Table of Contents for Learning Map Skills
http://www.squidoo.com/map-skills
Table of Contents for Learning Map Skills
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MS Integrates Photosynth With Virtual Earth
http://tr.im/kOrW
Microsoft Integrates Photosynth With Virtual Earth
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Scribble Maps
http://www.scribblemaps.com
Scribble Maps is the quick and easy way to rapidly make and share maps!
With Scribble Maps you can:
- Draw shapes and Scribble!
- Place Markers and text
- Create a Custom Widget
- Save as KML/GPX
- Send maps to friends
Whether it is planning a vacation, or plotting a hiking trail, Scribble Maps can help you out!
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Google Maps Mania
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/
Google Maps Mania
An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, mashups and tools being influenced by Google Maps.
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Google Maps: 100+ Best Tools and Mashups
http://mashable.com/2009/01/08/google-maps-mashups-tools/
Google Maps: 100+ Best Tools and Mashups
"From mapping the weather and news to mapping things that aren’t maps at all, like paintings or magazines, Google Maps has a lot to offer. And there are free tools available out there for those who want to use the Google Maps API without doing a bunch of coding. Here are more than 100 of the best mashups and tools out there right now."
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Show
http://show.mappingworlds.com/
SHOW is an online informational tool launched in May 2008 by Mapping Worlds. The website offers users a new way to look at the world by resizing countries on the map according to a series of global issues.
SHOW covers a wide scope of subjects based on datasets provided by the most authoritative sources in their fields. New subjects are periodically added, please feel free to send us your suggestions.
SHOW allows people to easily download datasets, maps and animations. These can be shared across the Internet through websites, blogs and email.
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Worldmapper
http://www.worldmapper.org/
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
There are now nearly 600 maps.
Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters.
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ATLAS : free online-mapping
http://fmatlas.com/atlas2/jsp/login.jsp
ATLAS : free online-mapping
Create a high-quality online map in a few seconds
Embed a map on your page in any size or format
Allow readers to plot comments & photos on maps
Upload your data in CSV format
Download your data in KML format
Map data from Wikipedia and Google Local Search
Display the weather forecast for US locations
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Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/
Google Maps
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Click2Map
http://www.click2map.com/
Click2Map
Thousands of users all over the world already use Click2Map, the professional geoweb solution of choice.
This full featured and user friendly system allows you to create online maps, add points of interest and display them on the internet in just a few mouse clicks.
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The Best Map-Making Sites On The Web
http://tinyurl.com/6bf3wk
The Best Map-Making Sites On The Web
This “The Best…” list is focusing on two types of map-making sites on the web.
One type allows you or your students to add personal, historical, and/or information and observations to a basic world or local map.
The other type of map-making site is geared more towards the visual portrayal of demographic information.
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15+ FREE iPhone Apps to Navigate Your World
http://mashable.com/2008/11/09/iphone-apps-location/
15+ FREE iPhone Apps to Navigate Your World
There are a lot of iPhone apps. Thousands of them. And a good percentage are location-aware. They function with the help of cellular tower spotting or GPS to give users real-world perspective on what surrounds them.
Some have social features. Others are more informational and utilitarian. And with newcomer Zhiing set to announce its public launch tomorrow, we thought we’d dig in to the coolest and quirkiest iPhone apps for location.
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Map Skills for Geographers
http://www.teachnetuk.org.uk/projects-humanities.htm
Map Skills for Geographers
A teaching aid or revision exercise for GCSE students, this self navigating project takes you through Scale and Distance, Contours, Grid References and use of maps with photographs.
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HowStuffWorks Geography & Maps Guide
http://hsw.libguides.com/geography-maps-guide
HowStuffWorks Geography & Maps Guide
"Geography is the study of the Earth's contours and regions, including man-made divisions. Find interactive maps, articles and video about all of the major continents, the world's oceans and other physical features."
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QuikMaps : Doodle on Google
http://www.quikmaps.com/
QuikMaps : Doodle on Google Maps
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ZeeMaps
http://www.zeemaps.com/
ZeeMaps
Place your – customers, friends, classmates, office branches, service operations, travels, wedding guests, homes for sale, garage sales – whatever, on an interactive world map.
Selectively allow others to modify your map using moderator, member and viewer passwords.
Do bulk-adds or edits to your map with import-export of CSV files e.g., created from Outlook, Excel, or ACT!
Specify your own fields to qualify entries of your map, e.g., phone number, email, contact, etc.
