Reference Maps
Below are some useful links about Maps on Reference:
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- Recreation: Travel: Image Galleries (196)
- Science: Earth Sciences: Geomatics (641)
- Science: Social Sciences: Geography (1,013)
| ABMaps - Online interactive map of the world, with detailed street atlas for North America. |
| Atlapedia Online - Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. |
| Atlas of the Biosphere - A collection of maps, schematics, and information about human-environment interactions, directed at the education community. |
| CIA World Factbook - Reference Maps - Various maps of the world in both jpeg and pdf format that are updated annually. |
| Expedia Maps - Offers searchable listing in the United States and Europe by address and driving directions. |
| Fallingrain Global Gazetteer - Look up countries, cities, and airports and obtain topographic maps, weather data, and selected satellite imagery. |
| Google Maps - Provides directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. Can also search by keyword such as type of business. |
| Great Circle Mapper - Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus. |
| Map Up - Provides continental, oceanic, and country-specific maps, followed by geopolitical analysis. |
| Maporama - Generates maps for a desired address or point of interest. Output is also viewable on handheld computers. |
| MapQuest - Find directions for and explore towns and cities worldwide. Display addresses on a map, view nearby businesses, get driving directions and maps, and plan a trip with city information. Also includes aerial photographs of selected areas. |
| Maps of World - Online maps showing countries of the world and continents. Too wide for smaller monitors. |
| Multimap - Global mapping service including street maps of Europe, North America and Australia. |
| National Atlas of the United States - U.S. government map portal providing access to many government branches including USGS, Census, U.S. Forest Service, NOAA, National Park Service and others. |
| Planet Observer - Displays country and ocean maps, followed by demographic data on each reviewed area. |
| Readmap Project - Online maps collection with political and economical overview of each country. |
| Shaded Relief Map of the World - Interactive global map, including topographic relief, satellite imagery, and political information. Includes place finder. |
| TerraFly - Searchable aerial views of cities and towns in the United States. |
| TerraServer - View maps and aerial photos of various parts of the Earth. |
| United Nations: Cartographic Section - General country and special issues maps. |
| United States Library of Congress Map Collections - Top-level categories include cities and towns, cultural, landscapes, conservation and environment, military battles and campaigns, discovery and exploration, transportation and communication. Searchable by keyword, location, creator, subject, and title. |
| Windows Live Local - Combines online mapping and local search, uses a scratch pad to take notes, and allows to search questions around the United States in a geographical context. |
| World Atlas - Get maps and relevant information about every country, every U.S. state and dozens of major American cities. |
| Worldmapper - A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on according to the subject of interest. |