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Driving Directions and Mapping Services
www.mapquest.com
This popular site offers turn-by-turn directions and street
maps for the United States, Canada, and selected European
countries. Other features include topographical maps, a world
atlas, traffic cams, and more.
http://maps.yahoo.com/
The Yahoo! Maps site is similar to MapQuest for driving
directions and street maps. Maps are available for the United
States and selected European countries.
www.mapblast.com
MapBlast has excellent maps and driving directions, and
offers maps for many countries besides the United States.
www.maporama.com/share/
Maporama specializes in European maps and directions only.
www.mapsonus.com/
This mapping and routing service is sponsored by
Switchboard.com and InfoUSA.com. A unique feature finds and maps
shopping malls. If you register for free, your preferences and
addresses will be saved.
Interactive Maps
www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/index.html
National Geographic offers free satellite, political, and
physical maps. In addition, this interactive site allows users
to learn about the countries depicted and about the science and
art of maps and mapmaking.
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/
Microsoft's TerraServer Web site is one of the world's
largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast
array of maps and aerial photographs. You can see an aerial
photograph of your own home here.
Historical Maps
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Library of Congress Map Collection offers digital
representations of maps from 1544-1999. Included are maps of
exploration and discovery, cities, military battles, and more.
www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
The University of Texas' Perry-Castaneda Library Map
Collection includes historical maps from the United States and around the
world.
www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/
The Cartographic Images Web site has an online collection of
ancient, medieval, and renaissance maps, and an extensive list
of other map sites on the Internet.
www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html
The University of Georgia's Hargrett Library Rare Map
collection online includes links to other historical map sites,
as well as their own collection of maps of the United States and
especially Georgia.
http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/maps
This site focuses on early maps, and the resources and
activities associated with them.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geological Survey Maps
http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html
The United States Geographical Survey (USGS) Geographic Names
Information System is a Untied States gazetteer and more. You
can query by feature name, county, state or feature type, and
return results that include elevation, population, description,
history, and more.
www.topozone.com/
The TopoZone database contains every USGS 1:100,000,
1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale map for the entire United States by
place name or latitude and longitude. This is an excellent
online source for the U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps,
along with good FAQs and use instructions.
Illinois Maps
www.inhs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/ISGSindex.html
The Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
is a gateway to GIS data and imagery for Illinois.
www.uic.edu/depts/ahaa/imagebase/
The Chicago Architecture Imagebase site has current and
historical maps of Chicago and pictures of Chicago buildings.
www.library.uiuc.edu/max/collections.shtml
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Map and
Geography Library has an online collection of historical maps of
Illinois and the Northwest Territory.
www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/index.html
The City of Chicago's Web site offers interactive maps of
Chicago landmarks and lists of historic Chicago buildings.
Mass Transit Maps
www.metrarail.com
This is the official site for Metra.
www.yourcta.com
CTA transit maps are online here.
www.pacebus.com
Pace routes may viewed here.
Solar System Maps
http://maps.jpl.nasa.gov/
This site includes multispectral images taken by NASA
spacecraft, star maps, and more.
Map Links
http://maps.geoportals.com/
http://geography.about.com/science/geography/library/maps/blindex.htm
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/
HK-2000, rev. 10-02, 03-03
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