Selected websites
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U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)BGN is a Federal body which maintains uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. For Domestic Names, find maps, longitude, latitude, elevation with the Geographic Names Information System.
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Report on the Environment | US EPAEPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) compiles the most reliable indicators currently available to help answer 23 questions in five theme areas (Air, Water, Land, Human Exposure and Health, and Ecological Condition) critical to EPA's mission of protecting the environment and human health.
Maps
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Cartographic Resources, Maps, and Spatial DataProvides information on resources for cartographic resources, maps, and spatial data.
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Digital Sanborn Maps: Delaware This link opens in a new windowSanborn maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, geographers, planners, environmentalists, and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
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Earth Sciences & Map Library-University of California, BerkeleyProvides students, faculty, and professionals with a rich set of resources, including access to high quality documents of enormous scope. You can find aerial photography of the Yosemite Valley, a 16th-century map of Ireland, or San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake. Best for the area around California, but very good for the rest of the world too. From the University of California at Berkeley.
Associations and Societies
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National Geographic SocietyThe National Geographic Society, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world.