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• ACME Mapper - See imagery by lat/long, zipcode, or other means.
• American FactFinder - Population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 1997 Economic Census, the American Community Survey, and the Population Estimates Program.
• Cartographic Boundary Files - U.S. Census Bureau - The boundary files available here are selected generalized extracts from the TIGER geographic database designed for use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) or similar mapping system.
• Census 2000 Gazetteer Files - Incorporated Places, Sub-Counties, County, Census Tract and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA) files from Census 2000.
• 3D Nature LLC - World Construction Set and Visual Nature Studio are photorealistic modeling, rendering and animation of landscape elements. Foresters, Land Planners, Golf Course Architects, Cartographers, Natural Resource Managers and others rely on these software products. [Win32, PowerMac, DEC Alpha]
• email with geo links - An email I wrote that has tons of geography related links in it. Do not move from Bookmarks.
• FFIEC Geocoding System - Enter an address, get a geocoding.
• Frank's Compulsive Guide to Postal Addresses - Describe conventions for addressing postal mail from within the USA to other countries. Has general principles and country specific information.
• Free Geocoding Service - Can locate on Map either by lat/long or address. Available for 18 countries.
• Geodata - Provides access to maps, data and other geospatial services. Has more than a dozen categories. Also has more information about other geospatial projects.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States and its territories. The federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by state, county, and geographic coordinates.
• GeoMonkey - online community built around the creation, sharing, and discussion of customized maps.
• GeoURL - ICBM Address Server. A location-to-URL reverse directory.
• GeoURL: Geocoder - A form to type your address in.
• Get a Map - Driving directions. A free service from Ordnance Survey.
• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) - A structured vocabulary of geographic names for indexing art and architecture. Has searches, FAQs, help, and research information.
• Google Maps - Provides directions and interactive maps of the United States. Can also search by keyword such as type of business.
• Keyhole - Zoom from space down to street level and combine imagery, 3D geography, maps, and business data to get the total picture in seconds.
• LandView - Contains both database management software and mapping software for the EPA, USGS, and Census Data.
• Map24 - UK & Europe. Location search by address. Route planning. Map content, maps & routes. Map 24 digital maps for business and leisure. Europe & UK mapping. International route planner. Requires Java.
• Maporama - Access to interactive maps and door-to-door itineraries that features pan-European coverage. Localization of businesses around any given address. Multiplatform access: through the web, PDA's, and WAP-enabled mobile phones.
• Mapsurfer Feedback and FAQs - Answers to frequently asked questions about Census Bureau Geography, Maps and Mapping Engines and ZIP Codes, FIPS Codes.
• Metadata and Geography - Part of a hotwired webmonkey article. Has list of URL's and some information on how people are using geographical Meta-data.
• Multimap - Maps of UK at 1/10000 including OS Landranger, other countries varying down to 1/200000.
• National Atlas of the United States - A site for creating and querying national maps.
• National Elevation Dataset - Developed by merging elevation data available across the United States into a seamless raster format.
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - NGA provides geospatial intelligence in support of national security.
• National Map viewer - US Geological Survey.
• NGA: GEOnet Names Server (GNS ) - Database of Geographic Place Names. Provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (US BGN) database of foreign geographic feature names. Has downloads, and user guides.
• Online Satellite and Aerial Photo Archive - Archive of earth imagery for a host of business and consumer applications.
• OpenStreetMap - Creates and provides free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them.
• O'Reilly Geospatial Markup and Distributed Geographic Annotation - Sign-up for Emerging Technology Conference.
• Postal Codes - Has information on format, Abbreviations used in, and other information about postal codes used in several countries.
• SideBit Project Locate - Find yourself on the map by entering a ZIP code. Also has download of zipcode database.
• Slashgeo - News and discussions about GIS and Remote Sensing.
• Streetmap UK - Online maps of the UK, with detailed streetmaps of London. Search by postcode, place name, London streetname or grid reference.
• TerraServer - Contains high resolution USGS aerial imagery and USGS topographic maps. You can locate imagery by clicking on pictures, typing street address, or using advanced search.
• Test Drive Eagle at Geocode - Digital mapping - Online geocoding products and services based on digital maps from Tele Atlas.
• Tiger Map Server Browser - Mapping engine using 1998 TIGER/Line® data and 1990 Decennial Census data. You can zoom in and out, search by lat and long, search by street address, show different types of details.
• United States Postal Service: Zip Code Lookup - Find the postal code for a United States address.
• U.S. Gazetteer - Place, MCD, County, and ZIP Code files from the 1990 and 2000 Census as well as 2000 vintage ZCTA files.
• USGS Elavation Data Models - Consist of a raster grid of regularly spaced elevation values that have been primarily derived from the USGS topographic map series. Is available in native format, written as ANSI-standard ASCII characters in fixed-block format.
• USGS Geography: The National Map - Base geographic information, including digital data and derived topographic maps.
• USGS National Mapping Information - National mapping information from the U.S. Geological Survey.
• Where On Earth - GeoCoding Demo. Locate yourself on a map using either lat/long or an address.
• Wikimapia
• Wikiteer - list of free geographical information available online.
• Yahoo Maps - A tool for finding locations in the US. A nice feature: adds four digit extension to typed in zip codes.

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