA's Antarctic
Mapping Project.
- USGS Atlas of Antarctic
Research
- Work on the Atlas of Antarctic Research began in December 1998. The Antarctic Atlas has been developed using software from the National Atlas of the United States. It has been designed to promote greater geographic awareness of the continent
and the digital glossarial data that describe it.
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What they are:
Aeronautical charts provide many ground features in addition to air navigation information. Most of our aeronautical products are produced by
NIMA. The following is a list of some of the available products:
- Global Navigation and Planning Chart(GNC):
- Worldwide
small-scale aeronautical chart series. These are suitable for flight
planning, operation over long
distances, and enrooted navigation in long range, high altitude, high speed
aircraft. Principal cities, towns, drainage, primary roads and railroads, prominent culture, shaded relief, and spot
elevations are shown. Aeronautical data includes
NAVIES, airports and restricted areas. The scale is 1:5,000,000.
- Jet Navigation Chart(JNC):
- The Jet
Navigation Charts are long range navigation graphics specifically designed to
meet the requirements of users in
high altitude (25,000 to 50,000) feet above ground level, high speed
aircraft. Each chart combines extensive area
coverage with depiction of detail for navigation by radar, celestial,
dead-reckoning and pilot age. The
scale is 1:2,000,000 and
1:3,000,000.
- Operational Navigation Chart(ONC):
-
The ONC is the
standard worldwide overprint depicting obstructions, aerodomes, special use
airspace, navigational aids, Maximum
Elevation figures (MEFs), and related data. The scale is 1:1,000,000.
- Tactical Pilotage Chart(TPC):
- The TPC is the
standard worldwide medium-scale aeronautical chart series. These and other
aeronautical navigation and planning
charts provide essential cartographic data appropriate to scale, and are
overprints with stable aeronautical
information such as obstructions, aerodomes, special use airspace, and
navigational aids. Maximum Elevation Figures
(MEF's) and related data.
- Joint Operations Graphic-Air(JOG-A):
- The JOG-A is a
standard Series 1501 modified for aeronautical use. Series 1501 charts
are the standard DoD medium scale
cartographic products and are produced from a common base. JOGs are
geographically integrated charts, generally
patterned on three-by-four-by-four sections of the International Map of the
World (IMW) index systems. The number of JOG
sheets within an IMV area varies with latitude. Designed to meet air use
requirements.
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Evasion Chart (EVC):
- Composed of 8 to
10 Series 1501 charts printed on both sides of waterproof tear-resistant
material. JOG-G is preferred source; JOG-A or
native source charts are used where JOG-Gs are not available. Border and
open water areas contain supplemental
survival information such as plant identification. White minimization
and camouflage masking are applied.
Folds for storage in flight suit or survival vest.
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Anti-Submarine Warfare Planning Chart(ASWPC):
- A plotting
sheet depicting a combination of aeronautical, hydrographic, and
surface/subsurface range information for selected
coastal areas. The Scale is 1:1,166,612.
How to find:
These charts are indexed in the NIMA Aeronautical Catalog (kept in the Info Services Office).
Physical Access:
Unclassified Aeronautical charts are located in Map Ref on the shelves outside the Map Office. All Limited Distribution and Classified Charts are kept in
RRS.
Collection Evaluation:
Our collection is mainly U.S. enroute publications and terminal charts.
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What they are:
ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (ADRG) are digital raster representations of paper
graphic products. Maps are converted into digital data by raster scanning
and transforms the data into the Equal Arc - Second Raster Map (ARC) system
frame of reference. Most of our digital data products are produced by NIMA. USGS also produces digital datasets, such as their Digital elevation models (DEMs).
How to find:
Digital data is indexed in the NIMA Digital Products Catalog. This catalog is Limited Distribution and is kept in the Information Services Office.
How to use:
Digital data requires viewing assistance and often manipulation to achieve the desired results.
