Guides
Cartographic Links
Australian Mapping Organisations
Commonwealth agencies
- Geoscience Australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/ - National Mapping Information Group
http://www.ga.gov.au/nmd/mapping/ - Australian Centre for Remote Sensing
http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/ - Australian Hydrographic Service
http://www.hydro.gov.au/ - Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
http://www.defence.gov.au/digo/ - Australian Antarctic Division
http://www.aad.gov.au/
State and Territory agencies
- Australian Capital Territory Planning and Land Authority
http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/ - New South Wales Department of Lands
http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/ - Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and
Environment
http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/ - Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/ - South Australian Deptartment for Environment and Heritage
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/ - South Australian Primary Industries and Resources
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/ - Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/ - Land Information System Tasmania
http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/ - Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/index.htm - Victorian Land Channel
http://www.land.vic.gov.au/ - Western Australian Landgate
http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/
Australian Map Societies and Groups
- Australian Map Circle
http://australianmapcircle.org.au/ - Australian Spatial Industry Portal
http://www.xyz.au.com/public/index.cfm - ANZLIC: the Spatial Information Council
http://www.anzlic.org.au/ - Mapping Sciences Institute of Australia
http://www.mappingsciences.org.au/ - Public Sector Mapping Agencies Australia
http://www.psma.com.au/ - Australia on the Map
http://www.australiaonthemap.org.au/
Aerial Photography
Australia Aerial Photography
- New South Wales Airview:
Aerial photographs of New South Wales
http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/airview/ - City2see:
Aerial photography of selected cities around Australia
http://www.city2see.com/ - Northern Territory Aerial Photography Index:
View and order aerial photographs of the Northern Territory
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/airPhotoimf.jsp - South Australia Aerial Photography:
Information and flight diagrams for state aerial photography program
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/mapland/aerial.html
Europe Aerial Photography
- Multimap.com:
Aerial photography of England and Wales by postcode
http://www.multimap.com/static/photoinfo.htm
North America Aerial Photography
- Terrafly:
Virtual flight over U.S. cities through aerial photographs
http://www.terrafly.com/
Calculators
- As the Cocky Flies:
Australian straight-line distance calculator
http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/distance.jsp - Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day:
Calculates times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and transits of the Sun and Moon for locations on Earth
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html - How far is it:
Global longitude and latitude co-ordinates and distance calculator
http://www.indo.com/distance - GIS Conversion Tools:
Calculator to convert distance, area and scale measurments
http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/html/scale.html - Geographic Tips and Tools :
Convert geograpic coordinates and Australian Map Grid number
http://www.deh.gov.au/erin/tools/index.html - Online Map Creation:
Digital Cartography Input longitude and latitude ranges to make your own maps
http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/omc_intro.html
Historical
World Historical
- Cartographic Images:
Images and descriptions of maps from 6000 B.C. to 1880 A.D.
http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS - Ptolemy, the Geography:
Translated version of Ptolemy's Geographica
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/
Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/_Texts/Ptolemy/home.html - Ortelius Atlas:
Abraham Ortelius's 1570 Theatrum Orbis Terrarm world atlas
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gnrlort.html - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection:
Over 6000 scanned 18th and 19th Century maps
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Australia Historical
- Parish Map Preservation Project:
New South Wales parish and town land ownership maps
http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/survey_maps/maps_and_imagery/parish_maps - Northern Territory Historic Maps Index:
View and order historical maps of the Northern Territory
http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/historicMapImf.jsp
Europe Historical
- Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe:
Series of maps showing Europe from 1 A.D. to 1700 A.D.
