Map Stuff
Included here are various resources on maps and mapping. This is for me mostly, so it is not being setup as a regular page, but instead gives me a place to stuff links that I want to remember easily.
Look for this symbol below 
, for the best
links to hit for various topics
Cartographic Technique
Topographic Profiles
- How do I construct a topographic profile?
- Creating Topographic Profiles (from Topo Maps tutorial)
- Map Profile Creator
- Constructing a topographic profile
- Great Circle Calculator. For calculating direct line distances between any two points on the globe. Enter the latitude and longitude to find the length "as the crow flies" of the great circle which arcs between the two locations. Distances are given in miles and kilometers.
- How Far Is It? Distance Calculator.
Map Collections
- University at Buffalo
Libraries Map Collection. Starting point for maps both printed and online. Pages include:
- Geography & Map Resources. Contains a variety of resources, including government, professional, and industry-related links.
- Teaching With Maps. Useful for teachers, researchers, and students, with links to instructional and practical sources of maps and geographical materials.
- Maps, Geography, Cartography, Glossaries, and Gazetteers
- Maps Online: Digitized and Electronic Map Resources. Examples and links to online maps from reliable sources.
- Colorado Plateau Digital Archives Search (can search for maps and images)
Names
- Chart Compasses (compass roses).
- Selection of ERS-1 SAR Images [NEED TO FIND NEW LINK]
- WebSeer [NEED TO FIND NEW LINK
- The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue
- Web GIS and Online Spatial Information Sites (VERY OLD SITE BUT SOME LINKS USEABLE)
- DMA Public Home Page
- MapPlot database table
- Quick Reference
- Internet Sources in Geography
- PUBLIC NIMA GNPS QUERY FORM
- U.S. Army Homepage
- U.S. Census TMS Home Page
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
- Brock University Map Library Home Page
- Hunter's Creek Park Gerry Rising article.
- Hunters Creek Park maps. With aerial photos.
- Erie County Parks System Master Plan.
- Hunters Creek County Park, Mapping Trail Difficulty and Scenic Routes for Hiking and Biking Activities. Student planning project.