NIMAUSE (NIMA Utility Software Environment) Version 2.1. is a self-contained set of computer programs and computer utilities designed to work with
NIMA data and information. Also available is ESRI's ArcExplorer, which is a lightweight GIS data explorer that can be downloaded in exchange for registering.
Click
here to download free NIMAUSE software
Click
here to download free ESRI ArcExplorer software
Physical Access:
All of our digital data is located in the Map Office Rm. 152. Please see a reference librarian for assistance.
Collection Evaluation:
Dudley Knox Library currently owns a variety of digital maps, including:
DTED's: Digital Terrain Elevation Data
GNC's: Global Navigation and Planning Chart
JNC's: Jet Navigation Chart
JOG's: Joint Operations Graphic
ONC's : Operational Navigation Chart
TPC's: Tactical Pilotage Chart
VMap: Vector Maps
Internet Resources for Digital Data
- All The Worlds Maps
- A Compilation of Each Nation's Maps - Including Cities from EmbassyWorld.com
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD)
- ADD is a source of vector topographic data for Antarctica provided by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Data are available for download in ARC/INFO uncompressed export format, compressed and encrypted for download using zip. Registration is required but free.
- Alexandria Digital Library-Spacial Data on the Web
- A library of spatially-indexed information. Links are organized geographically, by subject, and by title.
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Data Depot
- This site offers free
downloads of GIS data and has a large online inventory of free geospatial data.
- Data Hound
- An ESRI service that
catalogs and searches web sites that offer freely downloadable data compatible with ESRI
software.
- Digital Chart of the
World
- From Penn State
University Library, this web site allows users to download the boundaries and layers of different
countries, in Arc/INFO export format, from ESRI's Digital Chart of the World data set.
- DTED
Level 0
- The National Imagery
and Mapping Agency has made available on the Internet this standard digital dataset (Digital Terrain Elevation Data
(DTED®) Level 0) which may be of value for scientific and technical purposes.
- ESRI's GIS Jump Station
- GIS sites organized by country and then categorized by Government Sites (Federal, and State and Local), University and Educational Sites, Noncommercial Sites and ESRI Users, Commercial Sites, and Miscellaneous.
- GISLinx
- This comprehensive
site has been compiled to provide GIS users with a quick and easy source of information on a variety of issues. This site contains over 1,700 links.
- Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
- This data collection can be searched based on their metadata or description.
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The GIS Notebook
- Bill Thoen has created these "summaries of short trips into the web researching various subjects related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)".
- Global 30 Arc Second Elevation Data Set (GTOPO30)
- GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometer). FTP download of tiles is free.
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Online Resources for Earth Scientists
- Geography & GIS Data Sets and Software- Datasets are arranged by city data,
digital maps & images, mapping tools, US data, world-wide data, and
miscellaneous.
- Starting the Hunt
- Guide to mostly on-line and mostly free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data.
- Terraserver.com
- TerraServer.com is the online source for overhead imagery.
They have the largest online atlas of high-resolution satellite imagery and
aerial photography. Imagery of "Area 51" is now available on
Terraserver.
- "The Ultimate GIS
Directory"
- A quick and organized
way to find information regarding GIS mapping.
- UNEP/GRID: The Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme
- African, Asian, and Global population data sets as well as topographic, climatic, soil, and vegetation data.
- University of Waterloo Electric
Library(UWELib) Cartographic Resources Page
- USGS 7.5 Minute Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
- These data files provide 1:24,000 scale coverage of the United States in a raster form.
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What they are:
- Physical
Nautical Charts:
- NIMA's hydrographic publications are designed for nautical navigation.
The nautical charts provide coastline depictions, soundings, and select ports.
We also receive several hydrographic navigational publications from NIMA.
- Digital
Nautical Charts:
- NIMA Digital Nautical Charts are available at Dudley
Knox (Limited Distribution) and can be used after downloading
the appropriate software. Full Utility Navigation Demonstration
(FUND) is NIMA utility software designed to
promote and demonstrate the content and functionality of DNC® in its
natural Vector Product Format (VPF)
Click
here to download free FUND software
How to find:
Charts are geographically indexed in the DMA Nautical Charts and Publications Catalog (MapRef GA359 U541), and in the NIMA Hydrographic Products Catalog (kept in the Information Services Office).
