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Online Resources By Format
- Aerial and Satellite Imagery
- Atlases
- GIS and GPS Sites
- Globes and Other Special Formats
- Interactive Mapping Programs
- Maps Online
Aerial and Satellite Imagery
The Map Library has a large collection of Aerial Imagery from Georgia. Air Photos gives a general description of the Map Library's holdings. Additional imagery is available from the government agencies listed below.
United States Geological Survey
For general information on aerial and satellite imagery from the USGS, visit their Maps and other Products web page.
The National Air Photography Program is an interagency Federal effort coordinated by the USGS, which uses NAPP products to revise maps. The NAPP program encompasses the entire lower 48 states and Hawaii.
The EROS Data Center is the major U.S. government source for satellite imagery and aerial photography.
The Air Photo Summary Record System lists all air photo projects done by Federal agencies and many done by state and local agencies in the U.S. A CD-ROM version of APSRS is available for patron use in the Map Library.
The National Digital Orthophoto Program publishes computer-resolved air photos of the U.S. Images from this series are available in the Map Library.
Department of Agriculture
The Aerial Photography Field Office of the Farm Service Agency, until recently called ASCS, has filmed all the agricultural land in the country since the late 1930s. This is the major source of historical air photos for the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Satellites and Information is a source for some of NOAA's environmental satellite data.
Other Sources
The National Air Photo Library is Canada's governmental site for aerial photography of Canada.
SSEC Real Time Data. The Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison makes geostationary satellite data available including the latest land/sea temperatures and clouds images, GOES 8 and 9 imagery, and composites for the world and Antarctica.
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Atlases
Historical Maps of the World. An online collection of historical maps from the Perry-Castaņeda Map Collection at the University of Texas, Austin.
Map Collections: 1500-2003. A large collection of digital maps from the Library of Congress.
UGA Libraries' Rare Map Collection. Online access to scanned images from UGA's Hargrett Library.
Historical Maps of Georgia. From the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
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Atlas of Canada. An outstanding site that provides base maps, geographical names, and thematic maps. From Natural Resources Canada.
Mapping Medieval Townscapes. A digital atlas of the new towns of Edward I. The atlas uses mapping as a medium to explore how urban landscapes were shaped in the middle ages.
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Hydrographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. A high quality specialized atlas.
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Planetary Image Finders. Image collections of many planets and celestial bodies from NASA.
Solar System Simulator. This is a database of JPL/Caltech generated planetary maps from NASA.
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States. Contains a color landforms shaded-relief map of the U.S. in two versions, with and without county boundaries.
Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. An excellent online informational atlas and gazetteer with some nice maps, including one of Kentucky covered bridges.
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The Altimetry Atlas. This page includes mean sea surface and gravity anomaly maps for the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
Global Atlas of Palaeovegetation Since the Last Glacial Maximum. Vegetation maps for the world at 18,000, 8,000, and 5,000 BP are presented and described.
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GIS and GPS Sites
Digital Spatial Data and GIS at UGA
Dictionaries, Directories and Factbooks. Several GIS related dictionaries and other reference sources are listed in this section of the Reference Sources page.
GIS -- Geography Information Systems. USGS gives a good introduction to GIS.
Overview of GPS. The site describes GPS as well as giving links to other GPS sites. From the Geographer's Craft Project at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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Africa Data Dissemination Service. ADDS makes some digital data for Africa available.
National GIS Database Page. The site is a NASA demonstration project at CAST -- Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, at the University of Arkansas.
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GIS Software Available on the Internet
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes EPI Map and other parts of their epidemiological software packages freely available. EPI Map is a program for IBM-compatible microcomputers that display data using geographic or other maps.
ESRI Free GIS Software, Data and More. The ESRI page has links to some good free materials.
Map Maker. A GIS software designed for non-expert users in developing countries.
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Globes and Other Special Formats
Guide to Globe Makers. The George Glazer Gallery, a dealer in antique globes, maintains a nice site that contains a guide to globe makers as well as other information.
Globes and Global Relief - Surface of the Earth. This NOAA National Geophysical Data Center site has spinning relief globes.
Globes and Terrain Models. This is a Map and Geography Division, Library of Congress site that describes their globes and terrain models.
Maps and Globe Gallery. This USGS Astrogeology Research Program page has globes of non-earth bodies such as the Moon, Venus, Mars, and the Jovian Satellites.
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Interactive Mapping Programs
CARA -- California Rivers Assessment. The ICE Maps system has a very nice interactive mapper for California data.
Census Data Access Tools. This Census page gives access to many of the tools that can be used to interactively map census data.
EarthNow! image viewer is now live at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) in South Dakota and at the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. It displays near real-time data from the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites as they pass over the United States.
Flash Earth. An experimental application that uses satellite and aerial imagery from online mapping web sites.
Google Earth. A 3D interface with the planet. It puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop.
Google Maps. Google, the Internet search engine, has an interactive map for the U.S. Give it an address and get a street map.
