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Map Div.'s "Best of the Web" : Thematic Maps
United States
Climate
Air Quality Map (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Climate Map (NOAA)
Drought Map (U.S. Drought Monitor)
Flood Maps (FEMA)
Hurricane Landfalls 1950-2004 (NOAA)
Active Fire Mapping Program (USDA National Interagency Fire Center)
Communication
Energy
Biomass Maps (NREL)
Electric Grid, Existing and Proposed (NPR)
EnviroMapper (EPA)
Environmental Health Maps [ToxMap] (NLM)
Gasoline Price Map (Gasbuddy.com)
Geothermal Potential Map (Southern Methodist University)
Renewable Energy Atlas of the West (Energy Foundation)
Solar Energy Maps (NREL)
Water Use Maps (U.S. Geological Survey)
Wind Energy Resource Atlas (RREDC)
Wind Maps (NREL)
Health
HIV/AIDS Maps (Frontline/PBS)
Influenza Map, Weekly (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
Obesity Trends 1985-2010 (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
Pesticide Maps (USGS)
West Nile Virus Map Sites (USGS)
Land Use / Geography
Graphic Locator (Montana State University)
Ground Water Atlas (USGS)
Groundwater and Soil Moisture Maps (UNL)
Gulf of Mexico Region Low-Lying Areas U.S. Geological Survey, 2008
Historic Trails System Map U.S. Forest Service, 2007
Military Bases in U.S. (Military.com)
National Parks Clickable Map (National Park Service)
National Wetlands Inventory - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Plant Hardiness Zone Maps (PlantMaps)
UniPlant Hardiness Zone Maps (U. S. National Arboretum)
Relief Maps (3-D shaded relief) (Andrew Birrell)
Politics
2008 Elections Maps – President, Senate, House, and Governors (CNN)
2008 Election Map (NYT)
2008 Elections – Electoral Shifts (NYT)
2008 Elections – Presidential Election: Winners by County (Washington Post)
2010 Elections (CNN)
2010 Elections (NYT)
2010 Elections (USA Today)
2010 Elections (Washington Post)
2012 Presidential Election Results (Washington Post)
Political Campaign Contribution Maps (Fundrace.org)
Political Maps (Politicalmaps.org)
Voting Maps 1840-2008 (University of Richmond)
Population
Ancestry, Top Cities by Ethnic Group (ePodunk)
Immigration Explorer – Interactive Map (NYT)
Language Map (Modern Language Association)
Same-Sex Marriage Map (Wikipedia)
Same-Sex Marriage Map (NPR)
School District Map Viewer (NCES)
World
MapMaker Interactive - National Geographic Society
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
ReliefWeb – earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters
World Sites Atlas
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