Physical Access:
Unclassified Nautical Charts are located in the large map cases in the Maps area. They are filed in numeric order and the encompassing numbers are designated on the drawer label. Smaller intercoastal charts are also filed in numeric order, and are located in the filing cabinet in the Maps area in a drawer labeled Nautical Charts.
Digital Nautical Charts can be found in the Map Office Rm 152. (Please ask a
reference librarian for assistance).
Collection Evaluation:
The nautical charts collection is one of our largest collections.
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What they are:
Road maps are tools for determining a route of travel.
How to find:
Road maps in our collection are not entered in BOSUN or WEBCAT.
Physical Access:
Road maps are located in the filing cabinet in the Maps area in a drawer labeled Road Maps.
Collection Evaluation:
Currently we have several road maps of U.S. military installations and their surrounding communities. We also have some road maps of foreign destinations.
Internet Resources for Road Maps
- Lycos Road
Maps
- Users can create
custom maps for any destination. This site includes yellow pages, people
finder, and international maps.
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- EuroShell.com
- This site offers driving directions, distance, and estimated driving
times and between European cities.
- MapQuest
- Gives detailed driving instructions from either an address or a airport or tourist
location. Also will draw maps of U.S. and International cities and locations.
- UK Street Map
- This site provides searching of street maps of Greater London and road atlas maps for the whole of mainland Britain. You can search by London Street, Post Code, UK Place, OS Grid (enter as x,y), or Landranger Grid.
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What they are:
Topographic maps are generally of a large scale, showing detailed surface features. These features generally include relief, in the form of contours; natural features, such as forests, rivers, and lakes, and manmade items; such as roads, railways, and canals. We receive USGS topographic maps and
NIMA topographic products. Some of the NIMA products available are; TLM's 1:100,000,
TLM's 1:50,000, TLM's 1:25,000, City Graphics, and Military Installations.
How to find:
USGS topographic maps can be located using geographic indexes of each state. NIMA products are indexed in the Topographic Products Catalog. This catalog is Limited Distribution and kept in the Information Services Office.
Physical Access:
Topographic maps are kept in the large map cases. USGS topos are separated by state and filed in alphabetical order by quadrangle name. Unclassified NIMA topographic maps are also kept in the map cases. Limited Distribution and Classified topo maps are kept in RRS.
Collection Evaluation:
We have USGS topographic quads of Washington, Puerto Rico, California, Oregon, and Alaska. Our strongest concentration is of California maps. We also have NIMA topographic maps of U.S. military installations, and some Limited Distribution foreign areas available.
Internet Resources for Topographic Maps
- Historic Topographic Maps of California
- Topographic quadrangle maps for the San Francisco Bay Area dating from 1895 to the present. They are available in 7.5- and 15-minute quadrangles.
- MapFinder
- USGS index site that allows searching of their 7.5 minute printed paper maps by either entering the name of a populated place, entering a Zip Code, or clicking on a map.
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Topofinder
- A service provided by MapQuest. This page allows for city and state searching to determine the USGS Topo Quad that you are interested in.
- Topozone
- Using USGS maps,
this site offers interactive topographic maps of the entire United States.
- United States Geological Survey Homepage
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There are hundreds of map dealers globally. This list is not intended to be comprehensive, it is simply a small
representative collection of what is available online.
- Eastview
- Map publisher
- Maps.com
- MapQuest Map Store
- Allows you to search by keyword or to browse through different geographic regions. It also displays a digital image of most of the maps. Great for searching for USGS topo maps.
- Mapville
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Directories are lists of online maps. If you were unable to find a useful map in the previous links, browsing these directories may help.
