Allow me to help you create an online atlas. Use these to plan the college road trip or to send Aunt Ethel driving directions to Sara's bat mitzvah. But our students may need to begin with directions that are more theoretical. Among the geographic gems here are the dynamic maps at Map Machine, and printable maps and lesson plans linked to the National Geography Standards. In addition to an assortment of multimedia maps analyzing avian cholera, West Nile and invasive species, users may select a specific geographic area in the interactive map browser and then select among scores of database layers, including agricultural crops, airports, and amphibian distribution.
Historic maps are plentiful on the Web.
Rosenberg knows the map resources on the Web. Using these large-scale maps, you can see your home or school. You can see all the mountains and rivers and get a real sense of topography. This site demonstrates many of the authentic applications of new mapping technologies. Everett told me the most frequent business use is in telecommunications, specifically in the siting of cell-phone towers.