Maps and Geographic Information Systems: Online Finding Aids for Print and Online Maps

Here are some tips for finding maps in Google searches:

To find government issued maps use extension site:gov

To find maps from U.S. colleges or universities, use extension site:edu

To find maps from international agencies (UN, NATO, etc) type in site:int

To find maps from non-profit organizations (museums, associations, private institutes) enter site:org

To find maps coming from websites in other nations, enter two letter country code extension (Russia is site:ru)

Examples:

• map csulb site:edu

 [U.S. academic sites containing maps and CSULB]

• maps geology california site:gov