Selected Online Maps

Current Issues Maps

Map Categories:

UVic Maps - library and others
General - world maps, atlases, comprehensive sites
Topographic/Bathymetric - mapping sites and sources
Environment - geology, climate, environmental atlases, forestry, parks, other land information
People - history, population/census, electoral
Cities and Street Maps - municipal govt. maps; worldwide address finding, directions

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Atlas of Canada (includes outline maps and maps on various topics)
Canadian Geographic
Country Insights (Canada - Foreign Affairs)
Geogratis (Canadian maps and data)
The Geography Network (Canadian maps and data)
Google Earth - combines satellite imagery, maps and Google Search; now oceans and Mars too
GoPortail - IGN's geoportal (en franais)
Map Central - Bedford/St.Martin's - outline maps, incl. historical and classical
The Map Place (B.C. maps)
Mapmachine (National Geographic)
National Atlas of the United States
Perry-Castaeda Map Collection, (U. of Texas: maps of countries and regions, including outline maps)
United Nations
WorldCat -- Advanced Search -- Media: Internet Resources

G-TOPO30 (World)
Toporama (online version from National Atlas of Canada site)
Digital (scanned) National Topographic Series maps: Geogratis site --CanTopo are new maps, Canmatrix are older
Topographic Map Search (via National Atlas of Canada)
Terraserver (U.S.)
Canadian Hydrographic Service (includes indexes to nautical charts in Map Library)
- digital charts - contact map curator for educational user request forms

AfricaMap - hosted by Harvard University. This is a different site than AfricaMap.com.
B.C. Geological Survey - Geology maps online
- bedrock map of B.C. (Open File 2005-3)
B.C. Geological Survey - Map Place (build a map)
BC Parks (for parks maps/brochures, choose Find a Park)
Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Maps (Ministry of Forests)
Canada Land Inventory maps - free download from Geogratis
Community Mapping Network (Natural resource information and maps for communities in BC)
Conservation Geoportal (links to maps and data)
Cowichan Valley Planning Atlas 2001 (Ministry of Environment Lands & Parks)
GeoBC Gateway - comprehensive site for B.C. govt. publications, maps and data
GeoScan database (search for Geological Survey of Canada maps, includes scanned GSC maps)
Harbours Ecological Inventory and Rating Project (Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours Environmental Action Program)
Natural areas atlas of the Capital region (Greater Victoria and Gulf Islands, including orthophoto base)
Natural Earth - world physical map at 1.24 km. resolution
Natural Resources Canada Mapping products- includes topographic mapping, geology, and more
Pacific Climate Change maps (Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, UVic)
Resource atlas for the Corporation of the District of Central Saanich (ftp site)
UNEP Maps and Graphics
Victoria Weather Network network of 20 school weather stations, mapping temperature, wind, rain and more
Victorienteers orienteering maps for local parks (note: printed versions are higher resolution)

Aboriginal Languages
American Memory Project includes some Canadian maps
ArchiviaNet (Library and Archives Canada) - includes early census mapping
BC Archives includes some digitised historical maps
BC Statistics Mapping and Geography maps, data, reports
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
E-Stat through UVic Gateway. Census data as text, table or map
Elections BC (also includes census profiles of provincial electoral areas)
Elections Canada voter information service (includes maps)
FSA postal area maps
Global Distribution of Poverty (CIESIN)
Historic Cities
Saw Mills in Canada
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
Historical Map Society of B.C.
In Search of Your Canadian Past: The Canadian County Atlas Project (Ontario counties,1870s-1890s)
VI History history of Vancouver Island, and Canadian history during the late 19th and early part of the 20th century.
Vancouver Island Health Authority Population and Health Statistics

For more information, contact:
250-721-7356
maps@uvic.ca

Page updated: Jan. 2012

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