http://www.euratlas.com/atlag.htm - Old Maps:
Historic survey maps of Great Britain
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ - Genmaps:
- 14th to 19th Century maps of English, Welsh and
Scottish counties
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/ - London Atlas:
Several current and historical maps of London
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/city-view.pl - Charles Booth Online Archive:
Maps Descriptive of London Poverty by Charles Booth, 1898-9
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/ - National Library of Scotland Digital Library:
Scanned 16th to 20th Century maps of Scotland
http://www.nls.uk/maps/ - Atlas des Deutschen Reichs:
Scanned 1883 atlas of the German Empire by Ludwig Ravenstein
http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/
North America Historical
- 1895 United States Atlas:
Scanned 1895 U.S. National Atlas
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ - Historical Atlas of Canada:
Thematic mapping to describe Canada's development
http://mercator.geog.utoronto.ca/hacddp/page1.htm
Links and Lists
- Map and City Plan Index:
Compiled by Michael Ritz
http://www.mapsindex.com/ - Oddens Bookmarks:
Utrecht University
http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html - Maps and References:
University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research
http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_references.html - Geography Network:
The Geography Network
http://www.geographynetwork.com/index.html - Map History/History of Cartography :
Maintained by Tony Campbell
http://www.maphistory.info/index.html - Welt der Karten - The World of Maps:
ETH-Bibliothek Zurich
http://www.maps.ethz.ch/
Map Library Collections Online
- Online Maps Collection:
State Library of New South Wales
Selected historical maps of Sydney, Australia and the World
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/online/maps.cfm - MMBW Digitising Project:
State Library of Victoria
Scanned planning maps of Melbourne 1890 to 1950
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/pastfuture/future/digitising/mmbw.html - Real Estate Maps:
State Library of Queensland
Real Estate maps from the John Oxley Library
http://pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/home/features/re-maps - Map Collections: 1500 - 1999:
United States Library of Congress
Part of the Library's vast map collection
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection:
University of Texas Online
Mostly U.S. Central Intelligence Agency produced maps of all countries
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html - Digital Library:
National Library of Scotland
16th to 20th Century maps of Scotland
http://www.nls.uk/maps/
Politics and Economics
World Politics and Economics
- ReliefWeb Map Centre:
Maps relating to natural disasters, humanitarian relief programs and United Nations operations worldwide
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/map.nsf/home - United Nations Cartographic Section:
U.N. peacekeeping deployments and reference maps
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm - Le Monde Diplomatique Map Collection:
Politically themed maps from around the world
http://www.en.monde-diplomatique.fr/maps/ - Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century:
Collection of social, economic and political world and national maps
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
Reference and Topographic Maps
World Reference Maps
- Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook:
Maps and information on all countries
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook - National Geographic Map Machine:
World maps and national information
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine - HRW World Atlas:
Regional and national maps and information
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm - Graphic Map's World Atlas:
Basic Reference information and maps
http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Australia Reference Maps
- Geoscience Australia MapConnect:
Interactive topographic mapping for all of Australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/mapconnect/ - NSW Spatial Information eXchange:
Topographic and cadastral mapping and imagery of New South Wales
http://www.six.nsw.gov.au/six_viewer.html - Land Information System Tasmania Map:
Topographic, property and tourist maps of Tasmania
http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmapstart.jsp - Atlas of South Australia:
Maps of South Australian regions in many themes
http://www.atlas.sa.gov.au/ - Information Queensland :
Interactive mapping and satellite imagery of Queensland
http://www.information.qld.gov.au/ - Victorian Land Channel:
Online and interactive maps and satellite imagery of Victoria
http://www.land.vic.gov.au/land/lcnlc2.nsf/alltitle/Maps+and+Images - Western Australia Atlas:
Multi layered thematic atlas of Western Australia state and regions
https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/waatlas/waatlas/index.jsp - Northern Territory Land Information System:
Interactive mapping and spatial data sets of the Northern Territory
http://www.nt.gov.au/ntlis/ - ACTMAPi:
Mulit layered interactive mapping and imagery of the Australian Capital Territory
http://www.actmapi.act.gov.au/
Asia and Pacific Reference Maps
- Maps of Indonesia:
Based on U.S. Department of Defence Operational Navigation Charts
http://www.peteloud.co.uk/indonesia/index.html - AskAsia Instructional Resources - Maps:
Reference maps of several Asian countries
http://www.askasia.org/teachers/maps/ - South East Asian War:
Scanned topographic maps of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/sea-ao.html - NZTopoOnline:
New Zealand topographic mapping database by Land Information NZ
http://www.nztopoonline.linz.govt.nz/
Europe Reference Maps
- Get-a-map:
Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ - IGN Geoportail:
Online maps and satellite imagery of France and French posessions
http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=2443&lng_id=FR
North America Reference Maps
- National Atlas of the United States:
Interactive online atlas showing U.S. natural and sociocultural landscapes
http://nationalatlas.gov/ - TopoZone:
Topographic maps of United States of America in several scales
http://www.topozone.com/ - Maptech MapServer:
U.S. topographic maps, nautical and aeronautical charts, aerial photos
http://www.maptech.com/mapserver/ - Toporama:
Topographic maps of Canada
http://toporama.ctis.nrcan.gc.ca/ - National Atlas of Canada:
Extensive general and thematic maps in English and French
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/index.html
Road Maps
World Road Maps
- Multimap.com:
Road maps for all countries, best for Europe. Detailed street maps and aerial photographs of United Kingdom
http://www.multimap.com/ - Map Quest:
Road maps for all countries, best for United States of America. Also U.S. topographic maps
http://www.mapquest.com/ - Google Maps:
Road maps and satellite imagery for all countries, best for United States of America.
