UCB Libraries

Map Library

• Terraserver USA
  Topographic maps and aerial photographs of the entire United States.

• Expedia Maps
  Maps and driving directions for North America and Europe.
• GO! Bike Boulder
  Bike route finder from the City of Boulder. (Log in as "Guest" or register)
• Google Maps
  North America. Includes satellite imagery.
• MapQuest
  Worldwide coverage.
• Subway maps of the world from metroPlanet.
• Subway maps of the world from Urban Rails.
• Trainspotting Bükkes - Railways in Europe
  Railway network maps, showing double tracks and electrified lines, for many regions in Europe. Drawn by Boris Chomenko.
• Yahoo Local Maps
  In beta testing. Includes real-time traffic information.
• Windows Live Local
  In beta testing. Maps, directions, and birds eye views.

Interactive Maps of the Globe (require downloads -- all are available on the Map Library's Public GIS Computer)

• EarthSLOT
  "EarthSLOT is a collection of 3D GIS and terrain visualization applications designed to allow scientists, resource managers, educators, and the public better understand our planet and the earth science that goes on here."
• Google Earth
  Worldwide satellite imagery. Download KMZ (zipped) files for USGS topographic maps in Google Earth here (from the Google Earth Library).
• WorldWind
  Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data from NASA.

Themed Maps

• CommonCensus Map Project
  U.S. maps based on regional identity, i.e. "the boundaries people themselves feel, as opposed to the state and county boundaries drawn by politicians." Will be updated as more votes are gathered.
• ESRI's Online Hazard Maps
  Click on Online Hazard Maps to enter your area of interest and make a map.
• Fire Maps:
  National Interagency Fire Center national fire maps page
  Links to maps for wildfire events, forecasts, satellite images, etc. for the United State
  MODIS Active Fire Mapping
  Maps for current fire events (United States).
  FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System)
  "Integrates remote sensing and GIS technologies to deliver global MODIS hotspot/fire locations to natural resource managers and other stakeholders around the World." Funded by NASA.
• Green Atlas
  "The debut volume of the multimedia Green Map Atlas series is freely accessible online, in English and Japanese. It includes 88 pages illustrated with over 350 photographs and map views. In the future this series will focus on other world regions or themes, such as youth or waterways mapping."
• Green Map
  "Explore hundreds of perspective-changing Green Maps created by local Map teams in 50 countries, and join us as we chart a sustainable future!"
• Modern Language Association Language Map
  Uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States.
• Obesity Maps (on "Ban Trans Fats" site)
  Maps from the Centers for Disease Control show obesity trends in the U.S. based on Body Mass Index statistics. (For additional information, see http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/index.htm)
• Poverty Mapping
  Poverty mapping is a joint initiative by FAO, UNEP and the CGIAR - and partners.The site is currently continously maintained by UNEP/GRID-Arendal.
• Lightning Map: Vaisala Lightning Explorer.
  An online map of lightning strikes in the U.S. Updated every 20 minutes.
• Ski maps of U.S. and international ski resorts.
  by James Niehues. Click on "Gallery."
• Snow Information Map for the United States
  from NOAA.
• Speech Accent Archive
  "The speech accent archive is established to uniformly exhibit a large set of speech accents from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English all read the same English paragraph and are carefully recorded. The archive .. is meant to be used by linguists as well as other people who simply wish to listen to and compare the accents of different English speakers.
• Thanksgiving Food Maps from Indiana University Libraries
  Maps and posters showing where in the U.S. foods commonly eaten for Thanksgiving dinner are grown.
• UC Atlas of Global Inequality
  "Time series maps of the world enable the user to see changes in global patterns of inequality every 10 years from 1960 to 2000. With these map sequences you can examine changes in life expectancy, GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per person, and many other measures."
• UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics resources
  "This service is an on-going project to collect and catalogue all graphic products that have been prepared for publications and web-sites from the last 15 years in a wide range of themes related to environment and sustainable development." Includes interactive maps.
• World Accessibility Map
  Shows travel time to major cities; developed by the European Commission and the World Bank for the 2009 World Development Report.
• Worldmapper
  "Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest." This type of map is called a cartogram. Subjects include immigration, emigration, numerous imports and exports, population, and various types of transportation. Click on "Map Index" or "Map Categories" to browse.

