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Table of Contents: (links to sections of this page, below) Maps - VARIOUS-TYPES - Source Sites Maps - ANIMATED - Source Sites Maps - ANCIENT/HISTORICAL - Source Sites Maps - CITIES - Source Sites Maps - STATES - Source Sites Maps - FILE FORMATS - Info Sites (SRTM, DEM, DTED, etc.) Maps - TOPOgraphical - Source Sites (incl. elevation data file sources) Maps - BOUNDARY - Source Sites (incl. latitude-longitude data) Maps - SHADED-RELIEF - Source Sites Maps - AERIAL/SATELLITE-VIEW - Source Sites Maps - EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL - Source Sites (Moon, Mars, Sky, ...) MAP SOFTWARE Sites MAPS links at 'WEB DIRECTORIES' Some SEARCH engines (on a separate web page) to find more map sources and info (See the 'Pictures' section of this site for a page of unusual maps --- animated, etc.) Note : You can use a text-search option of your web browser, such as 'Find in This Page ...', to find keywords on this page, such as 'state'   OR   'continent'   OR   'topo'   OR   'satellite'   OR   'nasa'   OR   'moon'. End of Table of Contents. Start of contents (map links).

Maps - VARIOUS-TYPES Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Google Maps - at www.google.com/maps/ (use the print option to get a map image without ads and stick-pins) Google Earth - Home - at www.google.com/earth/ Google Earth and KML - at developers.google.com/kml/ (KML = Keyhole Markup Language) OLD Google Earth Community forum - at productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/gec (retired in May 2015) NEW Google Earth Community forum - at googleearthcommunity.proboards.com/ (new in May 2015) Open Street Map - at www.openstreetmap.org MapQuest - at www.mapquest.com The Weather Underground - at maps.wunderground.com Find the other side of the world! - at www.antipodr.com (Calculate the exact other side of the planet with this simple tool!) Clip Art Maps - at www.worldatlas.com/clipart.htm (clip art including globes, flags, countries, continents, usa, and world images) United States National Parks and Monuments Maps - at www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_parks.html (Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - U of Texas Library Online) More than 2,000 of the best running routes in Bar Harbor, Maine - at www.mapmyrun.com/us/bar-harbor-me/ (Maps, events, races, and running clubs in Bar Harbor, ME. Track and analyze runs. See running maps for other states and cities at mapmyrun.com.) Mapmaker Interactive - National Geographic - at mapmaker.education.nationalgeographic.com John R. Borchert Map Library - Online and Interactive Maps - at map.lib.umn.edu/onlinemaps.html (University of Minnesota) Library of Congress Maps - at www.loc.gov/maps Interactive maps of the U.S. and states - at www.mapofus.org/united-states/ Mongabay.com Image Directory - at rainforests.mongabay.com/image_directory.htm (See the 'Maps/Charts' section of the page.) DigitalGlobe.com Map Image Generator - at browse.digitalglobe.com/imagefinder/ Free Maps and ESRI ArcGIS Shape Files - at www.mapcruzin.com ( What is GIS? What is an ESRI Shape file?) Kelly's Map Catalog: July 2011 - at kellyhayner.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html (shows many kinds of maps, including proportional circle maps and human genome maps) Matthew Bloch's Interesting Maps - at maps.grammata.com (links to NY Times articles) MapPrinter Blog - at mapprinter.wordpress.com (2011-2015 - and more?) (Info on map printing, from Williams & Heintz Map Corp.) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps source topo boundary relief' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - ANIMATED Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Create animated maps, for free - at www.animaps.com Live map of London underground trains - at traintimes.org.uk/map/tube/ Animated U.S. Wind Map - at hint.fm/wind/ (collaboration site of Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg ; new ways to think about data.) Animated rainfall weather maps - at www.worldweatheronline.com/weather-map/ Animated NOAA 7-day Pressure Map - at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/day0-7loop.html (More NOAA NationalWeather Service maps.) Satellite Image Weather Map Loop - at weather.unisys.com/images/sat_sfc_map_loop.php U.S. Doppler Weather Radar Map - at www.accuweather.com/en/us/ national/ weather-radar?play=1 National Weather Service Doppler Radar Images - at radar.weather.gov (interactive) Animated Wind & Wave Energy Map - at www.surf-forecast.com/weather_maps/Global-Atlantic Civil War Animated Maps - at www.civilwar.org/maps/ animated-maps/ Revolutionary War Animated Maps - at www.ushistory.org/paoli/ history/ animatedmaps.htm Animated Military History Maps - at historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/ (Revolutionary, Civil, World War II) The map as history (about 220 animated maps) - at the-map-as-history.com Continental Drift Animations - at www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html Some Wikipedia 'Animated mapping' links - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_mapping Animated Historical Streamflow Data (1993) - at maproom.missouri.edu/animation/discharge.html (for major Missouri rivers) 3D Animated Maps with the OpenShot Video Editor - at www.openshotvideo.com/2011/01/create-amazing-3d-animated-maps.html Directory of Wave Height-and-Direction Animated Map Image files - at facs.scripps.edu/images/maps/ Europe, Animated Boundaries Maps - at www.geographic.org/maps/ new2/ europe_animated_maps.html UC Atlas of Global Inequality - at ucatlas.ucsc.edu/howto.html USGS National Climate Change Viewer (NCCV) - at www.usgs.gov/climate_landuse/ clu_rd/ apps/ nccv_viewer.asp (interactive) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps animated' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - ANCIENT/HISTORICAL Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Wikipedia - Early world maps - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_world_maps Wikipedia - History of cartography - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cartography Roman Empire Maps - at www.mariamilani.com/rome_maps/ Roman_Empire_Maps.htm Historical Maps of the World - at www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ (Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - U of Texas Library) Medieval Sourcebook of Maps - at legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/sbookmap.asp David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Categories - at www.davidrumsey.com/luna/ servlet/ browseByCategory (1,000's of old maps ; exportable in a choice of JPEG sizes) David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - Outdated U.S. Automobile maps section - at www.davidrumsey.com/luna/ servlet/ view/ all/ what/ Automobile?os=250 Historical Road Maps of Virginia - at www.whenthesungrowscold.com/vamaps.html#1974 U.S. Military History Maps/Resources - at www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/ Thomas.Pilsch/ history.html (including an amazing number of external links at the bottom of the page) Historical USGS Topographic Maps - at historical.mytopo.com/index.cfm Historical USGS Topographic Maps - at nationalmap.gov/historical/ Ancient (European) History Maps - at www.ancient.eu/mapselect/ Allison Sermarini's Maps of the Ancient World - at www.forumancientcoins.com/ancient-maps/ 1st page of the Index to History Maps - at www.history-map.com/map-index-001.htm Map of Ancient Greece - at ancient-greece.org/map.html Ancient Egypt Maps - at www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-maps.html Topographical Engineers -- Civil War Maps - at www.topogs.org/cwmaps.html WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps ancient' WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps historical' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - CITIES Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > New York City MTA Subway Map - at web.mta.info/maps/submap.html (MTA = Metropolitan Transit Authority) New York City MTA Neighborhood Maps - at web.mta.info/maps/ New York City Transporation Alternatives Maps - at www.transalt.org/info/maps.html (especially bicycling maps) Williamsburg VA road map & Williamsburg street view - at www.maps-streetview.com/United-States/ Williamsburg/ roadmap.php (Williamsburg road map & Williamsburg street view - view streets, roads, routes, places, buildings. See maps of other U.S. cities at maps-streetview.com.) Williamsburg VA GeoHack info (including map links) - at tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php? pagename=Williamsburg%2C_Virginia &params= 37_16_15_N_76_42_25_W_region: US-VA_type:city (Or use latitude and longitude of other locations, in the Wikimedia Tool Labs 'geohack' project. Or click on the coordinates link of any city page of Wikipedia.) Map of Lee Hall Station in Newport News (city) County, Virginia - at www.placekeeper.com/Virginia/Map/ Lee_Hall_Station-2091507.html (See other info, including maps, for other places, via the PlaceKeeper.com page.) GPS Visualizer: Draw a map from a GPS data file - at www.gpsvisualizer.com/map_input?special=wikipedia &format=google &bg_map=google_arcgistopo &sp_width=50km &form:data=type,name,latitude,longitude %0DW, %22Williamsburg %2C%20Virginia %22,37.270833,-76.706944 (GPS Visualizer can read GPS data files (tracklogs & waypoints), street addresses, or simple coordinates, and plot them on Google Maps.) