| INTERNET RESOURCES FOR MAPPING
THE NEWS
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When news breaks that affects your community--whether
it happens across town or half a world away--you're likely to
need maps to help viewers make sense of the story. You may want
digital maps for on-screen graphics, or large maps for studio
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Where will you find them? We've pulled together some
map resources that may come in handy in the near future.
Curious
Software
Company sells map files and animation software--used by major networks.
Digital
Vector Maps
Maps for sale in common formats with editable layers.
Google Maps
and Google Earth
Satellite images and 3-D building and terrain views, used on air
by major networks.
Iraq
Maps: UT Library
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection has political
and relief maps of Iraq, plus Baghdad maps showing initial US targets
from the 1991 Gulf War as well as regional maps.
Iraq
Navigator
This interactive map from the BBC has clickable icons showing suspected
weapons sites, palaces, army bases and oilfields.
Journalists'
Guide to Remote Sensing Resources
Links to satellite imagery on the Web compiled by American University.
Mapmart.com
Satellite imagery and topographical maps for sale.
Maps.com
Has online physical maps, plus sells wall maps, and ditigal maps
for graphic designers.
MODIS
Land Rapid Response
NASA satellite images, available in almost real time. Choose a date,
then click on "terra orbit tracks" to find the time that
images of the area of interest were captured.
National
Geographic
Printer friendly maps, plus mapping CD Roms for sale.
MCT Direct
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services company builds and sells
OTS maps and graphics.
Rand McNally
Has wall maps, atlases, globes for sale.
ReliefWeb
Online maps collected by the UN humanitarian affairs office.
TV Maps
Based in Barcelona, Spain, company makes custom maps for TV use.
UT
Perry-Castaneda Map Collection
Searchable database of world maps.
World
Atlas
Online maps, plus country data and current clock time.
World
Energy
Map of Arabian Peninsula oil fields, from USGS.
Yahoo
Maps
Beta version includes satellite image as well.
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