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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE & SERVICES
Brown Geographic Information Science and Services
Online Maps    

Street Maps Online - Primarily U.S.

Google Earth - downloadable - 3D street mapping, distance calculation
MapQuest! - online - 3,000,000+ worldwide locations; zooms from continent to street level; locates places of interest, businesses & addresses; provides routing information; customizable
Maps On Us - online - maps of U.S. locations; includes routes, Yellow Pages, weather; directions module is speech enabled
MSN Maps & Directions - online - maps, directions, current traffic reports
Yahoo! Maps - online - street maps; includes driving instructions

U.S. Governmental Data Mapped Online

American FactFinder a data dissemination tool for accessing and mapping Census 2000 and other census data
CIESIN/SEDAC Demographic Data Viewer [DD Viewer] interactive mapping of Census data down to blockgroups
EPA's Center for Environmental Information and Statistics Environmental Atlas interactive mapping of hazardous waste sites, toxic chemicals, air & water quality in U.S. at country, state, county, community or zipcode level; links to various EPA databases through map features
National Geographic Data Center Interactive Maps interactive mapping of global climatic and environmental data from NOAA
Oregon State University Government Information Sharing Project choropleth mapping of selected U.S. Census data by county AZ_PROJ: Azimuthal Equidistant (Great Circle)
Rhode Island Census 2000 Mapper interactive mapping of various datasets, including thematic mapping
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER Map Server interactive detailed maps of the U.S.
U.S. Geological Survey Map Locator and Downloader interactive topographic maps and orthophotos of the U.S., uses familiar Google Map technology
U.S. Geological Survey via TerraServer interactive topographic maps and orthophotos of the U.S.

Local State & City Maps Online

Google Earth mapping of cities, states, countries, regions
Providence Neighborhood Mapper municipal and other data within the city of Providence
Rhode Island Digital Atlas critical resources for Rhode Island
Rhode Island Orthophotos aerial photography
MassGIS Online Mapping orthophotos, environmental information, etc. for Massachusetts

Historic Maps Online

Indexes

Person Index of Historic Maps authors, explorers
Regional Index of Historic Maps Perry-Castañeda Library
Regional Index of Historic Maps Images of Early Maps on the Web
Subject Index of Historic Maps
Yahoo Listing of Historic Map Sites good cross-section

Collections

David Rumsey Historic Map Collection international historical maps
Endeavor Project Cook's Pacific voyaging
Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection U.S. historical maps
Historical Map and Chart Collection: U.S. Coast Guard
Illinois and the Northwest Territory U. Illinois
Images of Early Maps on the Web excellent gateway to historical maps
Library of Congress Map Collections: 1500-2002 western hemisphere
New York Historic Maps SUNY
Perry-Castaņeda Library Historical Maps international historical maps
Paul Mellon's Personal Library at U.VA Maps of early American history
USGS Historic Maps of New England and New York
Yale Map Collection

Misc. Current Online Maps

Cornell University ArcInfo GIS Map Server global geophysical data but emphasis is on Middle East, North Africa, & North America
Digital Chart of the World Data Server via Pennsylvania State University downloadable Arc/INFO files compatible with ArcView of 340 geographic areas, each containing up to 25 thematic layers; preview map possible
Design Map/Map Maker Web interface to Generic Mapping Tools 3.0; produces PostScript output which is converted to GIF to display on the Web; only a small fraction of GMT's functionality
Google Earth 3D interface with misc. data available
International Collection at Perry-Castaņeda Library
Online Map Creation another Web interface to Generic Mapping Tools with similar restrictions
Mapping for the Web how to Create and View Raster and Vector Maps for the WWW
National Geographic Map Machine political, physical, & some satellite imagery
Projection Map Server online map creation using platform independent azimuthal equidistant mapping software

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