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ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

IMPORTANT: Home Access to the available databases on this page now requires a Patchogue-Medford Library card. You will be prompted to enter the barcode from your card.

Grolier Online Atlas
Description: Political and thematic maps of the nations of the world. Has links to corresponding encyclopedia articles. To access, click on the "Atlas" link in the upper right corner of the page.
Full Text: Linked articles are full text.

WORLD WIDE WEB LINKS

General Reference & Trip Planning - SUNYSB

Aerial Photographs and Maps
Collection of links to mapping and aerial photograph sites from the U.S. government and other agencies.

Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer Server
A gazetteer of the world containing over 4.4 million entries as of today. Searchable by place name and feature type, such as basins, beaches, and waterfalls. The gazetteer is also browseable by zooming in and out of a world map. Results include latitude and longitude, location on map, and related information.

All the World's Maps
This site will link you to numerous sources of maps for all the worlds countries.

Blank and Outline Maps
Collections of blank and outline maps to print out for educational or personal use at home or in the classroom. Has maps for world countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces.

Columbia Gazetteer of North America
Containing over 50,000 entries this is a comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical features in North America. It includes every incorporated place and county, as well as many unincorporated places, sites, and physical features.

Electronic Map Library
A collection of atlases including the United States, California, and several major metropolitan areas. A project of the Department of Geography, California State University, Northridge.

Geodata.gov
"Your one stop for federal, state and local geographic data." "Geodata.gov is a geographic information system (GIS) portal, also known as the Geospatial One-Stop, that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data under the Geospatial One-Stop e-government initiative."

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online
The TGN is a structured vocabulary containing more than one million names and other information about places. The TGN includes all continents and nations of the modern political world, as well as historical places. It includes physical features and administrative entities, such as cities and nations. The emphasis in TGN is on places that are important for art and architecture.

Maporama
Accessible in twenty-six different languages, Maporama provides street-level directional maps for fifteen European nations, all of the USA, and most of Canada, as well as selected other countries. Personal and business directories for a limited number of European countries are also available.

National Atlas of the United States of America

National Geographic MapMachine
Offers access to dynamic, interactive maps and geographic data organized by themes, including physical, cultural, and environmental.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts
Free nautical charts from the NOAA and Maptech. Enter the place name and choose the state.

Odden's Bookmarks
Contains over 20,000+ links to maps, cartography, and GIS information.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
An online map collection from the University of Texas at Austin. The "Maps of Current Interest" section has maps reflecting places factoring in the news and current events. The "Maps of General Interest" section has political, relief, and other maps of most areas of the world.

SUNY Stony Brook Map Collection

TopoZone
Provides access to United States Geological Survey topographical maps for the United States and Canada.

USGS Topographic Map Symbols
Use this page to help interpret the symbols on the USGS topographic maps.

U.S. Map 24
Street and directional maps for the United States. Click on the "North America" link toward the top of the page for maps sites for other countries, in a variety of different languages.

Last updated on August 15, 2008.