
Craig Haggit
admin@cartoko.com
Cartoko is all about finding good maps on any subject. Since going online earlier this year, over 7,000 maps have been added and organized. Search away! Many more are being added all the time, so next time you need to find a map, start with Cartoko! Feel free to learn more about us, or go directly to the Cartoko wiki now.
Cartoko recently added almost 500 maps from the Area Handbook Series, also known as Country Studies. Published by the Library of Congress, many of these public domain maps are not available online anywhere except here. These maps include primarily general reference, economic, and historical content.
Cartoko World KML Released
AUGUST 29, 2009Cartoko has begun to develop a KML tool to explore the site's growing content. If you feel comfortable using Google Earth, check out the world boundary file (4MB). It contains all countries updated to July, 2009, plus all major and most minor territories, Basic background information is included for each, with links to Cartoko content for that particular area. Specifically, population and official long-form name. Check back periodically as this is an ongoing project.
PUBLISHED IN:
Journal of Map & Geography Libraries
Accessing the Inaccessible: Creating a Digital Cartobibliography of Embedded Maps



