Department of Natural Science
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

Where do I find maps that I can use?

Often, teachers don't know where to find maps to use in the classroom. Here is a list of Internet maps, ArcView data, and paper maps:

Online Maps
Historical Maps Collection
Wisconsin Maps
List of Links to other online maps
Madison: A Model City, John Nolen's 1911 publication
U.S. Topographic Maps--type in any location! (broken link)
Newsweek Demographic Maps--World maps showing a wide variety of demographic data (broken link)
Kids geography resources--includes world flags, virtual tourist, and more (broken link)
ArcData Online--General World and USA maps available online and for downloading (broken link)
Color Landform Atlas--Relief maps available for the United States
Outline Maps--Maps showing the outlines of various countries and areas of the world, for educational use.
Another good list of sources (broken link)

ArcView Data
Data from ESRI (broken link)

Wisconsin Land Information Board list (broken link) of GIS resources in Wisconsin, including DOT, DOA, Counties and others. Many can be downloaded directly to your computer. For local data, contact your County Land Information Office or Regional Planning Office

Paper Maps Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office. They provide information on obtaining a wide variety of maps from the state of Wisconsin. Click here to go directly to the list of addresses and home pages.


 

 

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