Maps and GIS

Maps on the Internet

Historical maps | Weather maps | Interactive online map servers | Prominent internet sites

Electronic atlases and maps 

United States

• National Atlas of the United States - is the electronic version of the earlier printed copy published by USGS in 1970. You can select and display map layers. Roam across America and zoom in to reveal more detail. Point at map features to learn more about them. Locate and map more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States.
• Maps of The United States (Perry-Castañeda Library at University of Texas)
• Color Landform Atlas of the United States - includes landforms, state maps from 1895, satellite images.

International

• National Atlas of Canada - This Resources Atlas allows people to view energy, mining, forestry and earth sciences information as on-line maps.Map layers are grouped into topics and on-line descriptions assist users who wish to combine information and build customized maps for their own needs.
• Digital Atlas of the World - (Bill Bowen's Atlas of the United States)
• World Atlas - (Perry-Castaeda Library at University of Texas)
• Yahoo - GIS Cartographic Sites
• International Maps(RPM Consulting Firm)
• Gazetters Sites - (from the University of Georgia)
• Outline Maps Online - a selection of outline maps.
• Russian Far East Maps

Thematic maps and atlases

• Scorecard's Pollution Locator - Scorecard currently provides detailed reports on toxic chemicals released from manufacturing facilities and animal waste produced by factory farms.
• National Park Service - Maps and Information.

Historical maps 

• Historical Maps - (The David Rumsey Map Collection)
• American Memory Map Collections: 1597 - 1988 (from the Library of Congress)
• Historical Maps - (Perry-Castañeda Library at the University of Texas)

Interactive online maps servers (Construct a map) 

• Interactive map of the United States (TIGER Map Service)
• Census Bureau Map Stats - Maps demographic statistical data.

City and travel maps 

• Google Maps - View maps, get driving directions, and search for local businesses and services.
• Microsoft Maps Live - Explore the Earth with interactive maps, directions and traffic, satellite and aerial images, bird's eye view, 3D maps and 3D cities.
• MapQuest - Interactive street guide with maps for anywhere in the continental US.
• Maps On Us - Interactive street guide with maps and route planning capabilities for anywhere in the continental US.
• Subway maps

Weather maps 

• National Weather Service (from NOAA)
• Weather maps, images

Prominent internet sites 

• HDM Company - Great GIS net sites
• Army Corps of Engineers - A comprehensive listings of geography, cartography and mapping sites.