Maps and Atlases:
World - General Maps
This section only lists resources that are general in nature or that cover many
different subjects. For resources that emphasize a specific subject look under
the appropriate subject in the Geospatial Resources
research guide. See also the International
Development--Atlases and Maps research guide.
Print Maps and Atlases in the HSU Library
- Americas--1:250,000 (Pan American Institute of Geography and
History) (Map G 3290 s250 P3) Map series at a scale of 1:250,000 published
by individual Latin American countries and coordinated by the Pan American
Institute of Geography and History. An index of available maps is located
in the map vertical filing cabinet.
- Goode's World Atlas (Rand McNally) 2000 (Atlas G 1021 G6 2000)
Small format atlas containing a collection of world thematic and regional
maps and more detailed physical/political maps.
- International Map of the World
(Map G 3200 s1000 U5) Series of 700 maps of the world at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
See index on Map Display Panel in the Atlas and Map Collection in the Library.
- Jet Navigation Charts (US National Imagery and Mapping
Agency) (Map G 3201 P6 s2000 U5) Series of aeronautical charts of the
world
at a scale of 1:2,000,000 showing topographic features by shaded relief.
See index in the map vertical filing cabinet in the Library or TPC, ONC, JNC and
GNC Charts of the World (Omni Resources).
- Joint Operations Graphic (US National Imagery and
Mapping Agency) (Map G 3200 s250 U5) Series at a scale of 1:250,000.
Library has coverage mainly of Europe. See index on Map Display Panel in
the Atlas and Map Collection in the Library.
- Operational Navigation Charts (US National Imagery and
Mapping Agency) (Map G 3201 P6 s1000 U5) Series of aeronautical charts of
the world at a scale of 1:1,000,000 showing topographic features by shaded
relief and 1,000 foot contouring. The electronic version is known as the
Digital Chart of the World.
See index on the Map Display Panel in the Atlas and Map Collection in the
Library or TPC, ONC, JNC and
GNC Charts of the World (Omni Resources).
- Tactical Pilotage Chart (US National Imagery and Mapping
Agency) (Map G 3201 P6 s500 U5) Series of aeronautical charts of the world
at a scale of 1:500,000. Elevation shown by 500-foot contours and color
tints. Presence of vegetation shown on some maps. This is the most
detailed map coverage in the HSU Library for many areas of the world. See
index on Map Display Panel in the Atlas and Map Collection in the Library
or TPC, ONC, JNC and
GNC Charts of the World (Omni Resources).
Digital Maps and Atlases in the HSU Library
- National Geographic Maps on CD-ROM (National Geographic Society)
1998 (Atlas G 1 N273 1998 - available on Geospatial Computers at Table B in
the Library) Collection of all 535 fold-out maps included in National
Geographic magazine from 1889 to 1997.
Internet Maps and Atlases
- Buzztracker: World News
Mapped (Chin Music Press) Daily mapping of cities
and places in the world news that visualizes the frequencies and relationships
between locations in the news.
- Earth
and Moon Viewer (Fourmilab) Create images of the
Earth on either a topographic or satellite image base using geographical coordinate
position or other unique perspectives.
- VMap World Basemap (ESRI) Interactive
mapper allows one to create and print a map for any area of the world. Data
is derived from VMap Level 0 (1:1m) for the entire world and VMap Level 1
(1:250,000) for parts of the world. Click on the "ArcExplorer Web"
button to launch this application.
- Global
Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) Project: A Gallery of Images (National
Geophysical Data Center/WDC-A for Solid Earth Geophysics) Includes a collection
of color and shaded relief global and continental maps.
- Map-It: Form-Based
Simple Map Generator (US Geological Survey) Input form takes longitude/latitude
pairs and plots them on a Mercator projection map. Includes options to show
political boundaries, topography, and rivers; plot and connect entered lat/long
points; and add labels. The site is useful for making quick maps with known
coordinates, e.g., earthquake epicenters, USGS stream gages, and coordinates
from a GPS receiver.
- Map Machine:
World Maps (National Geographic Society) Series of interactive maps that
display physical, political, or thematic layers for the world and continents.
- Map Maker
(Charles Sturt University) Allows one to create a customized map for any area
of the world which can be downloaded as a .gif image or PostScript file. Customizable
options include projection, color, and size. Limitation of this mapper is
that only rivers, political boundaries, and coastlines can be plotted.
- Maps
and Geographic Information Resources (United Nations Cartographic Section)
Contains world, regional, and deployment maps of UN Peacekeeping Operations.
- Nationmaster.com
(NationMaster) Generate maps, charts and graphs using over 4,500 statistical
datasets that are listed under 22 major themes, e.g, agriculture, crime, energy,
health, transportation, etc. Choropleth maps are viewed on a world base.
- World
Map Server (Demis) Interactive mapper allows one to create custom maps
for any area of the world using public domain vector and raster datasets.
- Worldmapper
(University of Sheffield and University of Michigan) Collection of thematic
maps of the world with countries re-sized on each map in proportion to the
map subject portrayed. Excel datafiles are available with each map
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