Search for entries using different criteria, e.g., search for all group members who are within 25 miles of New York, or show all houses that are priced between $350,000 and $500,000.
Publish map, including add, search or other links, in your own webpage or blog.
Print your map in different page sizes by generating a JPEG or PDF image.
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The 10 Best Google Maps Extensions for Firefox 3
http://mashable.com/2008/09/09/firefox-google-maps-extensions/
The 10 Best Google Maps Extensions for Firefox 3
While Google Maps is an awesome application, it has its limits and can sometimes be a pain in the behind to transfer addresses to from other websites. Luckily, there are a slew of Firefox extensions that can help you turn Google Maps into an even more powerful tool.
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Google MapMaker
http://www.google.com/mapmaker
Google MapMaker
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Mapping Our World
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/mapping_our_world/
Mapping Our World
Discover a unique perspective on the world with this interactive whiteboard resource for ages 8–14.
This unique interactive website works with maps and globes to transform pupils’ understanding of the world.
The nine structured activities come with teachers’ notes and are designed for whole class learning on an interactive whiteboard or PC. The website supports the Geography curriculum and is also ideal for bringing a global approach to Citizenship, PSE and ICT.
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Asia GeoQuest
http://www.ramogames.com/games/Asia-GeoQuest.htm
Asia GeoQuest ... test your knowledge of where Asia countries are.
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PolicyMap
http://www.policymap.com/
PolicyMap is a "geographic information system which allows you to easily create custom maps, tables, and charts" on topics such as "demographics, real estate, crime, money & income, jobs, education, energy, and public investments.
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The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 17,400 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials.
Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens, and manuscript maps.
Some examples are United States map, maps New York, California map, Arizona map, America map, New York City map, Chicago map, and Colorado map. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history.
Rumsey Map Island openned (Feb 2008) in the virtual world of Second Life. Maps from the collection are rendered in huge scale in this 3D environment.
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Latitude and Longitude QUIZ
http://www.quia.com/rr/31012.html
Latitude and Longitude QUIZ
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Google Maps Mania Blog
http://gmapsmania.googlepages.com/100thingstodowithgooglemapsmashups
Google Maps Mania Blog
100 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups
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Embedding Google Maps into Websites
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/08/youtube-style-embeddable-maps_21.html
Embedding Google Maps into Websites
YouTube-style Embeddable Maps
We're excited to announce a new feature on Google Maps that allows you to add maps to your blog or website just by copying and pasting a snippet of HTML. And once you embed the map, it has all the same functionality of the Google Maps you know and love; it's clickable, draggable, and zoomable.
Adding a map to your website or blog is now as easy as embedding a YouTube video. No programming skills are required, and there's no need to sign up for a Maps API key. All it takes is three simple steps:
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Printable Maps
http://alliance.la.asu.edu/azga/
Printable Maps
Do you need a simple prepared map that you can print at home, at school, or in the office? Look here at our expanding list of freemaps formatted to be viewed, printed, or downloaded.
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Google Maps in the classroom
http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html
Google Maps in the classroom
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FlashEarth
http://www.flashearth.com
FlashEarth ... access several world maps such as Google Earth ... in a browser in a very easy to use interactive interface.
All in a browser .. no need to download any software.
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Mediascape
http://www.createascape.org.uk/
A mediascape is a digital activity or project enabling you to experience new things in the landscape around you with a handheld computer and pair of headphones.
To create a mediascape, you start with a digital map. Using special software, digital sounds and pictures are attached to specific points on the map.
"a website that provides free resources to enable teachers and pupils to create digitally-enhanced, personalised learning experiences. These are created using HP's Mediascape authoring toolkit and are a collection of location-sensitive sounds and images which are 'attached to' the local landscape, and then experienced using mobile technology."
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Map Games
http://tinyurl.com/gdmnf
Lots of Games to support mapping and map skills
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Interactive World Atlas
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Interactive World Atlas
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The Riva Blog : Interactive Mountainbike Tour
http://rivablog.com/
The Riva Blog : Interactive Mountainbike Tour
The screen shows a line graph of elevation / distance, a map of the cycle route and video footage of the actual trail. As the footage plays a point moves along the line graph.
Useful for map reading skills or as a data handling exercise.
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U.S. and World Geography : Maps That Teach
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
U.S. and World Geography : Maps That Teach
Free Resources for Parents and Teachers
A collection of interactive maps that helps students learn about countries and their capitals.
