| Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Data of General Interest (with California emphasis) |
| All The Worlds Maps (http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html) |
| National maps and maps pinpointing major cities. Also embassies, consulates, dialing codes, visa requirements, etc. |
| AutoPilot (http://www.freetrip.com/) |
| Comprehensive trip-planning tool develops customized itineraries for your type of drive: the fastest way possible, the scenic route, or both. Calculates distance, directions and travel time, and lists area attractions and hotels. |
| California Digital Conservation Atlas (http://legacy.ca.gov/new_atlas.epl) |
| Comprehensive maps of California's natural resources. From the California Resources Agency. (Requires use of up-to-date version of Microsoft Internet Explorer) |
| Cornell's Digital Earth (http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/webmap/) |
| Interactive atlas to create maps displaying a wide variety of features. Includes a user's guide Making Your First Map with good introduction to map-making concepts. |
| Demographic Data Viewer (http://plue.sedac.ciesin.org/plue/ddviewer/ddvJava30/index.html) |
| Interactive census data viewer. This site requires a up-to-date Web browser which supports Java to function correctly. |
| EKU Department of Geography Web Links (http://www.geography.eku.edu/LINKS.HTM) |
| Annotated links, compiled at Eastern Kentucky Univ. |
| EnviroMapper Storefront (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/) |
| From the Environmental Protection Agency. "Map various types of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. Select a geographic area within EnviroMapper and view the different facilities that are present within that area. Create maps at the national, state, and county levels, and link them to environmental text reports". |
| The Electronic Map Library (http://geogdata.csun.edu/library.html) |
| Collection at California State University, Northridge, emphasizing California and major metropolitan areas. |
| ESRI/FEMA Project Impact Hazards Site (http://www.esri.com/hazards/) |
| Create a local hazards map showing flood risk, recent earthquakes, etc. |
| GeoCommunicator (http://www.geocommunicator.gov/) |
| Portal to the Geography Network's resources related to land management and land records. Sponsored by the Bureau of Land Managment and the US Forest Service. |
| GeoCommunity (http://www.geocomm.com/) |
| Forums, software downloads, careers, news, etc. for the GIS community. |
| Geode (http://geode.usgs.gov/) |
| "Continues to provide unbiased scientific and energy related data to the public via a fully functional, web accessed GIS map server. Geode continues to display all types of geologic data including data sets from each of the Geologic Discipline's programs." From the U.S. Geological Survey. |
| Geography Home Page (http://geography.about.com/education/geography/?REDIR_404=yes&) |
| Sponsored by About.com. |
| GeographyIQ (http://www.geographyiq.com/) |
| "An online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information." |
| Geography Network (http://www.geographynetwork.com/) |
| A global community of data providers who are committed to making geographic content available. This content is published from many sites around the world. |
| GIS.com (http://www.gis.com/) |
| Learn what GIS is and can do for you, try it for yourself, find resources for building a GIS, and get the latest news affecting the GIS industry. |
| Healthy Communities Environmental Maps (http://www.hud.gov/emaps/) |
| Location, type and performance of HUD-funded activities in every neighborhood across the country; select EPA information on brownfields, hazardous wastes, air pollution and waste water discharges. |
| Internet Geography (http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/index.html) |
| Created by British teacher Anthony Bennett. Wide variety of information and teaching tools, updated regularly. |
| MapBlast (http://www.mapblast.com/myblastd/) |
| Instant maps from U.S. street addresses. |
| Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity (http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/atlas.html) |
| A report prepared by Cynthia A. Brewer of Pennsylvania State
University and Trudy A. Suchan of the Census Bureau. |
| Maporama (http://www.maporama.com/share/) |
| Street-level directional maps for 15 European nations, all of the USA, and most of Canada. |
| Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity (http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/atlas.html) |
| County-level detail, showing total population, race and ethnicity, and population under 18, from the U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting Summary File. |
| MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/) |
| Instant maps from U.S. street addresses. |
| Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver-usa.com/) |
| Millions of searchable aerial photographs and satellite images. |
| National Atlas of the United States (http://www.nationalatlas.gov) |
| From the U.S. Geological Survey. Utilizes data from 20 federal agencies, including the Bureau of the Census, the Forest Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency. |
| National Geographic Maps & Geography Online (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/) |
| Country maps, facts, flags and profiles. Map resources lists. |
| National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) (http://164.214.2.59/) |
| Imagery intelligence and geospacial information. Includes declassified defense maps, specifications, and data gathered using imaging technology mounted on satellites and space shuttles. |
| Neighborhood Knowledge California (http://www.nkca.ucla.edu/) |
| A "statewide, interactive website that assembles and maps a variety of databases that can be used in neighborhood research. Its aim is to promote greater equity in housing and banking policy by providing a set of web-based tools for documenting and analyzing trends." From the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. |
| Recent Earthquakes in California-Nevada (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/) |
| User can specify by the Long Valley, Los Angeles or San Francisco areas. Data is coded by earthquakes in the last hour, the last day or the last week. |
| TerraFly (http://www.terrafly.com/) |
| Enter any US address or ZIP code and view an aerial photograph of your selected location. From US Geological Survey high-resolution satellite photographs. |
| TopoZone (http://www.topozone.com/) |
| An interactive topographic map of the United States, produced from printed maps published by the United States Geological Survey. Users need only to type in a place name in the search box. |
| U.S. Gazetteer (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/) |
| Used to identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990 Census Lookup server. |
| U.S. Geological Survey Mapping Information: Geographic Names Information System Data Base Query Form (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form) |
| Submit detailed queries concerning geographic names in the United States and its territories. Maps can be produced using a direct map request from the Tiger Map Server at the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| USGS National Geologic Map Database (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/) |
| Searchable catalog of paper and digital maps, geologic names, and new mapping projects. |
| World of Maps (http://www.maps.ethz.ch/) |
| "A Gateway for maps and mapping. Maps, spatial data and GIS on the Internet - and how to find them. Links to catalogues of map holdings, map collections and map archives,map curatorship and map history, map institutions, map events and many others ...." In English and German. |
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| Zoom Into Maps (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/) |
| Explores maps and their uses. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. |