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Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection

Cartographic Reference Resources

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Updated 10/20/06

DISTANCE CALCULATORS

• Canada Distance Guide (United Van Lines)
• Direct Line Distance Server (Indo.com)
• Distance Calculator Between Airports (Landings.com)
• Distance Calculator Between Cities (Mapcrow.info)
• Great Circle Mapper (Karl L. Swartz)
• Mileage and Distances [U.S. and International] (Palm Beach Times)
• Texas Distance Calculator (Texas Comptroller)
• United States, Canada, Mexico - Driving Distance, Time and Routing (MapQuest)

GAZETTEERS

• Australia Place Name Search (AUSLIG)
• Canada (Natural Resources Canada) [location maps]
• Central and Eastern Europe [historical] (ShtetlSeeker)
• North America - Columbia Gazetteer of North America (Bartleby)
• U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau) [location maps]
• U.S. Geographic Names Information System (USGS)
• U.S. and Territories and Antarctica (U.S. Geological Survey)
• World - Columbia Encyclopedia (Bartleby)
• World - Find a Map (Expedia) [location maps]
• World - GNS Search (NIMA)
• World - Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
• World - Maporama [location maps]
• World - MapQuest [location maps]
• World - Multimap [location maps]
• World - National Geographic Map Machine [location maps]
• World - World Gazetteer [maps show geographic divisions]
• World except U.S. - GEOnet (NIMA)
• World - Raster Roam (NIMA)

GLOSSARIES AND GUIDES

• Geographic Correspondence Engine (MCDC)
• GIS Dictionary
• Glossary of Cartographic Terms
• Guide: Coordinate Systems Overview
• Guide: Finding Your Way With Map and Compass
• Guide: Geodetic Datum Overview
• Guide: Geography Resources (UT Austin)
• Guide: Global Positioning Systems (CU Boulder)
• Guide: Internet Resources for Geographers (CU Boulder)
• Guide: Map Projections (Peter H. Dana)
• Guide: Reading Topographic Maps (USGS)
• Guide: Scale Values, Geographic Measurement Conversions, Location of Prime Meridians
• Guide: Map Scales
• Guide: USGS Symbols 1 Dams, Canals, Buildings, Tanks, Wells, Quarries and Mines, Campsites, Windmills, Water Features
• Guide: USGS Symbols 2 Roads, Railroads, Bridges and Tunnels, Utility Lines
• Guide: USGS Symbols 3 Horizontal and Vertical Control Stations, Elevation Symbols
• Guide: USGS Symbols 4 Boundary Lines
• Guide: USGS Symbols 5 Contour Lines, Water Features, Vegatative Features
• Map: Meridians and Baselines - U.S.

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

• GPS/GIS Waypoint Databank (Swopnet.com)
• Convert U.S. Street Address to Latitute and Longitude (maps.huge.info)
• Convert Township/Range/Section to Latitude and Longitude (Marty Wefald)
• Latitude and Longitude - Basic Information (World Atlas.com)
• Latitude, The Art and Science of Fifteenth Century Navigation (Patricia Seed)

MAP PROJECTIONS

• Albers Equal Area
• Azimuthal Equidistant
• Bipolar Oblique
• Equidistant Conic
• Globe
• Gnomonic
• Lambert Azimuthal
• Lambert Conformal
• Mercator
• Miller cylindrical
• Oblique Mercator
• Orthographic
• Polyconic
• Robinson
• Sinusoidal Equal Area
• Space Oblique
• Stereographic
• Transverse Mercator
• Summary Table
• Map Projections - Interactive Display (vector.co.jp)
• Map Projections - Overview (Paul B. Anderson)
• Map Projections - Overview (Peter H. Dana)

MAP SCALE

• Map Scale Calculator (University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology)
• Guide: Scale Values, Geographic Measurement Conversions, Location of Prime Meridians

SUN AND MOON RISE/SET CALCULATORS

• Sun and Moon Rise and Set Calculators

TIDES

• Tide and Current Predictions - U.S. and World (University of South Carolina)
• Tide Predictions and Water Level Observations for United States (NOS/NOAA)

TIME ZONES

• Local Times Around the World (Swissinfo)
• Time Zone Database and Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data
• Time Zones Explanation (Pollastri)
• World Time (Time Ticker)
• World Time (Worldtime)
• World Time Zone Map (U.S. Navy)