Maps and GIS

GIS and cartography

Cartographic resources | GIS resources | Map and mapmaking tutorials

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 and 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)
• Email 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