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Europe Maps and Pictures : Geographical Maps
http://www.euratlas.com/Atlas/index.html
Europe Maps and Pictures : Geographical and Historical Maps
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Google Planimeter
http://www.acme.com/planimeter/
Google Planimeter
Measure areas on an online map using Google Maps!
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Navigation: Then and Now
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/weblibrary2/?subject=science
Navigation: Then and Now
How do humans explore the world around them? How have tools used to measure and map changed from Columbus' time to the tools used today? Various navigation tools from both eras are demonstrated.
resources | standards | video (13 minutes 43 seconds) | download (28.3 Mb) | 25 slides (0.87 Mb) |
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Period Maps
http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blatperdex.htm
A period or antique map is a document created during the Middle Ages depicting the world (or part of it) as it was perceived at that time. Period maps offer intriguing glimpses into the medieval mindset. They can also be rather extraordinary works of art.
The sites below offer images of period maps created sometime in the seventeenth century or earlier.
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Animated Atlas : USA
http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html
Animated Atlas : USA
Ten minute presentation illustrates the growth of the USA from the original thirteen states in 1789.
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Visited Countries : creat a map
http://www.world66.com/myworld66/
Visited Countries
Choose countries and then produce a map of the world with thos countries in red.
Also option for USA, canada and Europe
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Satellite Maps Gazetteer
http://www.maplandia.com/
Maplandia.com provides the searchable world gazetteer based on Google Maps.
More than 2 000 000 places all over the world divided into many geographical categories according to continents, countries and administrative regions. Coloured region contours, direct Google Earth links.
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Frappr
http://www.frappr.com/
Frappr : Create a map for your group. Share Group Photos, Get others to add themselves.
Frappr brings Groups and Friends together
with maps, photos, communication, and toys.
Have a group but no website for it? Have no money or don't know how to make websites? Don't worry! Frappr saves you the trouble of finding a web host, domain name, and setting up software for forums, photo galleries, etc etc etc.
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Wayfaring
http://www.wayfaring.com/
With Wayfaring.com you can explore maps created by others, or create your own personalized map. Share them with friends or the whole world.
We? would like it to be a community of travelers who use our web-based tool to create, use, or share information about their travels and the places in their lives. We built Wayfaring because we thought it would be cool to see people share trip ideas and places with each other. That seemed like as good a reason as any.
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Windows Live Local
http://local.live.com/
Windows Live Local combines mapping and local search to put the answers to your search questions in a geographical context. To do this, Windows Live Local combines MSN Search with the latest in mapping to create a new Web application built on Microsoft technology.
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Outline Maps at 'Education Place'
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
Outline Maps at 'Education Place'
| World | Europe | USA | Africa | South America | Historical | Asia | North America | Primary |
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Make a Country Map at Planiglobe
http://www.planiglobe.com/country_maps.html
Make a Country Map
Select a country from the list below and click the "make country map" button.
World region maps (Africa, Far East, Asia, North America, Europe, etc.) can be found at the bottom of the list.
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Make your own digital map
http://www.planiglobe.com/omc_set.html
Make your own digital map
You may generate maps interactively at planiglobe. Zoom in and out, search for places and add your own locations to a map.
What is a planiglobe?
A map where two hemispheres of the earth are drawn side by side. You see the entire globe on one sheet.
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Outline Map WebSites
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/outline_sites.html
Outline Map WebSites
Perry-Casta?da Library : Map Collection
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Google Earth : A 3D interface to the planet
http://earth.google.com/
Google Earth : A 3D interface to the planet
Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.
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TerraServer
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
The TerraServer-USA Web site is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States. TerraServer is designed to work with commonly available computer systems and Web browsers over slow speed communications links. The TerraServer name is a play on words, with 'Terra' referring to the 'earth' or 'land' and also to the terabytes of images stored on the site.
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Microsofts Virtual Earth
http://virtualearth.msn.com/
Microsofts Virtual Earth
Offers aerial views of cities overlaid with road networks and other information. It has new navigation tools that allow users to pan and drag maps.
Because Virtual Earth uses Yellow Pages and White Pages directories, users can do specific searches for "restaurants" and other categories in the maps, save the results and e-mail them or copy them into a document.
Virtual Earth, at virtualearth.msn.com, offers aerial views of cities overlaid with road networks and other information. It has new navigation tools that allow users to pan and drag maps.
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