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CIA World Factbook
Physical, political, and economic information. Also try Library of Congress' Portals to the World
MapQuest
Interactive atlas, personalized maps, driving directions.
MapBlast
Detailed maps, Java-enhanced navigation.
National Ocean Service
Aerial photography, shoreline mapping, marine navigation, global positioning.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)- formerly NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency)
Ready access to the world's imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information.

NGA Chart Symbols, Abbreviations, and Terms
Information about using the NGA charts.
(The documents available from this site are in PDF format. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view them.)
Geospatial Standards and Specifications
Information about the standards used to create NGA charts.
(Many of the documents available from this site are in PDF format. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view them.)
US Geological Survey
Links to selected USGS Business Partner Program (BP) and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) partner sites where you may view USGS maps and aerial photo images from your Web browser.

Last Update: June 9, 2009