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

Finding Maps in Google

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:

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

[government issued maps of California and geology]

[maps of AIDS from international organizations]

[maps of homeless coming from organizations]

[maps discussing religion that come from Irish sites]

After you have looked through some results, try clicking on the Google Images search option. You may find maps within websites.

California Geological Survey Find and view geologic maps of California
FAA Aeronautical Charts
Download a wide variety of U.S. aeronautical chart products.
Fema Flood Maps
Find and view FEMA flood zone maps.
Geologic Map Index to California USGS Topographic Quadrangles
Created by Joe Crotts at CSU-Chico, it indicates what geologic maps cover specific UGSG topographic quadrangles.
Property Assessment Information System
My Hazards (California Hazard Maps)
Use it to find tsunami, earthquake, flood and fire hazard maps for California.
National Geologic Map Database
Find U.S. geologic maps by geologic feature, geographic name, scale and other characteristics.
NOAA Nautical Chart Viewer
USGS Map Locator
Find USGS topographic maps of the United States at 1:24,000, 1:62,500, 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scales. Maps can be downloaded.

Perry Castañeda Map Collection
Huge collection of online maps provided by the U. Texas Map Collection.
Library of Congress Map Collections