Maps & Geography

Geospatial software, data sources, cartography tools, courses and notable map sites collected in one list.

Projects built on OpenStreetMap data plus the tools used to edit and improve the map itself.

The free, community-built map of the world that underpins a huge share of non-Google mapping.

Drops you into Street View anywhere on Earth and asks you to work out where you are.

Live global flight tracking, with aircraft details and playback of past flights.

Real-time positions of cargo ships, tankers and ferries worldwide via the AIS network.

Make your own colored and labeled maps of the world, continents or individual countries.

Search historical maps by place and date across hundreds of library and archive collections.

Shows how far you can travel by train from any European city in a given number of hours.

Detailed worldwide map of railway infrastructure including gauges, electrification and signaling.

Interactive geologic map of the planet showing rock ages and formations wherever you click.