Cartography is the science and art of map making. Here you should find information and resources related to the process of making maps.
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- Sabed Multifunctional online atlas, specially made for the last years of elementary school and the first years of secondary education. In Dutch, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
- Terrain Map.com The purpose of this web page is to assemble, organize, and present digital information about the earth's land surface of use to outdoor enthusiasts.
- Harvard Map Collection: USGS Legend Scans from 'Standard Symbols Adopted by The Board of Surveys and Maps, United States of America' (1932).
- Ordnance Survey Maps and mapping for Great Britain, with free mapping and services together with information on digital and paper mapping products and other aspects of cartography
- Ordnance Survey Ireland The Irish national mapping agency.
- The United States Army Corps of Engineers The USACE is responsible for investigating, developing and maintaining the nation's water and related environmental resources. A great source for hydrographic information.
- International Cartographic Association To promote the discipline and profession of cartography in an international context.
- The National Geographic Society Explore National Geographic Online. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.
- Maps of the World Digital royalty-free maps covering the entire contemporary world. Maps fully modifiable in programs like Adobe Illustrator.
- Solid Terrain Modeling STM creates physical 3D terrain models from digital data.
- PDF Map Source The site is a growing collection of pdf maps. The pdf maps are free for personal use.
- LLEK Bookmarks Scientific Search Engines - Cartography/GIS/Remote Sensing A comprehensive catalog of scientific resources and media worldwide but especially in German and English: Directories of Cartography Journals; Cartography-related catalogs of scientific search engines;additional starting points and sites of special interest.
- Learn2Map GIS tutorial, free maps, free GIS program.
- Map History / History of Cartography Tony Campbell's tightly organized global overview of the subject's resources, activities and opportunities, with leads to the collecting of old and early maps and thousands of links.
- ChoroWare A tool designed to help cartographers and map users find class intervals for choropleth mapping.
- Map Projections Collection of printable map projections organized by type.
- Cartographica Helvetica Journal for the history of cartography. The site includes a complete table of contents, English and German summaries and an author index.
- TakeMaps Maps of countries, cities and other places from all around the World. Specially prepared for computer printers, it is possible to change the map size, orientation and details.
- World Places Offers Google satellite and 3D maps of countries and places all over the World.
- Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) is a data management, systems development, and research field center for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Mapping Division.
- Elements of a Map Cartographic elements of a map layout explained. Find out the required and suggested elements that make up a map layout.
- Area Cartogram Maps Explored Explanation of area cartograms maps including examples of contiguous, non-contiguous, and Dorling cartograms.
- Exciting Cartography A blog that highlights a new interesting map each day. Run by a Geography college student interested in Geographic Information Systems.
- National Geographic - Mapping Interactive map, outline maps, satellite imagery, and how to interact with and create your own maps.