United States, General
• Color Landform Atlas of the United States
  Beautiful color images of each U.S. state: shaded relief maps optimized to show the landforms (also available in black and white), maps showing counties in each state, satellite images, 1895 maps, and PostScript maps of counties in the state. Also includes links to information about each state.
• County Boundaries: The Evolution of United States County Boundaries.
  An automated map showing the change in county boundaries from 1650 to the present.
• Electronic Map Library, California State University, Northridge Department of Geography
  The Electronic Map Library includes a series of atlases currently being produced by individual authors or project groups. The atlases show human geography and demographics, including population, ancestry, income level, education levels attained, etc. Includes a general U.S. atlas and coverage of major U.S. metropolitan areas.
• Fish and Wildlife Services Wetlands Mapper
  Customized maps of wetlands areas around the nation.
• Global Landsat Orthorectified States
  From the USGS EROS image gallery. Also available as Shaded Relief.
• Maptech Map Server
  Search, view, and print US topographic, aeronautical, and nautical maps and charts for free.
• National Park Service Interactive Maps
  Dynamic maps that allow you to zoom in and out, measure distances, and print or save. See the NRGIS Data Store for the GIS data sets from these interactive maps.
• NOAA Office of Coast Survey Online Nautical Charts
• TerraServerUSA
  Hosts USGS georectified digitized aerial photographs (DOQs) and digitized topographical maps (DRGs).
• USGS National Map
  An online interactive map created by the USGS that includes data produced by a consortium of federal, state, and local partners. Also provides downloadable digital data.
  
  U.S. Regions
• Arizona: Arizona Electronic Atlas
  Includes the following map themes: Natural Resources, People and Society, Business and Economics, and People and Environment.
• Border region: U.S./Mexico Border Maps
  Interactive maps of the border area.
• Idaho: INSIDE Idaho
  Interactive Numeric & Spatial Information Data Engine.
• Indiana: A GIS Atlas for Indiana
  Interactive maps and downloadable data for Indiana.
• Nevada: W. M. Keck Earth Sciences and Mining Research Information Center maps and GIS data resources, from the University of Nevada, Reno.
• New York:
  New York State Map Pathfinder
  Divided into three parts: Early Maps (before 1880), Panoramic Maps, and other NY State Maps. Created by State University of New York at Stony Brook
  NYCityMap
  A webGIS map of the city of New York that includes aerial photographs, building and property information, census data, information about restaurants, city agencies, and more.
• Pacific Northwest: Virtual Atlas of the Pacific Northwest
  Thematic maps and satellite images of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
• Southwest: Southwest Data Center, Inc.
  The "Make a Map" section allows you to choose various layers and create your own map of areas in the southwest Colorado region.
• Texas: Texas County Highway Maps Online
• Utah: Utah Avalanche Center: maps

• About.com World Atlas
  Provides links to online maps and information about every country, state, and continent.
• Cartoko
  A wiki map database; includes thematic maps and historical maps as well. Registered users can add maps.
• Digital Projects Lists
  BRICMICS (British and Irish Committee on Map Information and Cataloguing Systems) list of British and Irish libraries' digital projects.
• Earth at Night
  Earth at night image created by NASA. Check out how people have taken over almost every inch of the earth and are using up so much electricity!
• Geology.com
  Reference maps and Landsat imagery for the U.S. and Landsat and other satellite imagery (low resolution) for the world.
• INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: Maps & GIS (University of California)
  A searchable database of links to over 500 online resources including maps, satellite images, photographs, software and data/image bases.
• National Geographic Society Map Machine
  National Geographic's online atlas includes base maps and facts about each country, physical geography, satellite views, and a star chart.
• Oddens' Bookmarks: Current Maps & Atlases
  THE BEST, most comprehensive collection of links to online maps of all types. Created by Roelof P. Oddens, a geography professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
• Perry-Castaeda Library Electronic Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin)
  2400 scanned maps from the library's collection, plus links to many other maps on the Web. Covers all parts of the world and includes a large, diverse Texas collection.
• UC Berkeley's topographic map sets .
  All indexes available online. Some sets have scanned maps online.
• World Bank Group: Developmental Data
  World Bank's Map Server displays a presentation of the data, and allows you to "zoom" and "pan" the maps, and "identify" special features.

