GIS - Maps

Google Earth
A downloadable program that features Earth imagery and other geographic information such as 3D buildings and local business information.

NASA World Wind
A downloadable program that allows users to zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. The view is typically available in 3D.

Microsoft® Virtual Earth™
Aimed at business and government, virtual earth combines MapPoint Web Service with satellite and aerial imagery.

American Fact Finder
This is a service from the U.S. Census Bureau that allows users to map out demographics using 2000 Census Data.

ICE MAPS
Interactive California Environmental Management, Assessment, and Planning System. This site allows you to query a GIS database and systems and create a map interactively.

MapQuest
This site provides an interactive street atlas of the United States and some world cities. Check out travel directions, print out street guides to a U.S. or world city, and find restaurants and attractions in the area.

MapTech MapServer
This site allows you to view, print, and email topographical maps and charts for free.

California Interactive Maps
The California Division of Tourism maintains this site. It provides regional maps of California. The maps can be downloaded in pdf format and viewed with Acrobat Reader.

National Atlas of the United States
Maintained by the USGS, this mapping program allows you to map various themes on a U.S. map. The maps are for viewing and printing only. The theme options include environmental as well as demographic data.

EPA's Enviromapper
This Site uses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) spatial data of the coterminous United States to create an interactive map. The user can create maps at the national, state, and county levels.

City of Los Angeles: INFO LA
The City of Los Angeles developed this site to provide information such as parcel maps, demographic data, city neighborhoods, etc. visually through an interactive mapping system.

Map Machine at National Geographic
From political maps to satellite images, this service is a comprehensive mapping utility.