Check to see if you can log on to our databases off campus.
Atlases,
Maps &Travel
Access maps, city, country and travel information
or search travel sites.
Your
Best Bet for a great resource.
50 States.com States
and Capitals
Click on a state to get basic information. Also
includes information on capitals and other cities.
Atlapedia online
Get maps or information on countries around
the world.
CDC Travel Information
From the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Advice for world travelers.
CIA
World Factbook
A CIA publication, this site gives an excellent
overview of countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe,
including information on flag and map, geography, people,
government, economy, transportation, communication,
and defense.
CNN: Travel
From CNN. Access news, stories and information on countries and major world
cities. Get maps, driving directions, make travel reservations and more.
expedia.com Plan a trip, book a flight, car or cruise or consult destinations & interests.
fodors.com
The travel book publisher's Web site. Get travel tips, price
fares, get information on destinations, hotels, restaurants and more.
Frommer's
The travel book publisher's Web site. Get travel tips, price
fares, get information on destinations, hotels, restaurants and more.
Google Maps
Find locations, get directions, create your own maps, inlcude traffic, sattelite or street images and more! Or try downloading Google Earth.
MapQuest
Get maps, driving directions, and travel information.
NationMaster.com
Created by Luke Metcalfe to "promote education and understanding about
the world," it is "the world’s largest online statistical
database for country comparisons." Special interest:Select the Advanced
View for the Facts & Statistics box to compare
and correlate statistics.
NAVTEQ
Yahoo Maps, Google Maps, MapQuest and even GPS navigators like Tom Tom and Garmin get their data from Tele Atlas or NAVTEQ. Report changes or errors and they will be corrected! Links for map feedback are available on the home page.
The
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
This world-renowned map collection at the University
of Texas, Austin has put many of their maps online,
including maps of: Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia
and the Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Polar Regions
and Oceans, Russia and the Former Soviet Republics,
United States (more than 300 maps), Texas, Texas Counties,
The World, World Cities, and Historical Maps. Also
of interest are the Electronic Cartographic Reference
Resources, which includes links to online gazetteers, distance
calculators, time zones, sun and moon rise/set calculators,
map projections, bibliographies, glossaries and guides.
Tele Atlas
Yahoo Maps, Google Maps, MapQuest and even GPS navigators like Tom Tom and Garmin get their data from Tele Atlas or NAVTEQ. Report changes or errors and they will be corrected! Links for map feedback are available on the home page.
Texas County Highway Maps
From the Department of Geography and The General Libraries at The University
of Texas at Austin. Access digitized maps of Texas counties through this
searchable database.
Texas Historic Sites
Atlas The Atlas is a database of 238,000 historic and archeological
site records documenting Texas history. Separate mapping software integrates
this data with digital county highway maps, and enables you to find
a historic site's location, as well as its condition. Note: See System
Requirements.
Texas
Mileage Guide
The Texas Mileage Guide shows the mileage between locations and calculates
the reimbursement based on a per-mile rate. The mileage database includes more
than 2,000 locations, including 50 out-of-state cities and 31 airports, and
can calculate about 1.4 million possible combinations of trip origins and destinations.
Travelocity.com
Designed to be a one-stop travel site. Find information on
specific destinations as well as flights, car rentals, and hotels.
US Department of State:
Countries and Regions Get information on African, East Asian and Pacific,
European and Canadian, Inter-American, Near Eastern, New Independent
States of the Former USSR and South Asian Affairs, as well as Background
Notes, List of Independent States, and Other Country Information. Each
page on a region includes issues in the news, background notes, fact
sheets, travel warnings and more.
US
Gazetteer
From the US Census Bureau. Get zip codes, maps
and demographic information by area.
USGS
Land Resources
This government web site includes Digital
Thematic maps, Land Use and Land Cover Digital Data,
Resource Related Fact Sheets and much more.
USGS: Maps, Imagery, Publications
This excellent government resource includes links
to mapping products and services, geospatial data standards,
regional mapping centers.
UVA: Cultural
Maps
From the University of Virginia (UVA). Access images of historical maps from
the University of Virginia collection, or access links to other historical
map collections.
Yahoo! Maps
Get maps or driving directions by typing in
addresses or zip codes.
Yahoo! Travel
Find information on specific destinations or
activities as well as flights, car rentals, cruises and
hotels. You can even check for the best fares available
for flights or see if specific flights are on time.
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Best Bet for a great resource. 
