Links

Mapping software

• Our overview of mapping and GIS software: read it here or download the PDF
• Definitive, easy-to-use mapping/GIS software for professionals and beginners: Map Maker 5
• Open-source GIS software: QGIS
• Worldwide satellite imagery: Google Earth

Serious map data repositories

• Statistical data on the world’s countries and their divisions: Statoids
• World place names, free to download: GeoNames
• Interactive maps, GIS data sets, satellite imagery: FAO of the United Nations
• World GIS data portal: United Nations
• World GIS data portal: United States Geological Survey
• UK GIS data from across government organisations: Defra MAGIC

Interesting resources for schools

• The free version of Map Maker 5 is a good package to use in classrooms.
• An excellent and fun YouTube video about map projections
• A gateway to map history information
• Free online versions of The History of Cartography (download PDFs)
• A fun interactive tuition site: History Matters
• A serious online course in Cartography and Visualization