Selected websites
A select list of Australian and international websites relating to maps and mapping
Politics and Economics
World Politics and Economics
- ReliefWeb Map Centre:
- United Nations Cartographic Section:
U.N. peacekeeping deployments and reference maps - Le Monde Diplomatique Map Collection:
Politically themed maps from around the world - Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century:
Collection of social, economic and political world and national maps
Maps relating to natural disasters, humanitarian relief programs and United Nations operations worldwide
Map Library Collections Online
- Online Maps Collection:
State Library of New South Wales
Selected historical maps of Sydney, Australia and the World - MMBW Digitising Project:
State Library of Victoria
Scanned planning maps of Melbourne 1890 to 1950 - Real Estate Maps:
State Library of Queensland
Real Estate maps from the John Oxley Library - Map Collections: 1500 - 1999:
United States Library of Congress
Part of the Library's vast map collection - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection:
University of Texas Online
Mostly U.S. Central Intelligence Agency produced maps of all countries - Digital Library:
National Library of Scotland
16th to 20th Century maps of Scotland
Reference and Topographic Maps
World Reference Maps
- Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook:
Maps and information on all countries - National Geographic Map Machine:
World maps and national information - HRW World Atlas:
Regional and national maps and information - Graphic Map's World Atlas:
Basic Reference information and maps - International Map of the World (IMW):
Scanned 1:1,000,000 topographic coverage of the world, 1950s-60s.
Australia Reference Maps
- Geoscience Australia MapConnect:
Interactive topographic mapping for all of Australia - NSW Spatial Information eXchange:
Topographic and cadastral mapping and imagery of New South Wales - Land Information System Tasmania Map:
Topographic, property and tourist maps of Tasmania - Atlas of South Australia:
Maps of South Australian regions in many themes - Information Queensland:
Interactive mapping and satellite imagery of Queensland - Victorian Land Channel:
Online and interactive maps and satellite imagery of Victoria - Western Australia Atlas:
Multi layered thematic atlas of Western Australia state and regions
Links & Lists
- Map and City Plan Index:
Compiled by Michael Ritz - Oddens Bookmarks:
Utrecht University - Maps and References:
University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research - Geography Network:>
The Geography Network - Map History/History of Cartography :
Maintained by Tony Campbell - Welt der Karten - The World of Maps:
ETH-Bibliothek Zurich
Gazetteers
Gazetteers of Australia
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Gazetteers of the World and Beyond
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Calculators
- As the Cocky Flies:
Australian straight-line distance calculator - 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 - How far is it:
Global longitude and latitude co-ordinates and distance calculator - GIS Conversion Tools:
Calculator to convert distance, area and scale measurments - Geographic Tips and Tools :
Convert geograpic coordinates and Australian Map Grid r - Online Map Creation:
Digital Cartography Input longitude and latitude ranges to make your own maps
Historical Maps
Historical
Cartographic Images:
Images and descriptions of maps from 6000 B.C. to 1880 A.D.
- Ptolemy, the Geography:
Translated version of Ptolemy's Geographica - Ortelius Atlas:
Abraham Ortelius's 1570 Theatrum Orbis Terrarm world atlas - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection:
Over 6000 scanned 18th and 19th Century maps
Australia Historical
- Parish Map Preservation Project:
New South Wales parish and town land ownership maps - http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/historicMapImf.jsp:
View and order historical maps of the Northern Territory
Europe Historical
- Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe:
Series of maps showing Europe from 1 A.D. to 1700 A.D. - Old Maps:
Historic survey maps of Great Britain - Genmaps:
- 14th to 19th Century maps of English, Welsh and Scottish counties
- London Atlas:
Several current and historical maps of London - Charles Booth Online Archive:
Maps Descriptive of London Poverty by Charles Booth, 1898-9 - National Library of Scotland Digital Library:
Scanned 16th to 20th Century maps of Scotland - Atlas des Deutschen Reichs:
Scanned 1883 atlas of the German Empire by Ludwig Ravenstein
North America Historical
- 1895 United States Atlas:
Scanned 1895 U.S. National Atlas - Historical Atlas of Canada:
Thematic mapping to describe Canada's development
Aerial photography
National
- Geoscience Australia - Aerial Photography
- National Archives of Australia - Lists the major aerial photograph collections held by the National Archives.
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Cartographic links 2
Commonwealth agencies
- Geoscience Australia (GA)
- National Mapping Information Group
- Australian Centre for Remote Sensing (ACRES)
- Australian Hydrographic Service
- Defence Imagery & Geospatial Organisation (DIGO)
- Australian Antarctic Division
- Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM)
State and Territory agencies
- ACT - Planning & Land Authority
- NSW - Dept. of Lands
- NT - Dept. of Infrastructure, Planning & Environment
- Qld - Dept. of Natural Resources and Water
- SA - Dept. for Environment & Heritage
- SA - Primary Industries & Resources
- Tas - Dept. of Primary Industries & Water
- Tas - Land Information System
- Vic - Dept. of Sustainability & Environment
- Vic - Land Channel
- WA - Landgate
New Zealand agencies
Cadastral maps
A pane about cadastral map websites...
Aerial photographs
Australia Aerial Photography
- New South Wales Airview:
Aerial photographs of New South Wales - City2see:
Aerial photography of selected cities around Australia - Northern Territory Aerial Photography Index:
View and order aerial photographs of the Northern Territory - South Australia Aerial Photography:
Information and flight diagrams for state aerial photography program
Europe Aerial Photography
- Multimap.com:
Aerial photography of England and Wales by postcode
North America Aerial Photography
- Terrafly:
Virtual flight over U.S. cities through aerial photographs
