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National Atlas Online, Interactive Map Maker
Make interactive maps within your web browser! This
program allows you to make your own maps. Select, change, and
display map layers. Roam across America and zoom in to reveal
more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate
and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States.
New map layers are added each month.
WINDOWS USERS: The Map Maker requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape 7.
MACINTOSH USERS:
The Map Maker requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or Netscape 7. If the Map Maker fails to load completely and you are using Internet Explorer on Macintosh Operating System 9, try increasing the memory allotted to Internet Explorer.
OTHER USERS: Other Web browsers may work, but are not officially supported.
Multimedia Maps
Tapestry
of Time and Terrain
What's been happening in the lower 48 States in the last 2.6 billion
years?! Discover this unique combination of geologic and topographic
maps and explore American landscapes and the agents that shaped
them. You'll need Flash and QuickTime plug-ins for your web browser
(see below).
Avian
Cholera
Track known occurrences of avian cholera over the past 50 years
using this dynamic map. Interesting articles on wildlife health
are only a click away too. The size of this Shockwave file is
275 Kb.
2000 West
Nile Virus Maps
These maps and charts illustrate documented occurrences of West
Nile Virus between May 13, 2000 and December 8, 2000. Let your
cursor roam over the maps and images. The file sizes of these
Shockwave maps range from 100 Kb to 150 Kb.
Active
Volcanoes?
Explore America's potentially active volcanoes with six dynamic
maps. The file sizes of these Shockwave maps range from 98Kb to
367Kb.
Animated
Invasive Species Map
Learn more about the effects of the spread of the invasive zebra
mussel using this animated map. The size of this Shockwave file
is 208Kb.
Clickable
Map of Terrain Relief and Elevation
This is a map of the conterminous United States that combines
a depiction of terrain relief with tinted elevation ranges. The
size of this Shockwave file is 149Kb.
Animation
of Vegetation Growth in 1995
Watch a series of satellite images that illustrate vegetation
growth and vigor in the lower 48 United States during 1995. The
size of this Shockwave file is 264Kb.
Animated and clickable maps require a Shockwave
plug-in to your web browser. Sections of the Tapestry of Time
and Terrain require QuickTime and Flash.
Printable maps are page-size maps you can download and print yourself.