The links below will help you build up a wide range of mapping and GIS skills which will enable you to research and display much of the data covered in your AS/A2 course.
ArcExplorer- ArcExplorer is a lightweight GIS data viewer developed by ESRI. This freely available software (which you can download to your home computer) offers an easy way to perform a variety of basic GIS functions, including display, query, and data retrieval applications. It can be used on its own with local data sets or as a client to Internet data and map servers. Only download this software if you have permission from the owner of the computer.
· A Vision of Britain(between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions). This web site was created by the Great Britain Historical GIS Project ("GIS" stands for "Geographical Information System"). It has a large bank of historical maps, cencus data and other information concerning many locations in Britain. Useful for Historians too.
· DEMIS– A good interactive map that allows you to zoom in from a map of the globe to a regional level. You can also enter the longitude and latitude of a location to pin-point a location.
· GetaMap (inc. 1:25,000 maps) - A free improved mapping service from Ordnance Survey. You can search for maps anywhere in the UK simply by entering the place name, full postcode or National Grid.
· Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century - A wide range of historical map showing changes in social trends, population, and much more. Useful to Historians too.Latitude and Longitude -Teach yourself all about it!
· Magic: An excellent source of UK maps- The first web-based interactive map to bring together geographic information on key environmental schemes and designations in one place. An excellent resource.
· MapMachine- National Geographic's redesigned online atlas. You can find nearly any place on Earth, and view it by population, climate, and much more. Plus, browse antique maps and find country facts.
· Map Projections - Play with a map of the world to see the distorting effects of different map projections.
· NatioMaster.com - Not just maps. You can generate your own choropleth maps, graphs and tables from a vast bank of statistics on everything from crime rates to GDP for anywhere in the world. You can compare countries and create correlations. The site also has an on line encyclopaedia.
· MapZone–The OS’s website to teach map skills. Aimed at 7-16 year olds.
· Mulitmap (with overlay facilities)- Multimap is Europe's leading provider of mapping and location-based services. They deliver online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ("where's my nearest?") searches in Europe.
· Ordnance Survey. Plenty of information about maps including free resources. An excellent website. Check out the Education section.
· Pupil Vision Maps– An excellent source of black and white outline maps.
· Relief Web (including maps of remote locations) – maps of places anywhere in the world.
· Streetmap- Another leading mapping and location-based services. They deliver online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ("where's my nearest?") searches.
· The Harvard Geospatial Library– An interactive map with which you can zoom in and out to obtain a map of anywhere in the world. Not good at a local scale but good for continental or country maps.
· Time Ticker - Looks great, and sounds pretty funky too - complete with comedy boinging effects when you click to a new area on the map. And it is that easy to find the time anywhere in the world.
· University of Texas map collection- As you might expect from Texas, this is a huge internet map library. You can find maps of more or less any type here.
· USGS GIS- All about Geographical Information Systems
· What are maps? - An introduction to maps.
· WorldAtlas.com - More online maps and information about each country.
· World Map - A site providing links to a comprehensive collection of world maps, including outline maps, satellite images, global warming maps and many more.
· How far is it between.... and.....? For some reason, Geographers seem to be expected to know the answer to this type of question. Never mind, the Internet has come to the rescue. Click here.
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