MassGIS recommends…

• OLIVER: MassGIS' own interactive map - Mix and match hundreds of MassGIS layers, download custom shapefiles http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/massgis_viewer/index.htm
• List of MA Towns with interactive maps: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/muniweb.htm
• EOEA Community Preservation Map Gallery: http://commpres.env.state.ma.us/content/mapgallery.asp
  
• David Rumsey Map Collection: historic maps http://www.davidrumsey.com/GIS/boston.htm
• The Boston Atlas: http://www.mapjunction.com/places/Boston_BRA
• MassStats: demographics http://www.massstats.com/
• Northeast Regional Cod Tagging Program: Where are the fish? Coordination between US and Canada: http://www.gmamapping.org/codmapping/
• Keyhole:  Fly around the world, see orthophotos and yellow page info! http://www.keyhole.com/
• NASA Worldwind: See satellite images http://learn.arc.nasa.gov/worldwind/
• 3D Fly-through of cities: Requires plug-in, but it's worth it! http://www.skylinesoft.com/corporate/go3d/go3d_home.asp?Start=13
• AAA Maps: See businesses and attractions near an address http://www.aaamaps.com/
• The National Atlas: a variety of interesting data, from agriculture and biology to demographics  http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/natlasstart.asp
• The National Map: uses web services to collect map information at all levels of government into one viewer - http://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/
• Geospatial One-Stop: One stop shopping for federal, state, local data http://www.geodata.gov/gos
• Yahoo maps: See businesses near an address, get more information http://maps.yahoo.com/
• USGS Topograhic maps:  http://www.topozone.com/
• NYC Subway: figure out how to get there http://www.cmap.nypirg.org/netmaps/Straps/Straphangers.asp
• New York State Winter Travel Advisory: updated as snowplow drivers call in conditions http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/wtas/netdata/
• Historic USGS Maps of New England and NY: http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
  
• Google Earth - 3D views, see our orthos: http://earth.google.com
• Google Maps - see our orthos: http://maps.google.com
  
• USGS interactive maps of planets and moons: different interfaces available: http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/pigwad.htm
• IRIS Real-time World Seismic Monitor: http://www.iris.edu/seismon/
  
• USGS Real-time US Earthquakes: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
  
• USGS Real-time EQ Probability map for CA: http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/step/
  
• Seattle Real-Time Traffic Info: car traffic maps, plus real-time bus and ferry locations: http://www.smarttrek.org/
• San Francisco Enterprise GIS: http://www.sfgov.org/site/gis_index.asp
   - CrimeMaps: pick a place, type of crime, time period, get info http://www.sfgov.org/crimemaps
   - SF.Find: neighborhood services: http://gispubweb.sfgov.org/website/nuviewer/monsmap.asp

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For more information on these applications please contact Aleda.Freeman@state.ma.us. Also see MassGIS' GIS Around The World page.

Last Updated 4/3/2006
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