141 Geography
Maps
OpenStreetMap by Open Street Map (ODbL/CC BY-SA).
OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
United States Map Gallery by Valparaiso University (CC BY-NC-SA).
The maps in this collection draw from data from the U.S. Census Bureau and reveal much about the settlement and subsequent migrations of many groups in the United States. These maps also show the socio-economic picture for much of the country, at least through the lens of topics like education, poverty, life expectancy, and household size. Developed primarily for use in my American Ethnic Geography course (GEO 200), this map collection demonstrates that diversity and regionalism are alive and well in the United States.
Worldmapper by World Mapper (CC BY-NC-SA).
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps called cartograms, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
Supplementary Materials
Geospatial Technology Learning Resources by Skills Commons NS (Various CC licences).
A collection of resources relating to geospatial technology.
Open Geography Education by R. Adam Dastru (CC BY).
This website is dedicated to providing free or open curriculum and resources to anybody who is interested in our geographic world. It includes links to open textbooks, map assignments, and online resources.
The Western World: Daily Readings on Geography by Joel Quam and Scott Campbell (CC BY-NC-SA).
In essay format, this textbook considers examples of various sub-categories of Geography in combination with five regions of the Western World.
Textbooks
Digital Cartography by Dorris Scott (CC BY-NC-SA).
This resource covers foundational cartographic principles that are needed to make effective maps. lt explores such concepts as data, lettering, along with multivariate and uncertainty visualization. By the end of this book, a reader will be able to: (1) Describe how cartographic concepts such generalization, scale and projection will affect mapping products; (2) Identify the medium, purpose, and spatial data requirements to create a map that is appropriate to a specific audience; (3) Evaluate maps produced by peers and various organizations; and (4) Construct maps that effectively use color, font, and other design elements using ArcGIS Pro.
Geosciences LibreTexts Library by LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA).
A collection of open textbooks, assignments, and other educational resources on the subject of geosciences.
Introduction to Geomatics by Scott Bell (CC BY-SA).
This textbook was developed as a supplement to Introduction to Geomatics (GEOG 222) at the University of Saskatchewan. The content is a mix of original content (95% to 100% of the text and most of the images) created by Professor Scott Bell while other material comes from attributed sources (attribution is included at the beginning of a chapter or section, or for the note taking guide, on ea