Atlapedia
Online Full
color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics
on countries of the world. Select "Countries A to Z"
for figures and statistical data on geography, climate, people,
religion, language, history, and economy for each country. The
World Maps section provides full color physical and political
maps for regions of the world.
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Bing Maps (was MSN Maps) A program for creating maps, e-mailing or downloading them. Provides driving directions and distances.
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Census Atlas of the United States is the first comprehensive atlas of population and housing produced by the Census Bureau since the 1920s. The Census Atlas is a large-format publication about 300 pages long (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) and containing almost 800 maps. Data from censuses prior to 2000 support nearly 150 maps and figures, providing context and an historical perspective for many of the topics presented. Topics include: Population, Migration, Race, Age and Sex, Ancestry, Education, Income and Poverty, Housing, and Military Service.
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Earth
Observatory The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to
provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where
the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information
about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental
change.
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Maps This user-friendly
mapping technology includes business locations, contact information,
and driving directions to anyone searching for results in the
United States, Canada, and the UK (beta version).
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MapQuest This user-friendly mapping technology includes business locations, contact information, and driving directions to anyone searching for results in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world.
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MLA
Language Map The interactive Language Map from the Modern Language Association uses data from the
2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers
of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly
spoken languages in the United States.
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Microsoft Research Maps (MRA) (was TerraServer) Provides detailed satellite imagery and aerial photography of locations within the United States and special international cities and landmarks.
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National
Atlas of the United States Interactive layered maps of the
United States providing sections on: elevation and terrain, exotic
species maps, animated vegetation growth and interactive maps
within your browser. Map layers can be downloaded from the USGS
free via FTP. Maps have zoom function that allows users to closely
examine over 2 million entries.
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National
Geographic.com Maps and Geography An interactive map site
that features maps, flags, and profiles for the countries of the
world and the U.S. states. Also provides many educational resources
and maps of Mars and space.
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Perry-Castaneda
Library Map Collection Provides
digital images of hundreds of current interest and historical
maps from the library (located at University of Texas at Austin).
Also includes links to numerous other digital map collections.
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SIRS
Knowledge Source Select the “Database Features”
tab to access country profiles and maps of the world. A Blinn
College Library subscription service.
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Texas
Historic Sites Atlas The Texas Historical Commission provides
this interactive atlas featuring more than 200,000 historic site
records, including data on Texas Historical Markers and National
Register of Historic Places properties in Texas
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The
Theban Mapping Project The Theban Mapping Project strives
to conserve the archaeological sites in the Thebes valley (in
Egypt) by developing detailed maps and databases of every archaeological,
geological, and ethnographic feature. At this website, you can
read articles, use its comprehensive glossary, bibliography, and
timeline, or browse the images and maps available online.
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U.S.
Gazetteer: 2000 and 1990 Look up places in the United States by name or zip
code to access a detailed map or census data.
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Visible
Earth NASA's
searchable directory of images, visualizations and animations
ot the earth.
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Yale
University Map Collection One of the largest university collections
in the United States,Yale's collections are geographically comprehensive
and include over 200,000 maps and approximately 15,000 rare (pre-1850)
sheet maps. The website does not include all of the library's
maps but does include a good selection from its Antiquarian and
Historical City maps.
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