Top Reference Maps
ABMaps
Online interactive map of the world, with detailed street atlas for North America.
Atlapedia Online
Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
Atlas of the Biosphere
A collection of maps, schematics, and information about human-environment interactions, directed at the education community.
CIA World Factbook - Reference Maps
Various maps of the world in both jpeg and pdf format that are updated annually.
Cornell's Digital Earth
Use this interactive atlas to create maps displaying land, oceans, borders, roads, lakes, rivers, roads, railroads, faults, mines, seismic, and other geological, geographical, and geophysical data. Requires Java.
Expedia Maps
Offers searchable listing in the United States and Europe by address and driving directions.
Fallingrain Global Gazetteer
Look up countries, cities, and airports and obtain topographic maps, weather data, and selected satellite imagery.
Google Maps
Provides directions, interactive maps, and satellite/aerial imagery of the United States. Can also search by keyword such as type of business.
Great Circle Mapper
Shows great circle path between specified points on the globe with an aviation focus.
Map Up
Provides continental, oceanic, and country-specific maps, followed by geopolitical analysis.
Maporama
Generates maps for a desired address or point of interest. Output is also viewable on handheld computers.
Mapping for the Visually Impaired
Information on maps for education, maps for mobility, transportation maps, and current research and development activities. From Natural Resources Canada.
MapQuest
Find directions for and explore towns and cities worldwide. Display addresses on a map, view nearby businesses, get driving directions and maps, and plan a trip with city information. Also includes aerial photographs of selected areas.
Maps of World
Online maps showing countries of the world and continents. Too wide for smaller monitors.
Multimap
Global mapping service including street maps of Europe, North America and Australia.
National Atlas of the United States
U.S. government map portal providing access to many government branches including USGS, Census, U.S. Forest Service, NOAA, National Park Service and others.
Planet Observer
Displays country and ocean maps, followed by demographic data on each reviewed area.
Readmap Project
Online maps collection with political and economical overview of each country.
Shaded Relief Map of the World
Interactive global map, including topographic relief, satellite imagery, and political information. Includes place finder.
TerraFly
Searchable aerial views of cities and towns in the United States.
TerraServer
View maps and aerial photos of various parts of the Earth.
United Nations: Cartographic Section
General country and special issues maps.
United States Library of Congress Map Collections
Top-level categories include cities and towns, cultural, landscapes, conservation and environment, military battles and campaigns, discovery and exploration, transportation and communication. Searchable by keyword, location, creator, subject, and title.
Windows Live Local
Combines online mapping and local search, uses a scratch pad to take notes, and allows to search questions around the United States in a geographical context.
World Atlas
Get maps and relevant information about every country, every U.S. state and dozens of major American cities.
Worldmapper
A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on according to the subject of interest.
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