Natural Earth is a great resource for small scale mapping data in both raster and vector formats. The site provides data at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110m scales. From the project's site: "Natural Earth solves a problem: finding suitable data for making small-… more »

The National Collection of Aerial Photography, held by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), has recently allowed access to 4,000 images online. These air photo collections cover both Scotland and worldwide lo… more »

The Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's national mapping agency, has announced that it is looking into ways to release its geodata, for free, next year. The agency plans to open up its data relating to electoral and local authority boundaries, postcode area… more »

BBC News UK has an interesting article about the Waldseemuller map, the first map to use the word "America" to describe the "New World". Frequently referred to as "America's Birth Certificate," the map has an interesting pro… more »

The Earth Sciences and Map Library has subscribed to a new map and GIS data database, AtoZMapsOnline. This new resource provides over 146,000 digital maps and supplemental material and is available for use on any library computer on campus or via the lib… more »