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For information about maps and other geographic resources at the Library of Congress, consult the website of its Geography and Map Reading Room.
Digital Gazetteers
GEOnet Names Server (http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/)
A sophisticated database including over 5 million place names world-wide. Maintained by two U.S. agencies - the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Probably the largest online gazetteer for most countries of the world. A pull-down menu allows searching by country, retrieving thousands or tens of thousands of records for most East European countries. Records give the name of each location or feature, variant spellings, latitude and longitude, and additional numeric data. Searches may focus on a variety of elements, such as populated place, administrative region, type of area, vegetation, and fresh- and saltwater features. Searches may also be limited to areas demarcated by two lines each of latitude and longitude.
Global Gazetteer (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/)
A directory of nearly 3 million of the world's cities and towns, sorted by country. Each town is linked to a regional map showing the town's location. Gives altitude and latitude/longitude, as well as meteorological information. In English.
Getty
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting%5Fresearch/vocabularies/tgn/index.html)
The Getty Center, an art museum and research institute near Los Angeles, provides information for approximately one million places world-wide, with an emphasis on places important for art and architecture.
Historical Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection (http://www.davidrumsey.com)
Provides maps, classed by country. Includes at least one historical map of Luxembourg, from 1753. In English.
Contemporary Maps
Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection: Maps of Europe (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html)
The University of Texas maintains this online collection of maps, including at least two of Luxembourg.
Mappy - Guide routier (http://mappy.com)
Provides interactive maps of European Countries. In English.
Agriculture
AGRICOLA - The National Agricultural
Library's Catalog and Article Citation Database (http://agricola.nal.usda.gov)
The U.S. National Agricultural Library makes available two important databases: 1) its online catalog, which reflects the library's holdings of books, periodicals and other materials; and 2) its subject-indexed database of periodical articles, reflecting the contents of agricultural journals world-wide from 1971 to the present. More than 600 article citations pertain to Luxembourg or come from agricultural periodicals based there.
USGS
Minerals Information - Europe and Central Asia (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/europe.html)
The United States Geological Survey provides lengthy annual reports on the mineral resources of most countries throughout the world. The annual reports for many countries are archived beginning in the mid 1990s.
Timber Fact Sheets
in Europe and North America (http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/fra/welcome.htm)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe provides statistics on forests and forest industries in all European countries.
Environment
EarthTrends (http://earthtrends.wri.org)
An environmental information portal for researching global topics, such as water resources, climate and atmosphere, population and health, energy resources, and agriculture and food. Allows users to gather information from the searchable database, display data tables, view country profiles, or select maps with global, regional, and country-level environmental information.
Environmental Issues (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/)
Describes environmental and energy issues in most countries world-wide. Maintained by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Portail de l'Environnement (http://www.environnement.public.lu)
A governmental portal concerning the environment in Luxembourg. In French.
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