You can snag good topographic maps pretty easily from outdoor shops and from park ranger offices, but if you want to take a closer look at a place from the comfort of your own home, National ...

Topo maps have long been friends of all explorers and wanderers. Contours of the land make or break your journey, but this critical relief is not captured by the satellite images or street maps ...

Historic Topographic Maps Pushed Into 3D Designer Scott Reinhard takes old geological survey maps and combines them with elevation data to produce these wonderful hybrid topographic maps. From top to ...

Yes, you could get USGS topographic maps before, but they were in large, cumbersome PDFs that were difficult to find and even harder to print. National Geographic's site gives you a handy GPS map ...

Those giant maps gathering dust in the corner of your favorite outdoor store have finally been brought into the 21st century. National Geographic ‘s new service, launched last week on their Maps site, ...

It wasn't so long ago when those wanting to visualize the landscape around them would have to use a topographic map and a fair bit of imagination. Nowadays we are spoilt by the immersive ...

Topographic maps produced from 1971 onwards use a standard map numbering convention to define a map extent. Note: Those still in copyright are made available via Creative Commons CC BY licence, which ...

In the summer of 2018, the University Libraries deaccessioned hundreds of U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps as part of an ongoing collection review known as "weeding." Because the maps and ...

Bushwalkers and map sellers say the decision by Geoscience Australia to stop printing and selling topographic maps will put people's safety at risk and impact on our understanding of remote Australia.

Good example of a 7.5’ USGS quad map with numbered photos of buildings keyed to it This is a good example of a 7.5’ USGS topographic map with building/photo locations clearly keyed to it. The numbers ...

Topographic maps produced by the military As topographic maps were important in all military operations, the army pioneered this form of mapping in Australia. In 1910, a survey section of the Royal ...