Cartographic Resources:

• Projections:
• Map Projections (Peter H. Dana, The Geographer's Craft Project, Department of Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder)
• A Gallery of Projections
• Coordinate Systems:
• Coordinate System Overview - (Peter H. Dana, The Geographer's Craft Project, Department of Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder)
• Geodetic Datums:
• Geodetic Datum Overview - (Peter H. Dana, The Geographer's Craft Project, Department of Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder)
• Geodsey for the layman

Geographic Information Resources

• Dictionaries, Thesauri & Glossaries 
  • GIS Dictionary (AGI: Association for Geographic Information)
  • Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in GIS (from the University of California at Berkeley Library)
  • GIS Glossary (from ESRI)
  • Glossary of Cartographic Terms (from Perry-Castañeda Library at the University of Texas )

• Gis Concepts:
  • FAQ's and other Internet Resources: GIS FAQ from the Bureau of the Census.
  • Introduction to GIS: USGS; ESRI
  • Data Compatability: Open GIS Consortium (OGC)
  • Maps Indexes: USGS (Index and Inventory of USGS Maps)
  • E-Mail Lists and Listservs: GISTrans-L (a list for people who write translators and for those who use them.)

Tutorials about GIS, Maps and Mapmaking

• What Do Maps Show? (USGS)
• Exploring Maps (USGS)
• Map Accuracy (USGS)
• Finding Your Way with Map and Compass (USGS)
• Temporal Urban Mapping (USGS)
• GIS Tutorials

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