International
 Cartographic Section: Maps and Geographic Information Sources - United Nations
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/index.htm
Federal
Perry-Castaneda
Map Collection - University of Texas
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Links to current and historical images of maps.
CIA
World Factbook Reference Maps
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/refmaps.html
American
Factfinder Maps - Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov/jsp/saff/SAFFInfo.jsp?_pageId=gn7_maps
"American FactFinder
(AFF) has two tools for creating, viewing, printing, and downloading
maps: Reference Maps - A tool to view the boundaries of census geographies,
such as counties, cities and towns, urban areas, congressional districts,
census tracts, census blocks, and more. Thematic Maps - A tool
to view census data in graphical format for all geographies - national
to individual census blocks. Data are available for Census 2000, the
1990 Census, the 1997 Economic Census, and 2002 Population Estimates.
For guidance in using these mapping tools, see the Creating and
Using Maps tutorial. "
Library of Congress
Geography and Map Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/
LOC's Geography
pages provides links to interesting maps digitized from a portion of
the Library's collection. Online maps available at : http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html.
Links to other online map websites available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/refweb.html
Library Spot's Map
Links
http://www.libraryspot.com/maps/
Links to map sites
across the Web.
New York State
NYS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Clearinghouse
http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/
The Clearinghouse includes an Interactive Mapping Gateway that provides access to digital orthoimagery of New York State. Navigate, search, map, print and download maps for use in GIS. Also included are links to the NYS High Resolution Digital Orthoimagery Program, frequently asked questions, general help, and a glossary.
New York City
New
York City Transit Maps http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/trans_maps/transhome.html
Census Bureau
Map Products
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/
" Census Bureau
maps are organized into two categories: Reference Maps and Thematic
Maps. Select the description link located beneath each map title to
access more information about each map. "
National Atlas
http://nationalatlas.gov/
"In 1970, The
National Atlas of the United States of America® was published. It
was a 400-page, oversized, 12-pound collection of maps that portrayed
national conditions of the mid-1960's. In 1997, work began on a new
and innovative National Atlas. This new edition includes both electronic
and paper map products and it exploits information presentation, access,and
delivery technologies that didn't exist in 1970."
USGS
Maps and Photo Images Online http://geography.usgs.gov/partners/viewonline.html
Links to US Geological
Survey online mapping products including TerraServer which "provides
free online access to USGS digital aerial photographs, known as digital
orthophoto quadrangles, and to digital topographic maps, known as digital
raster graphics."
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Online Maps
http://www.fema.gov/maps.shtm
Online maps relating
to floods and other disasters, inlcuding Hazard Maps.gov at: http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php.
National Parks Service Maps
http://www.nps.gov/carto/
"The maps on this
site are digital versions of those maps found in the official brochures
provided to National Park visitors. They are a product of National Park
Service cartographers at Harpers Ferry Center."
Environmental
Protection Agency EnviroMapper
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/index.html
"With EnviroMapper,
you have access to a wealth of environmental information on your desktop.
EnviroMapper is a powerful tool used to map various types of environmental
information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases,
hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. Select
a geographic area within EnviroMapper and view the different facilities
that are present within that area. Create maps at the national, state,
and county levels, and link them to environmental text reports. You
can even insert dynamically created maps in your own webpages. If you
have a web browser, you can use EnviroMapper."
Last updated:January 4, 2006
URL: http://www.lehman.edu/provost/library//govdoc/maps.htm
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