- Air University Library: Map Sites
- Links are to other directories and are arranged by city, state, country, world, historical, and directional
- Atlapedia Online
- Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics
on countries of the world.
- Alexandria Digital Library (ADL)
- This is Project Alexandria's Other-Sites Index. Organized like a directory tree, beginning with the Universe, the sites are classified by location then by theme or type. The entire index can be browsed by subject or by title.
- CIA Factbook
- Reference Maps: Sixteen regional maps
- Historical Maps
- The David Rumsey Collection focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials. The collection includes atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall,
and manuscript maps.
- Infomine
- UC Riverside Project that indexes map related web sites and provides abstracts. These are organized by Table of Contents/Subject/Keyword/Title and are searchable.
- United
Nations Cartographic Section
- A large list of online maps including peacekeeping maps, thematic maps and
general maps.
- UTexas: Map Related Web Sites
- Alphabetical list of maps grouped by city, state, country, general, weather, and historical
- Utrecht University, The Netherlands: Odden'sBookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
- Comprehensive international coverage. There is a well organized table of contents but the site is very large and can be confusing at times.
- War
Maps
- From the USMA History Department at West Point, this collection includes
maps and atlases pertaining to several wars and conflicts world wide.
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- GeoIndex
- Specific search engine covering geotechnical, environmental, hydrogeology, geology, mining, and petroleum topics. Lists of companies, associations, education, and government can also be browsed.
- Infomine
- This UC Riverside Project indexes and abstracts map related web sites. Searching can be done by Subject/Keyword/Title/Author or you can browse through the Table of Contents/Subject/Keyword/Title lists.
- Search ways for maps on the Internet
- ETH Library Zurich has provided a list of resources categorized by: special searches for maps on Internet; general search machines; special search fields; and OPACS of libraries and institutions.
- Stanford: Searching for Maps
- Gives ideas on searching for maps in Socrates, Stanford's online catalog. Many of these tips can carry over into other databases.
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Internet Resources for Military Maps
- General
- Arlington National Cemetery Map
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
- Arlington National Cemetery Map
Fort Meyer Military Community
- Index of Maps from Strategic Forecasting
- Maps of National Historic Sites, Memorials, Military Parks and Battlefields
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
- Military Battles and Campaigns
Library of Congress American Memory collection
- Military History Maps
Section of the Historical Maps of the United States page from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
- Military Map Symbols
- Military Maps of Scotland (18th century)
- Peacekeeping Maps
- West Point Atlas of Military History: Index
- Military Bases
- CONUS Military Bases
- Countries and Separate Territories in which U.S. Military Bases are Located (Includes U.S. Possessions)
- Military Bases in the Continental United States
- Military District of Washington Regional Map
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
- Peacekeeping
- NATO Maps
- United Nations Peacekeeping Maps
- Ancient Warfare
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Dawn of Modern Warfare
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West Point Atlas of Military History
- Colonial Wars (-1760)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- American Revolution (1775-1781)
- American Revolution and Its Era Maps and Charts
Library of Congress American Memory collection
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West Point Atlas of Military History
- Map of The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Revolutionary America - Rare Map Collection
- Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- War of 1812 (1812-1814)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Mexican War (1846-1847)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
- U.S. Civil War Maps
Library of Congress American Memory collection
- United States Civil War Index
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Civil War Battles by State
- The American Civil War - Rare Map Collection
- Civil War Maps
- Spanish - American War (1898)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- World War I (1914-1918)
- World War I: Trenches on the Web Map Room
Maps of various regions, battles and theaters of operation
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- The Great War: Maps & Locations
- Maps and Pictures of the Western Front
- The Versailles Treaty
University of San Diego, Department of History
- Trenches on the Web: Map Room
- Chinese Civil War (1925-1949)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Perry Castaneda Library, University of Texas, these maps are primarily from various publications produced by the U.S. Army Center of Military History
- European Theater
Perry Castaneda Library, University of Texas, these maps are primarily from various publications produced by the U.S. Army Center of Military History
- Pacific Naval Battles in World War II
- Maps of World War II and the Holocaust
- U.S. Cloth Maps of World War II
Website of US cloth/silk escape maps from WW2
- Military Maps of WWII
- World War II Maps
- World War II Maps
University of San Diego History Dept.
