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Geography Gateway
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Databases
Academic Search Complete
Full text articles online. Search by topic or title of publication. Ebsco.
E-Books - Geography
Full text books online.
Electronic Journal Center
Full text journals online. Search both "Earth Sciences" and "Social Sciences" for the most comprehensive results.
Geography Map & Reading Room
Provides cartographic and geographic information for all parts of the world. Library of Congress collection.
LandSAT 7 Ohio
This is a database of satellite images of Ohio that can be used to monitor urban growth, natural resource loss, crop health or other environmental issues.
Oxford Earth & Environmental Science Reference
Full text reference books online.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
These historic maps are large scale street plans for cities and towns. They were produced from 1867 to 1970.
Geographic Websites
Afriterra; the Cartographic Free Library
http://www.afriterra.org/
A cartographic library that preserves and digitizes original rare maps of Africa.
Alabama Contemporary Map Index
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/
A collection of contemporary national and global maps that are accessible to the general public.
American Memory Map Collections
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Geography and Map division of the Library of Congress digital project focusing on Americana and Cartographic treasures.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/
Provides topographic maps and county maps. Also includes satellite images of the fifty states.
David Rumsey Map Historical Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
An archival collection of cartography focusing on the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries. Also includes historical maps of the world.
Digital Library for Earth System Education - DLESE
http://www.dlese.org/dds/histogram.do?group=subject
Provides educational resources on the earth and her systems.
Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/
Access to street, terrain and satellite views. National and international images.
Historic Cities
http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/historic_cities.html
Provides documents and maps related to historic cities in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
Making Sense of Maps
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/maps/
This guide offers an overview of the history of maps and how historians use them. Includes a breakdown of the elements of a map.
Map History/History of Cartography
http://www.maphistory.info/index.html
Contains links to digital map collections from various map associations and societies.
Microsoft Research Maps - MSR Maps
http://msrmaps.com/default.aspx
Provides access to maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Covers NASA's various planetary excursions. Includes a tab for Eearth.
Perry-Casteneda Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Access to local, international and historical maps. Also focuses on areas that are currently in the news.
The Ryhiner Map Collection
http://biblio.unibe.ch/stub/ryhiner/
Maps, charts, plans and views from the 16th to the 18th century, covering the globe.
The Walker Collection: Maps of Asia Minor and the Middle East, 1511-1774
http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/maps/digital/walker.html
Original historic maps printed between 1511-1771 covering Asia Minor and surrounding areas including the Mediterreanean, the Middle East and the Balkins.
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