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps city' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - STATE Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Virginia Maps - at www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/virginia.html (Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - U of Texas Library Online. See the maps of other states.) Road Map of Virginia - at usa-atlas.com/1474040.html (Detailed road map of the state of Virginia. Quality scanned highway map of the state of Virginia, USA. List of all cities in the state of Virginia in alphabetical order. See the bottom of the main page for other state maps.) Free Online State Topographic Maps and GIS data - at www.naturalgfx.com/free_topo_gis.htm WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps source state' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - FILE FORMATS - Info Sites (SRTM, DEM, DTED, etc.) < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > GIS file formats - Wikipedia - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIS_file_formats (GIS = Geographical Information System) SRTM info - at wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/SRTM SRTM info - at www.madmappers.com/msdetails/SRTM.htm SRTM Global Elevation Data - at vterrain.org/ Elevation/ SRTM/ DTED format description - Wikipedia - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTED DTED files - at vterrain.org/Elevation/dted.html (DTED = Digital Terrain Elevation Data) Esri grid format - Wikipedia - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esri_grid DEM (digital elevation model) info - at vterrain.org/Elevation/dem.html BT (Binary Terrain) File Format info - at vterrain.org/ Implementation/ Formats/BT.html Other Elevation Data Formats - at vterrain.org/Elevation/other.html ITF Format - at vterrain.org/ Implementation/ Formats/ITF.html Gridded Elevation Formats - at www.globalmapper.com/product/formats_elevation.htm (Gridded Elevation Software - GlobalMapper supports gridded elevation as well as other GPS mapping formats.) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'map file format terrain' WEB SEARCH on keywords 'gis file format elevation data' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - TOPOgraphical Source Sites (incl. elevation data info) < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Topographic Map info - Wikipedia - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_map MyTopo Free Online Topo Maps - at www.mytopo.com/maps/ US Topo - at nationalmap.gov/ustopo/ (U.S. topo maps) US Historical Topo Map Collection - at nationalmap.gov/historical/index.html USGS Store - at store.usgs.gov (download free U.S. topo and historical topo maps) US National Map Viewer - at nationalmap.gov/ US Forest Service Topo & Raster Image Maps - at data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/ Trails.com Free Topo Maps - at www.trails.com/maps.aspx PickaTrail.com Free Topo Maps - at www.pickatrail.com/interact/search.html Free U.S. 1:250,000 Topo Maps - at www.mapcruzin.com/free-250K-topo-maps/ LandVoyage.com - Unlimited Maps and Imagery - at www.landvoyage.com/?pid=230 (Aerial Photos - USGS Topo Maps - Satellite Images) 3D Maps - at www.colocarto.com/3dmaps Digital Elevation Data - with SRTM voids filled using accurate topographic mapping - at www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/dem3.html Coverage map viewfinderpanoramas.org - at www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/ Coverage %20map %20viewfinderpanoramas _org3.htm (Coverage map for SRTM void fill data from 'viewfinderpanoramas.org') USGS SRTM30 data files - at dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/ version2_1/ SRTM30/ SRTM info - at www.madmappers.com/msdetails/SRTM.htm SRTM30 data Download Site By David Gil - at www.dgadv.com/srtm30/ DG (David Gil) Terrain Viewer - at www.dgadv.com/dgtv/ (MS-Windows and Linux downloads are gone?) How to read NASA '.hgt' binary files - Stack Overflow - at stackoverflow.com/questions/ 357415/ how-to-read-nasa-hgt-binary-files How to extract elevation data from '.hgt' files - at gis.stackexchange.com/questions/ 43743/ how-to-extract-elevation-from-hgt-file Binary 'scan' - Tcl-Tk Example Code to read binary data - at wiki.tcl.tk/4180 Reading GIS shape files - Tcl-Tk Sample Code - at wiki.tcl.tk/10807 READHGT: Import/download NASA SRTM (.HGT) data files - MATLAB Sample Code - at www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/ 36379-readhgt-importdownload-nasa-srtm-data-files-hgt/ content/dem.m Beauducel's Matlab toolbox - at www.ipgp.fr/~beaudu/matlab.html#SRTM (Matlab scripts for geophysical studies.) Digital Elevation Model (SRTM) data importer [Archive] - Blender Artists Community - at blenderartists.org/forum/archive/ index.php/t-37121.html Terrain using hgt files. [Archive] - TrainSim.Com - at www.trainsim.com/vbts/archive/ index.php/t-264070.html Digital Elevation Models info - at nelsonslog.wordpress.com/ 2011/05/18/ digital-elevation-models/ (Some research on Digital Elevation Models, for making terrain maps. Using NASA SRTM data sourced from a space shuttle overflight in 2000.) Adobe Illustrator Vector Maps - World, USA, Cities and More - at www.mapresources.com (Download Maps in Adobe Illustrator EPS Vector and PowerPoint. World maps, USA maps, States, and cities. Royalty-free for use in print and web.) Map Illustrations from Arid Ocean - at www.maps.aridocean.com/index.php US Topo Maps - at nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html (Home page of USGS Topographic Maps) National Elevation Dataset, Fact Sheet 148-99 (September 1999) - at pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1999/0148/ US GeoData Digital Elevation Models, Fact Sheet 040-00 (April 2000) - at pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2000/0040/report.pdf (See more recent USGS 'fact sheets' on 'national elevation data' and 'digital elevation models'.) vtp : The Virtual Terrain Project - at tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vtp/ Create Terrain From Digital Elevation - Blend Swap - at www.blendswap.com/blends/categories/ (Swap some blend files with friends. See 'Landscapes' and 'Scenes'.) Penn State - What Are DEM's, DRG's, and DOQQ's - at www.pasda.psu.edu/help/whatare.asp MassGIS Data - Massachusetts LiDAR Terrain Data - at www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/ it-serv-and-support/ application-serv/ office-of-geographic-information-massgis/ datalayers/lidar.html Global dataset descriptions - at GRASS-Wiki - at grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Global_datasets Elevation Data Sources - GIS - NCSU Libraries - at www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/elevation.html NASA Visible Earth: BMNG Raw Topography - at visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73934 (NASA's Visible Earth catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.) Free GIS Datasets - Categorised List - at freegisdata.rtwilson.com (Includes everything from administrative boundaries to population, and from terrorist incidents to global vegetation at the last glacial maximum.) Raster DEM to ArcGIS10 Vector data - at gis.stackexchange.com/questions/ 28298/ how-to-extract-raster-dem-elevations-to-vector-attribute-tables-in-arcgis-10 How to create a DEM - at gis.stackexchange.com/questions/ 27665/ how-to-create-a-digital-elevation-map Digital Terrain Modeling and Mapping Techniques - FAQ - at www.terrainmap.com/rm103.html ASTER Global Digital Elevation Map - at asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp (TerraLook is a collection of satellite images of areas of conservation interest, packaged with a simple-to-use toolset to find and view them.) Easy-to-use Ice/Snow Data Products - at nsidc.org/data/easytouse.html (Data sets that require little or no processing or prgramming to use.) (NSIDC = National Snow and Ice Data Center) Terrains from DEMs - for Unreal Engine - at udn.epicgames.com/Three/TerrainsFromDEMs.html Earth Sciences Maps - Natural Resources Canada - at www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/resources/maps The Atlas of Canada - Toporama - at atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html Multiplans Links to Sites with Topo Maps - at multiplans.net/en_CartesTopo.htm Map produced by Gmap4 from www.MappingSupport.com - at www.mappingsupport.com/p/ gmap4.php? ll=57.085904,-109.821654 &t=t5 &z=5 &hillshade=18 Sources of Height Data - at www.oziexplorer3.com/ozi3d/height_data.html (Elevation / Height Data sources for OziExplorer3D Software.) Terrain height modification using gmax® - at www.agtim.ch/fu3/BSQ.php (Flight Unlimited III high resolution Terrain Processing Workshop) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps source topo' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - BOUNDARY Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Blank, Outline Maps of the World - at www.mapsofworld.com/world-outline-map.htm Free, Blank, Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World - at geography.about.com/library/ blank/ blxindex.htm Types of map projections - at wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/Map_projection FREE outline map of world (JPEG Image, 3150x2071 pixels) - at www.amaps.com/mapstoprint/ OUTLINE%20MAPS/ Outline %20map %20image %20files/worldot.jpg USA State Outline Maps and Map Links (Arkansas) - at ww.netstate.com/states/maps/ar_maps.htm (See other state map pages.) Earthquake Hazard Maps - at earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/products/ Free Outline Maps - world regions (PDFs) - at www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/ Free Outline Maps: U.S. and World regions (PDFs) - at www.gislounge.com/free-outline-maps/ Various sources of maps, including OUTLINE maps - at besthistorysites.net/maps/ Theodora - many Outline Maps of world regions - at www.theodora.com/maps/ Outline maps of world regions - at www.outline-world-map.com/groups-of-world-maps Outline maps of continents, countries, and more - at www.worldatlas.com/webimage/ testmaps/maps.htm BYU Free World Outline Maps - at geography.byu.edu/Pages/ Resources/ outlineMaps.aspx The Interactive Atlas of Canada - Toporama - at atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html (from which you can generate outline/boundary maps of Canadian regions) Map of 100 Wonders of the World - at www.mapsofworld.com/wonders-of-world/top-100.html (A map of 100 Wonders of the world. Also see the Seven Wonders of the World map.) GeoNames - Country Codes (and some statistics) - at www.geonames.org/countries/ City/State/Zip to Latitude-Longitude Database - Stack Overflow - at stackoverflow.com/questions/ 4894104/ free-city-state-zipcode-to-latitude-longitude-database Record Latitude and Longitude Coordinates - at www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/click-lat-lng-list/ (Click locations in the map to accumulate a