- World War II Maps by Date
University of San Diego History Dept.
- World War II Theaters
- The War in Maps
- Operation Overlord
- Normandy
- Pearl Harbor: Remembered
-
European Theater
West Point Atlas of Military History
-
Asian Theater
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Cold War
- CNN Cold War Knowledge Bank Interactive Maps
- Korea (1950-1953)
- Korean War Maps from the U.S. Army Center for Military History
- Maps of the Korean War
- CNN Knowledge Bank Interactive Maps - Korean Conflict
- Korean War Project
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Korean War Maps
- Inchon
- Korean War Armistice Line, July 27, 1953
- Vietnam (1954-1975)
- Area of Operations 1st Bn 69th Armor
[These maps cover the area of operations of 1-C-1/69 Armor and 1st Bn(Mech) 50th Infantry for the period Nov 1968 through Feb 1969.]
- Maps of the Vietnam War
Vietnam Veterans Home Page
- Maps of the Vietnam War
- CNN Knowledge Bank Interactive Maps - Vietnam
- Vietnam War maps
Jim Henthorn's Vietnam Vet Page see the Project Mapscan section towards the bottom of the page.
- South East Asian War - Area Of Operations (The Vietnam War)
This includes maps of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, North Vietnam and South Vietnam
- Vietnam War
Temple University History Department
- Vietnam War maps
University of Illinois English Dept's Modern American Poetry
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Arab - Israeli Wars
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- 1967 Six-Day War
- Arab-Israel Conflict in Maps
- Israel Wars & Maps
- Map of the Palestine Military Situation, April 6, 1949
- Dominican Republic (1965)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Falklands Campaign (1982)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Grenada (1983)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Panama (1990)
-
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Gulf War (1990-1991)
- Iraqi Order Of Battle, 4 October 1990
Central Intelligence Agency
- Maps of the Gulf War
-
Iraqi Invasion, 1990
West Point Atlas of Military History
-
Allied Liberation of Kuwait, 1991
West Point Atlas of Military History
- Gulf War Maps
- Gulf War Allied Battle Plan
- Desert Storm operations map
- The 1991 Air Battle for Baghdad
- No-Fly Zone
- Iraq Desert Shield/Desert Storm Imagery
Federation of American Scientists
- Summary of the Offensive Ground Campaign
- Strike on Iraq: Active Maps
- Somalia (1993)
- West Point Atlas of Military History
- The Balkans
- SHAPE Press Conference 03/27/99 (NATO)
- SHAPE Press Conference 05/06/99 (NATO)
- SHAPE Press Conference 05/07/99 (NATO)
- SHAPE Press Conference 05/08/99 (NATO)
- SHAPE Press Conference 05/09/99 (NATO)
- IFOR Maps (NATO)
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- Peace Agreements - INCORE
- KOSIMO - Heidelberg Institute of International Conflict Research
KOSIMO is the name of a database containing (at this time) 693 political conflicts from 1945 to 1999. Each conflict is coded with 28 variables.
BALKANS
Balkans
Regional Atlas
- CNN
Maps
- Interactive maps
detailing air strikes, ethnic majorities, Yugoslav military bases, troop
withdrawal, and more.
- CIA
Maps of Kosovo
- From the University
of Texas, this collection includes CIA political and shaded relief
maps.
Former Yugoslav
Republic
Historical
Maps of the Balkans
From the Perry Castenada Collection at the
University of Texas.
- Kosovo Map Links
- From George Mason
University's Geography Department, this site offers several Kosovo digital thematic maps.
