Selected Links
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Reading, Interpreting and Navigating with Topographic Maps
- Guide to Map & Compass, Princeton University
- Finding Your Way with Map and Compass, United States Geological Survey
- What Do Maps Show, USGS Leaning Web
- Exploring Maps, USGS Leaning Web
- Using UTM Coordinates, Map Tools
Global Positioning System (GPS)
- About GPS, Garmin Corporation
- GPS Tutorial, Trimble Navigation Limited
- All You Ever Wanted to Know and Couldn't Find Out About Precise Positioning, National Imagery and Mapping Agency
- Eight Things You Need to Know About GPS, About Geography
Digital Topographic Maps and Software
- Aeronautical Charting, Aeronautical information
- Geospatial data - GeoGratis
- Canadian Digital Elevation Data, GeoBase
- Qvn - Canada.com
- Fugawi, NTS maps on CD-ROM
- Softmap Publishing
- OziExplorer, GPS mapping software
- NavSim Technology Inc., GPS mapping software
Scale, Projection, Datum, and Magnetic Declination
- Map Scales, United States Geological Survey
- Universal Transverse Mercator Grid Fact Sheet, United States Geological Survey
- Transverse Mercator Projections and U.S. Geological Survey Digital Products, U.S. Geological Survey
- Vertical Datums, Elevations, and Heights, National Imagery and Mapping Agency
- Coordinate Systems Overview, Peter H. Dana, The Geographer's Craft, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin
- Map Projection Overview, Peter H. Dana, The Geographer's Craft, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin
- Universal Transverse Mercator Resources, Sam Wormley
- National Transformation: NAD27 - NAD83, Geodetic Survey Division
- Geodetic Survey Routine: UTM/TM and Geographic, Geodetic Survey Division
- Magnetic Declination, Geological Survey of Canada
- Locating Yourself in a Global Grid Reference System, University of Missouri-Kansas City Geosciences Department
Sites related to Geomatics, Geography and Maps
- Canadian Statistics - Geography, Statistics Canada
- Mathematics of Cartography, Cynthia Lanius, Rice University
- Geography and Maps: An Illustrated Guide, United States Library of Congress
- Map Libraries, Centre for Topographic Information (Ottawa)
- United Nations Cartographic Section, United Nations
- Geography Page Home Page, About.com
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
- Maps, Charts and Architectural Plans, Library and Archives Canada
Mapping, Geography and Geomatics Job Listings
- Federal Job Site, Public Service Commission of Canada
- Geomatics in Canada Job Board
Federal Map Producers
- Centre for Topographic Information (Sherbrooke), Digital Topographic Data
- National Atlas of Canada, Small-Scale Base and Thematic Maps
- Geological Survey of Canada, Geoscientific Information and Research
- Canadian Hydrographic Service, Marine Navigation Charts and Nautical Publications
Mapping and Geomatics Organizations
- Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA)
- Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA)
- Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG)
- Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG)
- Geomatics Industry Association of Canada (GIAC)
- International Map Industry Association (IMIA)++
- Canadian Council for Geographic Education (CCGE)