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Basic
Earthguide BASEMAPS EG Original
Set of maps plotted on the same projection for easy comparison between multiple features related to the atmosphere, oceans, land, biology, among many others.
Diagram by Wesley Bellanca - B.A. Visual Arts, 2002.
NOAA's National Ocean Service: Charting and Navigation
Maps in the areas of - Aerial Photography and Shoreline Mapping, Global Positioning, Height Modernization. Hydrographic Surveying. Marine Navigation, and Tides and Currents.
NOAA
The World Factbook
Reference maps and information for coutries around the world.
Central Intelligence Agency, U.S.
Indian Ocean satellite view
Monochrome blue with continents and clouds. Spherical projection.
Whole earth satellite composite
Natural-looking color, good clouds, especially over ITCZ.
World map
Two-color, just land vs. ocean, no text.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Map Collections: 1500-2003
Digital images of maps focusing on Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. Images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection. Topic areas include: Cities and Towns; Conservation and Environment; Discovery and Exploration; Cultural Landscapes; Military Battles and Campaigns; Transportation and Communication; and General.
American Memory, Library of Congress
Perry-Castañeda Library, Map Collection
Large collection of digital maps.
UT Library Online
Maps for Printing
Map creation by Bernard Shih, concept and layout by Douglas Hanes
Elevation
General
The Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) Project
Maps of global elevation and bathymetry at 1-km resolution. Great general purpose basemaps.
Medium resolution (350 kb)
Higher Resolution (2MB)
National Geophysical Data Center/WDC-A for Solid Earth Geophysics Boulder, Colorado USA
Teaching with Topographic Maps
25 Ideas for Educational Lessons
Rocky Mountain Mapping Center, USGS
Bathymetry
The Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) Project
Maps of global elevation and bathymetry at 1-km resolution. Great general purpose basemaps.
National Geophysical Data Center/WDC-A for Solid Earth Geophysics Boulder, Colorado USA
Global Seafloor topography from Satellite Altimetry
Maps of seafloor elevation based on data collected by satellites. The satellite can't "see" the bottom of the ocean, instead it measures the elevation of the ocean and infers the shape of the seafloor. It seems like magic, but it's really science. See how cleverly it's done.
General Website
Maps
Method
Walter H. F. Smith, NOAA Geosciences Laboratory
David T. Sandwell, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
NOAA's National Ocean Service: Charting and Navigation
Maps in the areas of - Aerial Photography and Shoreline Mapping, Global Positioning, Height Modernization. Hydrographic Surveying. Marine Navigation, and Tides and Currents.
NOAA
SFML Map Gallery
Assorted .jpg maps of the areas offshore southern and central California.
Seafloor Mapping Lab, California State University, Monterey Bay
Topography
The Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) Project
Maps of global elevation and bathymetry at 1-km resolution. Great general purpose basemaps.
National Geophysical Data Center/WDC-A for Solid Earth Geophysics Boulder, Colorado USA
GTOPO30
Global elevation data you can download and use. For advanced use, Linux workstation compatible.
USGS
Coastal
Oceanographic
Geologic
Geologic
Principle aquifers of the U. S.
Map is 42 by 30 inches and is published at a scale of 1:5,000,000". Can be purchased from U.S.Geological Survery for $7.00.
USGS
Tectonic
Distribution of major tectonic plates and their directions of motion
Rectangular map, each plate is a different color. Continental and oceanic areas are continguously colored.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The Paleogeographic Atlas Project
Site contains maps showing the distributions of tectonic plates over geologic time. Unlike other sites that only show changes in the position of the tectonic plates, the paleogeographic reconstructions here show changes in the distribution of oceans vs. land.
Movies and slideshows
University of Chicago
PALEOMAP Project
Plate tectonic and paleoclimate animations.
Christopher R. Scotese
Real Time
Global
Current satellite image of Antarctica
Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
Map Viewers and Data
Viewers
3DEM
"3DEM will create 3D terrain scenes and flyby animations and export GIS terrain data files using any of the following freely available terrain data as a source
USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM) files
USGS Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS DEM) files
USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) files
USGS Global 30 Arc Second Elevation Data Set (GTOPO30 DEM) files
NOAA Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) files
GEOTIFF Digital Elevation Models
NASA Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) files
NASA Mars Digital Topographic Map (DTM) files
Any topographic data file organized by rows and columns of elevation data"
3DEM is a product of Visualization Software LLC by Richard Horne distributed as freeware by Simtel.net
Free GIS Viewers from ESRI
ArcExplorer
"ArcExplorer is a lightweight GIS data viewer developed by ESRI. This freely available software offers an easy way to perform basic GIS functions. ArcExplorer is used for a variety of display, query, and data retrieval applications and supports a wide variety of standard data sources. It can be used on its own with local data sets or as a client to Internet data and map servers."
ArcReader
"ArcReader is a new addition to the ArcGIS Desktop family of products. It is a free, easy-to-use product that allows anyone to view, explore, and print published map files (PMFs). ArcReader was designed for viewing and sharing maps that access a wide variety of dynamic geographic data."
ArcExplorer Version 1.1 Import Utility
"An .e00 (E-zero-zero) file is an ArcInfo coverage converted into an ASCII text file intended for exchange between two ArcInfo systems on different platforms. They are not intended for compression, but they have become popular as exchange files. To convert an .e00 file to an ArcInfo coverage, download the ArcExplorer 1.1 Import Utility. The Import Utility works with ArcExplorer 2 as well."
DEM data sources
Southwestern United States
DEM shaded relief maps as images and available as posters.
U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff Field Center
GIS data sources
SANDAG Maps - GIS
GIS datasets for the San Diego region.
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