Kosovo Road Map
Macedonia
Road Map
- NATO Joint Endeavor
- These maps provide an archive of
information relating to NATO's role in bringing peace to the former Yugoslavia under
the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) 20 Dec. 1995 - 20 Dec. 1996 in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
- Status and Maps
United Nations
1998 Deployment Map
United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
Many reference maps of the Balkan
area.
Relief Web
- An excellent source for thematic, reference, and situation maps regarding the
Balkans.
Click
here for Kosovo Peace Agreement Documents
Click here for Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Agreement
Documents
Click
here for the 1995 Croatia Erdut Agreement
- CHECHNYA
- Chechen Republic Online
- Links to topographic
maps, tactical pilotage charts, and situation maps for Chechnya and Grozny.
-
CIA
Maps
- From the University of
Texas, this site offers jpeg images of Chechnya, a city map of Grozny, regional
and thematic
maps.
- Stratfor.com Chechnya
Map
- Russia Advances on
Grozny" this map site also includes commentary, special reports and
analysis.
- United Nations
- Russian Federation
(South) Caucasus Map>
EAST TIMOR
East Timor
An ABC News interactive map including up-to-date news information.
ONC
Map of East Timor An Operational Navigation Chart from the University
of Texas
ECUADOR-PERU
Ecuador
- Peru Area of Boundary Dispute
Map of
Ecuador (The Lonely Planet Map Site)
Map of
Peru (The Lonely Planet)
Click
here for Ecuador-Peru Border Agreements
INDIA - PAKISTAN [Kashmir region]
- About.com
Maps of India
- An excellent map
site with links to a large variety of online maps regarding India.
Includes historical maps, road maps, city maps, clickable maps,
satellite images and more.
- India Maps
- This comprehensive site
offers maps of India's infrastructure, railway and road network, states and
union territories, as well as an archive of
"maps in the news".
- Kashmir Crisis
- Kashmir Flashpoint
- South Asia Power Play : the Disputed Region of Kashmir
- Road Maps of Northeastern India
Karachi
City Map, Pakistan
Pakistan
(Kashmir) United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan
Pakistan
Overview
A good overview map from
National Geographic.
Maps of the
Indian Himalayas
Click
here for the 1999 Lahore Declaration
IRAQ
Baghdad Satellite Images (Washington Post)
Baghdad Scrollable Map Images (Guardian Unlimited)
How the War Might Be Waged (Time)
Interactive Maps (Target Iraq)
Interactive Maps (USA Today)
Iraq (CIA Map from the Library of Congress)
Iraq (Defend America)
Iraq (Encarta Online)
Iraq (UN Cartographic Office)
Iraq & Middle East Maps (ciao)
Iraq : Map Sources (Congressional Research Service)
Iraq Maps (GlobalSecurity.org)
Iraq Maps (Iraq Research)
Iraq Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin)
Iraq Maps (ReliefWeb)
Key Maps : Iraq War (PBS Online Newshour)
Key Maps : Conflict With Iraq (BBC)
Mapping Iraq (Boston Globe)
Maps & Interactives (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Middle East (Center for Defense Information)
Middle East Satellite Weather Image (USA Today)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Special Reference Graphics
Strike Force (Time)
U.S. Central Command Facilities (GlobalSecurity.org)
War on Iraq (CNN)
Click here for the UN Security Council Resolutions Relating To Iraq (Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq)
Click here for the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) on Iraq (BBC)
Click here for United Nations Documents Relating to the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) (United Nations)
Click here for the 1998 "Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and the Republic of Iraq".
KOREA
North and
South Korea (Excite Maps)
Korean Cloud
Cover Current satellite images from the Military Analysis Network.
Provinces
of the Korean Peninsula (Relief Web)
MIDDLE EAST
Gaza
Strip
1999 World Factbook Image
- Maps
of the Middle East
- From the University of
Texas, this collection includes CIA political and shaded relief maps.