• Asia:
  Ask Asia Maps
  Online maps of Asia and Asian countries; maps mainly show political boundaries, but there are also several thematic maps as well as timelines.
  The South China Sea
  "This website is part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library . . . edited and maintained by David Rosenberg . . . hosted by Middlebury College." Focuses on South China Sea regional development, environment, and security issues. Some historical maps as well.


• Africa:
  SULAIR: Africa South of the Sahara-Maps
  An excellent selection of links to current and historical maps of Africa.


• Australia:
  Downloadable maps of Australia from Geoscience Australia (part of the Australian government).


• Canada:
  National Atlas of Canada
  Maps that show the physical and cultural geography of Canada. The maps can be printed. Also includes some historical maps and downloadable GIS data.
  Toporama
  Displays Canada's National Topographic System (NTS) maps, which provide general-purpose topographic map coverage of Canada. The maps show data from the 1:250 000 and 1:50,000 National Topographic Databases.
  Maps showing the current state of the Canadian Cryosphere
  Snow, sea ice, lake ice, glaciers & ice caps, frozen ground and permafrost across Canada and its surrounding regions.
  Nova Scotia Geographic Information
  Topographic maps, base maps, and other reference maps and data for downloading. Some parts of the site require a free registration.
  Ontario Basic Mapping Viewer

Interactive map of Ontario. Allows printing and downloading of data.
Virtual City - Toronto
A Google Maps interface of Toronoto linked to streetscape photos.

• China:
  State Bureau of Survey & Mapping (in Chinese). Chinese number symbols (to help read scale, etc. on these maps).


• Europe:
  Atlas of Europe
  General atlas of the European Union.
  Maps of Europe
  From the European Union.
  GeoNative
  A Website dedicated to promoting knowledge about minority and native cultures and "little nations". The site is arranged by cultural or language group, and provides lists comparing place names both in the dominant language and in the vernacular, plus maps showing locations of group.


• Great Britain:
  MAGIC: An interactive map site with static maps and downloadable GIS data for Great Britain.
  Great Britain Digital Atlas
  A detailed road atlas of Great Britain, from Multi Media Mapping. Search by place names, post codes, phone numbers, or grid reference. Also provides links to local tourist information.
  Soilscapes: Soils dataset for England and Wales.


• Israel:
  Survey of Israel webpage (in Hebrew)
  Includes online topographic sets at 1:100,000, 1:200,000, 1:400,000 on the . Click on the desired scale to view the sheets.


• Mexico:
  Georeferenced Population Data Sets
  For GIS of Mexican states, municipalities, and islands (1990) in Arc/Info export format. Attributes include selected demographic and socioeconomic variables. Files are available through ftp.
  Mexico/U.S. Border Maps
  Interactive maps of the border area.
  Interactive Maps of Mexico: from INEGI. Includes topography, hydrography, geology, and much more.


• Norway:
  Norwegian County Maps


• Oceans:
  UN Atlas of the Oceans (requires registration to view maps)
  Select "Geography" link on menu bar (under "Navigate the Atlas") for links to maps.


• Russia:
  Russia and Former Soviet Union Republics Maps
  Links to maps of Russia and FSU countries, regions, and cities available on the Web.


• South America:
  Links to on-line maps
  Links by county complied by Antonieta Santos.


• Spain (Catalonia):
  Maps of the province of Catalonia, Spain, from the Cartografic Institut of Catalonia
  Interactive Maps
  Historical Digital Maps
  
  Infraestructura de Datos Espaciales de Espaa (IDEE).
  Maps and data portal for Spain.

• Earth & Moon Viewer
  View a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment, the Earth from the Sun, the night side of the Earth, the view from above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude and altitude, or from a satellite in Earth orbit. You can also view the Moon from the Earth, Sun, night side, above named formations on the lunar surface, or as a map showing day and night.
• Lunar Map Catalog
  View maps and charts of the moon from the Lunar and Planetary Institute.
• Google Mars
  Created in collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University.