MAP Collections and Guide

Maps in the JCU Library Collections

Most items in the JCU Map Collection are held in the Douglas library building, where the collection is under review. A number of maps are being moved into the North Queensland Collection. Others are located in the Map Area on the first floor, however a number of maps are awaiting replacement. Please ask at InfoHelp if you need help in locating a map.

There is a small collection of maps on the top floor of the Cairns library. This consists mainly of topographic and vegetation maps of the local region. There is also a collection of atlases on the first floor.

The Douglas library collection includes the following main series:

Australia (without Queensland)

• 1:100 000 Topographic Survey

Queensland

• 1:100 000 Topographic Survey - numerical and alphabetical order

• 1:50 000 Topographic Survey - numerical and alphabetical order

Australia: 1:1 000 000 Topographic Survey

• Topographic Map Index (Geoscience Australia)
  Maps are located in the vertical map cabinet
  

Natmap Raster Premium

NATMAP Raster contains all 1:250 000 scale NATMAP topographic maps covering Australia, a map of Australia at 1:1 000 000 and a landsat satellite image of Australia. Maps can be printed or saved in image formats such as GEO TIFF and JPEG. This mapping software can be used at the Public PC on the first floor of the library.

Referencing Maps

• JCU Referencing Styles Guide
• Guide to Map Citation
  This guide from the University of Melbourne is to help the user of cartography in citation of maps and map-related resources.

Internet Resources

• Cartography Centre Department of Tropical Environment Studies & Geography, JCU

  Australian Maps

• Geoscience Australia [previously AUSLIG]
  • Maps of Australia
  • Place Name Search
    Search for a place name to find the appropriate topographic map
  • AusGeo News
    Geoscience Australia's bimonthly newsletter listing new products and providing information on activities.
• Australia on the Map 1606-2006
  This community based initiative commemorates the 400th anniversary of European mapping in the Australasian region.
• Australian Cartographic Resources on the Net compiled by National Library of Australia.
• Australian Hydrographic Service Information on Australian charts
• Australian Maps from the Bureau of Meteorology
• Australian Maritime Boundaries
• Australian Natural Resources Atlas Intended to provide ready access to information to support natural resource management, organised by subject and by geography
• WhereIs Online WhereIs Street Atlas to selected Australian cities

Queensland Maps

• Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines: Mapping
• NetLinks for Maps Links to maps on the web from the State Library of Queensland
• Maps Information & Research Service The State Library provides a statewide map information and research service for the use of all Queenslanders, based on its collections of maps and atlases
• Thematic Maps of Queensland Representation of the State's economy, people and regions at Local Government Area and Statistical Local Area level

World Maps

• Atlapedia Colour physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
• BUBL Link: Maps, atlases, charts, plans
• EmbassyWorld: All the World Maps A Compilation of Each Nation's Maps - Including Cities
• Global Climate Maps from United Nations FAO
• Google Maps
• Historical Map Web Sites University of Texas at Austin, Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
• Map Collections: 1500-1999 The Library of Congress maintains this map collection Web site which contains maps from 500 years in seven different categories
• Map Machine from National Geographic
• MapQuest
• Maps from Our Collections Digital collection of historic maps from the National Library of Scotland
• Maptech MapServer Contains over 60,000 topographic maps, nautical charts, aeronautical charts, and aerial and satellite photographs covering the United States
• Multimap.com Interactive atlas providing street maps of Europe and detailed maps of the world
• Ordnance Survey, UK Includes free Get-a-Map service
• ReliefWeb Map Centre Project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• Streetmap.co.uk Address searching and street map facilities for the U.K.
• TopoZone
  USGS-based "interactive" topographic map of the entire United States
• Wilmap Australian Maps

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