Middle East Map (Mideast News)
Mideast Peace Process (Free but must be a registered user of NYT to access)
The New York Times has put more than fifty years of material online in this special in-depth report on the Israel-Palestine conflict. There is coverage of the current breakdown in negotiations, the Wye Memorandum, the Oslo Accord, and the Camp David Accords. Additional materials cover the history of the conflict back to 1948 including maps from all periods.
Beirut, Lebanon
Geographical locator for pictures from Beirut
Israel
Clickable Road Map from
Focus Online Magazine
Israel - Golan Heights Communities
Israeli - Palestinian Conflict
Israel Road Map
Land
for Peace Agreement
Map produced by the
Associated Press Research Department
Syrian Arab Republic
United Nations
Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
West Bank
1999 World Factbook Image
Click
here for Israel-PLO Peace Agreement Documents
Report of The Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee [Mitchell Report]
NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast City Map, Northern Ireland
Map of
Ireland (The Lonely Planet)
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM [AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, ETC]
Afghanistan Attack Waves (Reuters/Yahoo)
Maps of Targets in Afghanistan (CNN)
Afghanistan Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
Asia Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
With maps of the region as well as individual countries such as Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Middle East Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
Regional Cooperation -- US-led Coalition (Los Angeles Times)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UN/FTP site - maps of Afghanistan
Afghanistan Maps and Data Products (GeoCommunity)
TAIWAN
Taiwan
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
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There are many useful tools when dealing with geographic information. Gazetteers are helpful when you have a name and are unsure of the exact location. Distance calculators and map projection definitions are just two specific resources that provide the researcher with a better understanding of the geographic information.
Internet Resources for Map Reference
- GAZETTEERS
- Antarctica Geographic Names Information System
- Australian Geographic Place Names
- Canada
- Official Canadian site advertising the ability to perform queries to obtain basic
location information and to generate simple sketch maps showing the general location of selected features.
- International (excluding U.S.)
- GEOnet Names Server (GNS): access to NIMA's database of foreign geographic feature names. Provides a JOG no. and supports searching by boundary coordinates.
- International (including U.S.)
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: provides a hierarchical index that can be searched or browsed. Most entries provide a note and some historical information in addition to the lat and long and hierarchical position.
- United States
- USGS: Geographic Names Information System
-
- OTHERS
- CIA World Factbook
- General and statistical information on the countries of the world, including a digitized base map for each country.
- Distance Calculator
- This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them.
- Time Zones
- WORLDTIME® is a service featuring an interactive world atlas,
information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times in several hundred
cities, and a database of public holidays worldwide.
- UTexas: Cartographic References
- Gazetteers, distance calculators, time zones, tide predictions, map projections, bibliographies, glossaries, and guides.
- UTexas: FAQ
- Answers questions about electronic maps, such as viewing, printing, and copyright.
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We have several thematic maps in our collection. Maps listed in this category have a strong subject material attached to them.
Internet Resources for Thematic Maps
- Biomes
- Discusses climate, vegetation, structure and growth forms, soil, subclimaxes, fauna, and distribution for the Major Biomes of the World. Each page contains images, a photographic example of the biome, and a map of the world highlighting the range of the particular biome.
- Current Events
- Maps in the News locates maps that correspond with current events.
- UNEP/Grid-Arendal Maps
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) operates the Global Resource Information Database(GRID). There are 15 nodes and this one is from Arendal Norway. Arranged thematically, and geographically.
- Railroad Maps 1828-1900
- Maps from the bibliography RAILROAD MAPS of the United States compiled by Andrew M. Modelski in 1975. Mounted by the Library of Congress, these can either be searched by keyword or be browsed by geographic location, subject, creator, or title.
- United States
Thematic Maps
- This site offers thematic maps of U.S. states. Each map is about 8,000 to 10,000
bytes in size. Topics include
agriculture, education, income, and more.
- Vegetation
- The Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps is arranged by area (world or continent, then subdivided by region or country name, and when necessary subdivided by smaller areas).
- Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
- Depicting with accuracy the states of this continent every first day of each centennial year from AD 1 to Ad 1700.
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