Reference Resources
Searching for geographic names, finding and understanding maps, converting coordinates

Government Agencies
Maps and mapping information produced by Federal, California, and local and regional agencies.

• USGS Publications Warehouse
• GNIS: Geographic Names search
• NOAA: On-Line Chart Viewer
• California Geological Survey (CGS, formerly CDMG)
• Cal-Atlas - links to data at CASIL
• Santa Cruz County GIS
• City of Santa Cruz Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Classes & Research
Links to class Web pages for library research, handouts, databases, and electronic journals.

Maps on the Web & Other Map Collections
Links to the map collections at the University of California, Stanford, and other university and public library map collections,including CIA maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library and other links to digital map collections
 

Outline Maps

Outline maps, or "blank maps" are useful for class assignments and for providing simple maps to illustrate reports.

• Countries & Continents
• States
• Counties of the United States
• Additional resources from Geography.com

GIS & Remote Sensing Sources
Resources for geographic information systems (GIS), sources to download GIS data sets, and remote sensing sites.

Purchasing Maps, Aerial Photos & Globes
Web pages for map publishers and aerial photo vendors