list of latitude-longitude coordinate pairs.) Line Simplification - at www.jasondavies.com/simplify/ (for boundary simplification) Line Simplification - at bost.ocks.org/mike/simplify/ (for boundary simplification) World Population Distribution versus Latitude-Longitude - at allthingsgeography1.wordpress.com/ 2013/09/12/ world-population-distribution-interpreted-by-latitude-and-longitude/ ("Interesting use of the graticule on this particular set of maps ... in this case, understanding the total number of people located at each latitude and longitude and the overall distribution graphically. This [graph] provided by Radical Cartography.") WEB SEARCH on keywords 'map boundary outline' WEB SEARCH on keywords 'map boundary data' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - SHADED RELIEF - Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Google Earth Shaded Relief Map of US Terrain - Google Earth Blog - at www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/ 2007/01/ shaded_relief_map_of.html (Google Earth Blog provides news, features, tips, technology, and applications.) Google Earth Blog Archives - 2005-2013 - at www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/ Free Relief Maps - at www.maps-for-free.com USA Relief Maps - at www.usarelief.com/index.htm (US Digital Topo Shaded Relief and EPS Geo-political Maps - hi-res - not free) The National Map: Elevation - at nationalmap.gov/elevation.html (Home pages of The National Map, circa 2015 - raster image data) Shaded Relief Archive - at www.shadedreliefarchive.com Learner.org Helpful Links: Climate, Weather and Map Resources - at www.learner.org/jnorth/weather/ indexHelpfulLinks.html Shaded Relief Maps of the United States - at birrell.org/andrew/reliefMaps/ Minnesota Elevation Raster Data - at www.mngeo.state.mn.us/chouse/ elevation/ raster.html TerrainModels.com Website - Relief maps - at www.terrainmodels.com Relief LINKS at the TerrainModels.com Website - at www.terrainmodels.com/links.html ReliefShading.com - Techniques - at www.reliefshading.com/techniques/ Resolution Bumping in Photoshop - at www.shadedrelief.com/bumping/bumping.html Contrast and cartography - gdal_lightner - at linfiniti.com/2012/02/ contrast-and-cartography-gdal_lightner/ Raised Relief Map of the Colorado Rocky Mountains - at www.worldmapsonline.com/ SU0008coloradorockymountains.htm Death Valley Shaded Relief Map (1947) - at www.zonu.com/detail-en/ 2009-09-18-8204/ Death-Valley-Shaded-Relief-Map-Sheet-United-States-1947.html File:Tutorial optimization shaded relief map 06.jpg - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_ optimization_ shaded_ relief_map_06.jpg 3D maps and Terrain maps from SolidTerrainModeling (STM) - at www.solidterrainmodeling.com (STM provides accurate and affordable 3d maps, topo maps, and 3D physical terrain maps) Site Models and Physical Raised Relief Map Models - at www.howardmodels.com/Topography/index.html (Howard Models - Topographic Site Plans) Australia Relief Map - at www.bugbog.com/maps/australasia/ australia_map.html Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia - at www.peakware.com/working/index.html (the encyclopedia includes maps of mountain peaks ; Google Earth KML files) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps shaded relief' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - AERIAL/SATELLITE-VIEW Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Color Landform Atlas of the United States - at fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ NASA World Wind - Earth View Screenshots - at worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/screenshots-bm.html NASA World Wind - Navigation & Data Features - at worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/features.html National Hurrican Center Home page (map) - at www.nhc.noaa.gov USGS Publications and Other Products - at www.usgs.gov/pubprod/ (Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images) Free Satellite Images and Data - at www.pancroma.com/data.html (links to many sources) Terrain Modeling and Satellite Image Processing - at www.terrainmap.com (links to many sources of data, images, and news) Free Satellite Data - TERRAINMAP Satellite Image Analysis - at www.terrainmap.com/rm39.html (links to many different sites for data and digital terrain modeling and mapping techniques) World Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images: Introduction - at 130.166.124.2/world_atlas/index.html (photorealistic images of various continents and regions) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'satellite earth images' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Source Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Skymaps.com - at www.skymaps.com/downloads.html (Publication Quality Sky Maps & Star Charts ; Sky map PDF files for each month - Northern, Equatorial, Southern maps) Monthly Sky Maps - at astroclub.tau.ac.il/skymaps/monthly/ (for every location on Earth) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps sky moon mars' WEB SEARCH on keywords 'maps extraterrestrial' Go to Table of Contents, above.

