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MAPS

United States Geological Survey

USGS Geo Data

National Atlas of the US

Map Related Web Sites

DeLorme Corp.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Relief Maps of the U.S.

Tiger Mapping Service from US Census Bureau

 

Maps and Mapmaking

Commercial Topographic Map Software and Links

All Topo Maps - from iGage Mapping Corporation

AzTechSoft - software and resources for the Engineering, Architectural, and AutoCAD communities

DeLorme – commercial topographic and road maps.

3-D TopoQuads

Street Atlas

XMap Handheld

SAT 10

ESRI - GIS and mapping software

ESRI's ArcPad  

Fugawi/Pinpoint Systems - moving map software, GPS interface

Geodetic Datum – Department of Geography at Colorado University

GIS Data Depot - online resource for GIS and Geospatial Data

Land Info - GIS and digital topographical data

University of Iowa Maps and References – Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research

MapQuest – online road maps

Maptech - developers of Terrain Navigator

Maptrails - Western states only, but also has Interactive Philmont Ranger software for Scouters going to Philmont, NM

micropath - USGS digital data products and radio communications engineering software

Omni Resources

The National Atlas

TerraServer USA - online topo maps and satellite images

Topo 3D - 3-dimensional vector topographic maps

topo depot - GIS/CAD vector topographic maps

TOPO! - distributed by National Geographic

Topozone - online topographic maps

Virtual Terrain Explorer from Altimap Software - 3-D topographic software for several national parks
Cartographic Resources
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Magnetic Declination
U.S. Gazetteer
USGS Gazetteer
Geography Self Test
Harvard University
Map Collection
Library of Congress
Geography and Map Division
University of Texas Map Collection 
Location Finding Guide
Map History
USGS
Maps and Aerial Photo Images Online
USGS
Remote Sensing Images

Maps and Mapping - Odden's Bookmarks

 

Paper Maps

Topographic Map Symbols

Raven Maps

National Geographic

W.A. Fischer

USGS National Park Maps

Public Land Survey System

ChartTiff

Oziexplorer

TeleType

United States Geological Survey

USGS Mapping Division

EarthExplorer

MAPFINDER

PHOTOFINDER

Earth Resources Observation Systems

Mapping Applications Center (MAC)

Mid-Continent Mapping Center (MCMC)

Rocky Mountain Mapping Center (RMMC)

Western Mapping Center (WMC)

 

GPS Manufacturers

Brunton

Casio Pathfinder Watches

Garmin

LeadTek

Lowrance

Magellan

Navman

Pharos

Silva

 

GPS Information Web Sites

GPS Information

GPS Primer

US Naval Observatory GPS Timing

 

GPS Sales & Review

The GPS Store

GPS for Fun

GPS Now

Global Positioning Systems

GPS City

 

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

All About GPS. The Trimble corporation's online tutorial on GPS.
GPS Nuts. Personal user's Web site includes practical guidance, tips, tricks, equipment, software reviews, and other information provided by actual GPS users.
Joe Mehaffey and Jack Yeazel's GPS Information Web site. Another personal user's Web site with great tips, tricks, equipment, software reviews, and other GPS information.
GPS Practice and Fun.
Information on GPS navigation and
a lot of other GPS uses
GPS Navigator Magazine. Just what it says it is.

 

 

Grid & Measurement Conversion Tools

How to Convert Decimal Degrees to Degrees Minutes Seconds

Geodetic Calculation Methods

Conversion between Ellipsoidal and Grid Coordinates

GeoCentrum Datum of Australia

Units of Measure Conversion

Measurement Conversion Factors

 

Magazines

GPS World

GeoIntelligence Magazine

GeoSpatial Solutions Magazine

Pocket PC Magazine

Professional Surveyor Online

Maptech Pocket Navigator

 

Geocaching

Allsop.org Geocaching

Buxley's Geocaching Waypoint

Geocache.org

Geocaching.com

GPScache.com

Idaho Geocache Challenge

Navicache.com

Team Snapteck's Geocaching

WyCoGeoCache

 

Useful Sites

            Earth Statistics

          GPS Overview

          GPS Satellite Prediction Utility

          List of GPS Manufacturers

          Teletype GPS

          Waypoint +

          How far is it? - plus latitude and longitude  
 

 

Waypoints and Editing

GARtrip

EasyGPS

GPS Exchange Format

TopoGrafix

 

Topographic Map Information

U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps. Everything you need to know about the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic map series: what they are, how to read them, history, ordering information, mapping standards, etc.

Topographic Map Symbols. An online guide to the symbols depicted on USGS topographic maps. Includes example images.
Topographic Map Landforms. An online guide to the landforms depicted on USGS topographic maps. Includes example images.
Geographic Names Information System. Contains information—including geographic coordinates and elevation where available—about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. From the USGS.

Interactive Topo Maps and Aerial Photography

Interactive topographic maps let you enter a place name or geographic coordinate and see the location on the appropriate topo map.

TopoZone. The Web's first interactive topographic map of the entire United States.
MapTech MapServer. MapTech's interactive topographic map. Includes several enhanced zooming and panning tools.
Microsoft Terraserver. Microsoft's interactive aerial photographs and topographic map.
Topo! Interactive Maps. National Geographic's version of the interactive topographic map. Includes option to order any custom map you create on waterproof paper.
LostOutdoors.com. Another interactive topographic map, this site also allows users upload and use GPS waypoints directly from their GPS to create a map, using their Waypoint Exchange feature.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

GIS.com. Includes links to free software and data, training/education information, news, and more.
GIS Data Depot. Mostly free (or inexpensive) GIS data of all types, including USGS digital topographic maps (Digital Raster Graphs—DRG), Digital Elevation Models (DEM), Census TIGER files, Wireless data, and more.
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies. The University of Arkansas' Guide to Mostly On-Line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data. Great place to start your search for GIS data of all types.
GIS at Dartmouth
GIS at University of South Carolina
GIS Data - Geography Network
GIS Datasets - Links from Central Michigan University (CMU)
GIS LandScan
K-12 GIS
MapMachine - GIS


 

 


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