Web Links

The Map and Data Centre staff have deemed the following cartographic, GIS, and other links as particularly useful or interesting.  Any comments or suggestions should be sent to mapref@uwo.ca.

Maps and Atlases

Maps

• Google Maps -  Locate a business, get directions and more
• Harvard Map Collection -  Historical maps and globes
• Householder Counts and Maps -  Canada Post Info and Maps
• The Official Road Map of Ontario -  from the MTO
• Online Map Creation (GMT) -  Design a custom map
• Toporama -  Canadian Topographic Maps online
• Travelportal Map Directory -  Online country and city maps
• Virtual City Toronto -  Interactive Toronto city map and street photos
• The World of Maps -  A gateway for maps and mapping

Outline/Base Maps

• CIA Base Maps -  From the Perry Castañeda Library MC, University of Texas
• Statoids -  Administrative Divisions of countries
• United Nations Cartographic Section -  Printable PDF maps
• X-peditions Atlas -  From the National Geographic Society

Atlases

• The Atlas of Canada -  National maps and facts
• Canadian Geographic Atlas Online -  Interactive Online Canadian Atlas
• Crown Land Use Policy Atlas -  from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
• Historical Atlas of the 20th Century -  World Maps and facts
• The Great LakesEnvironmental Atlas -  Ecosystem information and maps
• The Great LakesIce Cover Atlas -  Ice cover information from 1973 to 2002
• Small World Atlas -  Asteroids and Satellites of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
• United States National Atlas -  US maps and facts

GIS Resources

GIS News and Training

• ESRI Virtual Campus -  Learn to use ArcGIS and other ESRI products
• GIS.com -  General GIS information from ESRI
• GIS Cafe -  GIS News and job postings
• GIS Development -  A Geospatial resource portal
• GIS Lounge -  GIS News and job postings
• Spatial News -  GIS News and information from Geocommunity
• USGS Online Training -  An online GIS Course for geologists, cartographers et al.

Free GIS/Mapping Software

• Google Earth -  Satellite & Mapping data visualization program
• EasyGPS -  Tool to transfer/visualize GPS points
• OSGEO -  Downloads and support of highest-quality open source geospatial software.

Canadian Data Sources

• Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS) -  National Soil Database
• Geobase -  Data from the Canadian Council on Geomatics
• Geoconnection's Discovery Portal -  A gateway for maps and mapping
• Geogratis -  Data from Natural Resources Canada
• Geological Survey of Canada -  Digital Geoscience data repository
• GeoNOVA -  Nova Scotia maps and GIS data
• Geography Network Canada -  Shared GIS data
• Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) -  Great Lakes GIS data
• Grand River Information Network (GRIN) -  Grand River GIS data
• Health Region Digital Boundary Files -  Health Regions from Statistics Canada
• Land Information Ontario -  Ontario Information and data
• Manitoba Land Initiative -  Manitoba maps and GIS data
• MapPlace -  British Columbia maps and GIS data
• National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) -  Topographic data for all of Canada
• New Brunswick Base Map -  Free GIS data from Service New Brunswick and GeoNB http://www.snb.ca
• Ontario Basic Mapping -  Topographic/Base data for Ontario
• Prince Edward Island GIS Data -  Free PEI data from various government sources
• Toronto Data - Open access data in the Toronto area - http://www.datato.org and http://www.toronto.ca/open
• Vancouver Data - Open data website
• Yukon Spatial Data Clearinghouse -  From Geomatics Yukon

American and World Data Sources

• Free vector and raster data
• Geography Network -  Links to Worldwide GIS Data
• GIS Data Depot -  From GeoCommunity
• The Map Library -  Data and software available for download
• Global Land Cover Facility -  Worldwide remote sensing imagery
• National Historic Geographic Information System -  US Census Information 1790-2000
• US Census Tiger Line Data -  Detailed US street files
• US GeoData -  US GIS data
• USGS Seamless Data Distribution System - High-res DEMs and more
• World GIS Resources -  From the GIS Lounge

Genealogy

• 1895 US Atlas -  Historical Atlas and Gazetteer Online
• Austral-Hungarian Maps -  Early 20th Century, 1:200k Topos
• Canada GenWeb Project -  Gateway to Canadian genealogy
• City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) Cemetery Search -  Cemetery genealogy search
• Family Search -  Largest collection of free family history records in the world
• Historical US Topos -  Historical maps from Maptech
• JewishGen Town Search -  For Central and Eastern Europe
• Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid -  Database of burial and cemetery infomation
• National Library of Scotland Maps -  Large Collection of early Scottish maps
• RootsWeb -  Genealogy information

Gazetteers and Search Engines

• Centre for Topographic Information -  NRC Air Photos, Topographic Maps and more
• Geographic Names Information System -  USGS World Gazetteer
• GeoScan Database -  Publication Database Search tool for CCRS and GSC
• National Geographic -  Magazine Publication search database

Other

• Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives -  ACMLA home page
• ColorBrewer -  Tool designed for selecting color schemes for maps and graphics
• Distance Table (Ontario) -  How far is it in Ontario?
• Distance Table (World) -  How far is it?
• Google Earth -  Global visualization software
• The Map Curator's Toolbox -  From the British Cartographic Society
• Map History - History of Cartography -  Gateway to the history of cartography
• Map Referencing Guide -  From the Brock University Map Library
• Odden's Bookmarks -  The fascinating world of maps and mapping
• The World Factbook -  CIA country profiles and maps