Maps - SOFTWARE sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > NOTE: I will generally TRY to put links here to 'safe' software --- software that is not likely to have viruses or key-stroke-loggers or spyware or trojan horses or any other 'malware'. But I cannot guarantee that. Download this software at your own risk. Google Earth software - at earth.google.com NASA's Worldwind map software - at worldwind.arc.nasa.gov GRASS 5.0: Description of ASCII formats - at svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass/ branches/ releasebranch_5_0/html/ ascii_formats.html the GRASS home page - at grass.osgeo.org Saga-GIS Home Page - at www.saga-gis.org/en/index.html (Open source GIS software ; Linux and MS-Windows ; uses wxWidgets) OziExplorer GPS Mapping Software - at www.oziexplorer.com (for tracking and navigation) GDAL - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - info - at www.gdal.org GDAL/OGR user docs - the contours utility section (for example) - at gis-lab.info/docs/gdal/ gdal_ogr_user_docs.html #gdal_contour Various Supported GDAL Raster Formats - at www.gdal.org/frmt_various.html terraineer - at terraineer.sourceforge.net (An educating tool generating heightmaps (terrains) with various algorithms, teaching how they work and how to use them, and letting you very easily try your own ideas.) VTBuilder - Virtual Terrain Builder - at vterrain.org/Doc/VTBuilder/overview.html Artificial Terrain Generation - at vterrain.org/Elevation/Artificial/ Artificial Terrain Tools & Software Packages - at vterrain.org/Packages/Artificial/ DEM Terrain Depiction Using 3DEM - at freegeographytools.com/2007/dem-terrain-depiction-using-3dem (Visualizing and analyzing digital elevation models (DEM) with the free program 3DEM.) 3DEM Terrain Visualization Software - at www.visualizationsoftware.com/3dem (development stopped around 2013) National Geographic Maps software (such as Back Roads Explorer 3D) - at www.software-maps.com/back-roads-explorer-3d.htm ("National Geographic mapping software was discontinued in May of 2012. Phone and Email Technical Support concluded July 1, 2013.") Free Geography Tools Downloads - at freegeographytools.com/downloads Modifying The Terrain Reflectance Display In MicroDEM - at freegeographytools.com/ 2007/ modifying-the-terrain-reflectance-display-in-microdem (Reflectance terrain displays of digital elevation models (DEM) in gray, colored and 3D anaglyph formats using the free GIS MicroDEM.) Global Mapper GIS software info - at www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper.php GoGeo Web Resources Section - at www.gogeo.ac.uk/gogeo-java/ resources.htm ?&cat=41 (a list of free terrain visualization and modeling software) File Formats that Seer3D visualization software reads- - at www.scientificsoftware-solutions.com/ pages.php ?pageid=87 (shows details of the file formats) Visualizing terrain with the slope map tool - GXP Mosaic - at www.geospatialexploitationproducts.com/ gxpmosaic/ q-a/ visualizing-terrain-with-the-slope-map-tool (SOCET GXP v3.2 contains a simple push-button way to generate slope map overlays to visualize terrain. A slope map is a graphical depiction of the steepness of terrain or elevation data and is defined as an angle of rise over horizontal run.) Question on Open Source Tools to view DTED & DEM Raster data - at gis.stackexchange.com/questions/ 44402/ open-source-tool-to-view-dted-and-dem-raster-data Generating Random Fractal Terrain - at www.gameprogrammer.com/fractal.html (How to create random fractal terrain. A complete description of the techniques and complete source code for Windows 95 using OpenGL.) 