Online Cartographic Reference Sources
This page contains links to online cartographic reference sources and information. The Map Library also maintains a collection of paper, electronic and microform cartographic reference resources; please contact a Map Library staff member for further information. For links to resources and tools for interpreting maps and measuring the Earth's surface, please visit our Tools and Definitions page.
Cartobibliographies
List of
USDA Soil Surveys by State
An alphabetical listing of all
USDA county soil surveys published since 1899 by state.
US Forest Service: Forest Atlas of the National Forests of the United States
This cartobibliography
from the University of Oregon includes 156 folios covering a period
from 1907 to 1929.
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Citing Maps
Citing Maps
How to cite maps as sources of information; from Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries and Information Services.
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Dictionaries, Directories and Factbooks
Association for Geographic Information GIS Dictionary
A searchable dictionary with over 980 terms and 52 diagrams from the
University of Edinburgh.
Atlas
of Canada - Facts About Canada
An online factbook of geographical
information about Canada.
Bigbook
A directory listing
all 11 million businesses in the US with street-level maps, with reviews
of restaurants and other businesses. Street maps of any address in the
US can be created and tied to yellow page businesses.
Chinese Number Symbols
A list of Chinese number symbols used in writing.
CIA World
Fact Book
Produced by the Central Intelligence Agency; includes profiles and reference maps of every country in the world.
Dictionary
of Abbreviations and Acronyms in GIS, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
Compiled by Philip Hoehn (David Rumsey Collection) and Mary Larsgaard (UC-Santa Barbara).
GIS Dictionary - ESRI
Dictionary of GIS and ESRI software-specific terms.
GIS Glossary - NH GRANIT
Glossary of GIS terms from the New Hampshire Geographically Referenced Analysis and Information Transfer System (NH GRANIT)
GODORT Handout Exchange - Maps
Maps and mapping handouts created by the ALA Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Education Committee.
USGS National Geologic Map Database
A comprehensive search engine for geologic and other geoscience maps.
USGS Topographic Map Indexes
Scanned images of USGS topographic map indexes at 1:24,000, 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scale from MapSport.
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Time and Tides
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day, U.S. Naval Observatory
Allows the user to obtain the times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, transits of the Sun and Moon, and the beginning and end of civil twilight, along with information on the Moon's phase by specifying the date and location.
Earth-Sun Relations
Animation of the relationship between the Earth and the Sun as it varies throughout the year.
Length of Day
Animation of the changing length of daylight throughout the year.
Tides and Currents, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
Portal to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vast collection of oceanographic and meteorological data (historical and real-time), predictions, and nowcasts and forecasts.
Time Service Department, Department of the Navy
The Official Source of Time for the Department of Defense (DoD)
and for the Global Positioning System (GPS),
and a Standard of Time for the United States.
World Timeserver
Provides correct and current time in any world time zone, country or major city.
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ZIP Codes
Address and ZIP
Code Information -- U.S. Postal Service
Find
ZIP+4 codes for any address within the U.S.
National Address
Server
Rewrites addresses into a proper format
along with a ZIP+4 code.
U.S.
Postal Service Acronyms and Abbreviations
Lists standard
acronyms and abbreviations used by the USPS.
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