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Map-It: Form-based Simple Map Generator

By Educational Resources

Topics: Latitude, longitude, interactive map creation tool

Length: One class period

Type of Resource Being Described: USGS Information Site

Introduction:

Input longitude/latitude pairs to see map plots on a Mercator projection map along with land/sea and political boundaries. The map bounds will be about 10% larger than the bounds of the entered data points. This interactive map building site provides a quick glimpse into your area of interest.

Objectives:

  • Building simple Mercator projection maps.
  • See map output for a given location.

Instructions:

Go to this USGS information site and follow the directions on the page.