http://maps.google.com/
Australia Road Maps
- Whereis Online:
Australian interactive street maps
http://www.whereis.com.au/ - Travelmate Mapmaker:
Street maps and route planner
http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp?TM_Page=Mapmaker - National Roads and Motorists Association Travel and
Maps:
Australian regional, city street and travel planning maps
http://www.mynrma.com.au/maps_2.asp - Multimap.com:
Street level maps for all of Australia
http://www.multimap.com.au/ - ZoomIn:
Maps and tourist information for locations around Australia
http://www.zoomin.com.au/ - Wilkins Tourist Maps:
Searchable Australian town and regional maps
http://www.wilmap.com.au/
Satellite Maps
- Maplandia:
Search for satellite imagery by location around the world
http://www.maplandia.com/ - Earth and Moon Viewer:
Interactive satellite views of the Earth
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html - LANDSAT 7 Browse Image Viewer:
Interactive images from the Landsat 7 archive of entire Earth surface
http://edclxs2.cr.usgs.gov/BrowseBrowser.shtml - Visible Earth:
NASA science related images of the Earth and countries
http://www.visibleearth.nasa.gov/ - Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the
Moon:
Images from Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon, 1971
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar_orbiter/index.html
Science and Environment
World Science and Environment
- Digital Tectonic Activity Map:
Several NASA made world tectonic maps
http://denali.gsfc.nasa.gov/dtam/ - GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics:
United Nations Environmental Programme maps and atlases of world regions
http://maps.grida.no/ - Paleomap Project:
Paleogeographic maps showing continental development through Earth history
http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm - The Geography of Cyberspace:
Graphic representations of the geographies of the Internet
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/casa/martin/geography_of_cyberspace.html
Australia Science and Environment
- Australian Natural Resources Atlas:
Atlas of the National Land and Water Resources Audit
http://audit.ea.gov.au/anra/atlas_home.cfm - Australian Mines Atlas:
National maps and information on mines and minerals
http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/ - Bureau of Meteorology:
National and state rainfall and temperature maps
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/austmaps/ - Sentinel Hotspots :
Up-to-date mapping of bushfire locations
http://sentinel2.ga.gov.au/acres/sentinel/
North America Science and Environment
- EnviroMapper:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency environmental and resource information maps
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/ - National Geological Map Database:
Searchable database of U.S. Geological Survey maps availability
http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngmdb/ngm_catalog.ora.html
Travel and Tourist
World Travel and Tourist
- Lonely Planet Destinations:
Tourist maps of the world
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations - MetroPlanet:
Urban railway and subway plans of cities around the world
http://www.metropla.net/index.htm - World Time Zone Map:
Printable map showing World time zones
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/world_tzones.html
Australia Travel and Tourist
- The National Public Toilet Map:
Location of public toilets around the country
http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/ - Australian Rail Maps:
National, regional and city passenger railways and information
http://www.railpage.org.au/railmaps/ - RTA Cycleways Maps:
Cycle path maps for Sydney, Newcastle and NSW regions
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/bicycle/bicyclemaps/index.html