'Modelling fake planets' and generating 'Fractal Landscapes' - at articles on the page paulbourke.net/fractals/noise/ Terrain Modeling pages from the book '3D Game Programming All in One' by K.C. Finney - at flylib.com/books/en/2.416.1.79/1/ (flylib.com is a 'free internet library') Terrain Generation and Smoothing - at danielbeard.wordpress.com/ 2010/08/07/ terrain-generation-and-smoothing/ ("I have posted previously about a simple terrain heightmap display program I have made, but never talked about some of the methods of generating and manipulating heightmap based terrain systems. The method I have implemented in my terrain generation program is known as the Diamond-Square algorithm and is a method of procedural terrain generation.") Random Terrain Generation Question - at www.gamedev.net/topic/ 270673-random-terrain-generator/ Terrain Generation Question - Game Programming - GameDev.net - at www.gamedev.net/topic/ 629064-terrain-generation/ How to "randomly" generate flowing terrain - at gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/ 25039/ correct-way-to-randomly-generate-flowing-terrain Polygonal Map Generation for Games - at www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/ game-programming/ polygon-map-generation/ Terrain Modeling Question - at www.allegro.cc/forums/thread/608871 Jallen's 'terraingen' Terrain Generation Tool - at www.youtube.com/watch?v=03vn1Nv9hyk FacilitiesMap - Web Based GIS Software Solutions - at www.facilitiesmap.com Wilbur - A terrain/height field generator - at www.fracterra.com/software.html (for MS-Windows ; closed source ; by Joe Slayton) WEB SEARCH on keywords 'terrain software download' WEB SEARCH on keywords 'gis software download' WEB SEARCH on keywords 'height field software download' Go to Table of Contents, above.

MAP LINKS at 'WEB DIRECTORY' Sites < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > It seems that 'web directories' are dying out. Google and Yahoo closed theirs down around 2014. Then around 2017, the directory from which the Google and Yahoo web-directories were spawned --- the DMOZ 'Open Directory Project' closed down. It seems that it is just not feasible for a team of people to keep up with all the sites that are going dead and the new sites that appear. In fact, many of the sub-directories are almost useless (devoid of helpful links). About a year after the dmoz.org site closed down, it appears that a new web-directory site --- curlie.org --- arose from the ashes of 'dmoz.org'. It remains to be seen how long that web-directory lasts. Following are a few links related to 'web directory' sites. Wikipedia List of Web Directories - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_directories the 'Curlie' web-directory sub-directories for MAPS - at curlie.org/Reference/Maps/ (click on one of the links at the bottom of the page --- or click on categories such as "Cartography" or "Directories" or "Driving Directions" or "Geographic Information Systems" or "Historical" or "Libraries" or "Map Servers" or "Mapping Software" or "Regional" or "Sky Maps" or "Trip Routing") Rather than depending on any remaining 'web-directory' sites, here are some WEB SEARCHES to get you started with 'map' inquiries --- using keywords 'map topo free download', and keywords 'map boundary free download', and keywords 'map relief free download', and keywords 'map sky stars free download'. Another approach to take: Go to the Wikipedia 'Map' page or the Wikipedia 'Category:Web_mapping' page and start following links from that page. Go to Table of Contents, above.

Bottom of this LINKS to MAPS Sites page. (See the 'Pictures' section of this site for a page of unusual maps --- animated, etc.) To return to a previously visited web page location, click on the Back button of your web browser, a sufficient number of times. OR, use the History-list option of your web browser. OR ... < Go to Table of Contents, above. > < Go to Top of Page, above. > Or you can scroll up, to the top of this page. Page history: Page was created 2006 Sep 24. Page was changed 2010 Aug 09. Page was changed 2015 Jun 03. (Removed dead links to the old Google and Yahoo 'web-directories'. Added 'WEB SEARCH' links. Removed some dead links. Added many links.) Page was changed 2018 Aug 25. (Added css and javascript to try to handle text-size for smartphones, esp. in portrait orientation.) Page was changed 2021 Feb 18. (Specified the width of images in proportion to the width of the browser window. Some minor re-formatting.)