MapQuest. An online site for mapping and driving directions.
The National Map is an online, interactive map service provided by the USGS. You can view The National Map by using your Web browser (no special software or download required).
Yahoo! Maps. Yahoo, the Internet search engine, has an interactive map for the U.S. Give it an address and get a street map.
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Maps Online
Hargrett Library. The Hargrett Rare Book Library of the University of Georgia has digitized all their rare map collection. Only 200 of the maps are available to the net at this site.
Historic Maps of Dutch Cartographers. Several Dutch maps are posted including Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden (1652)
Historical Map Web Sites. The University of Texas at Austin has a very good link list of sites with historical maps.
History of Cartography. The University of Minnesota site has a link list of sites with historical maps or concerned with the history of cartography.
Maps of the Pimeria. Maps from an exhibit of early cartography of the South West from the University of Arizona Library Map Collection.
New York State Maps. Digital images are posted of several maps made prior to 1830.
Social Explorer. Provides easy access to historical census data for the United States through the use of interactive maps and reports
16th- Early 20th Century Maps of Africa. This site features digital copies of 113 antique maps of Africa and accompanying text dating from the mid 16th Century to the early 20th Century. All scanned maps are authentic and originally collected by the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies (or the Africana Library) at Northwestern University.
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Virtual Tourist Base Maps. Base maps of world regions are available at this site.
Broer Maps Library. An online collection of maps from around the world and the U.S.
Country Map Sites. This page, from University of Texas at Austin, links to sites with maps, and sometimes information, for most countries in the world.
Earth Viewer Maps can be created showing the view of earth from various locations. Maps can be shaded relief or satellite imagery and can show day-night boundaries or cloud cover.
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City Map Sites. This University of Texas at Austin page provides links to most city sites, with maps and sometimes information on the city.
City Map, San Antonio, Texas. This military site provides a nice, clear interactive map of San Antonio.
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CommonCensus Map Project is a redrawing the map of the United States based on the boundaries people themselves feel, as opposed to the state and county boundaries drawn by politicians.
National Archeological Database. Various maps are available through this site. It is a NASA demonstration project at CAST -- Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies -- , at the University of Arkansas.
Where Does Thanksgiving Dinner Come From? A poster showing maps of where the various components of Thanksgiving Dinner are raised and grown. Links to the individual maps.
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North American Freshwater Fishes Index. A taxonomically structured index to TNHC Fish WWW images with distribution maps, and general information on freshwater fishes of North America.
USGS Weekly Seismicity Reports. Contains detailed information and maps on earthquakes in Northern California and some information and maps on larger earthquakes in the U.S. and around the world.
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US Civil War Center. The site has an extensive maps section.
Valley of the Shadow. This "Living the Civil War in Virginia and Pennsylvania" has extensive images and maps of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Visit Your National Parks. This U.S. National Park Service page links to the official pages for the individual parks, unfortunately most sites do not have maps.
Worldmaps National Parks. The Worldmaps site has several National Park maps.
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U.S. State Map Sites. This University of Texas at Austin site has lists and links to general state map sites and individual state maps, and some state information sites.
Avis Maps. The site has a large number of US city and state maps. Some of the files are large.
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Maps Outside the United States
Birthplaces of Mathematicians. A sensitive maps that link birthplaces to information on the individual.
Distilleries In Scotland. A clickable map of Scotland shows the location of distilleries and links to further information.
Holy Land Maps. The Jewish National and University Library, David and Fela Shapell Family Digitization Project, based on the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection at the JNUL, contains over 1,000 maps dating from 1462 through the early 20th century.
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era. A collection of maps from the Japanese Edo or Tokugawa period, 1603-1867
Map of Archaeological Sites -- Near East. This is a map of Oriental Institute (University of Chicago) project sites.
Vietnam Veterans Home Page. This site is building a large online library of maps and images.
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ADDS - Africa Data Dissemination Service. This USAID site gives links to information and maps for Africa.
Earth's Active Volcanoes. A long link list to information and maps on active volcanoes around the world.
Ecozone Map of Canada. Maps showing general terrestrial and marine ecozones of Canada with links to further information.
Greater Horn of Africa Project. Has reports on soils, croplands, and population, with greenness maps on northeast Africa.
PALEOMAP Project The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years
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Baltic Sea Drainage Basin. This is a GIS, map and statistical database site with maps and ArcInfo & IDRISI databases.
De Woon Omgeving. Maps from the Netherlands. Please note the site is in Dutch.
Maps of War. Animated maps focusing on various impacts of war and regional influences.
Polish Topographic Maps from the pre-World War I era. Also PPWK Capital Group provides a wide range of print and electronic maps of Poland.
Railways in Europe Maps of Railway networks. A set of up to date railway maps of European countries, colored by number of tracks and electrification voltages (if any).
Republic of Cape Verde Home Page. The site has some nice maps and links to maps.
Slovenia. This national site has a nice clickable information map.
World Happiness Map The first published map of world happiness.
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