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Topographic Maps
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Color Landform Atlas of the United States 
 "Each state link brings up a menu of links to maps and other online information about the state. There are two main types of links on each state page: maps and images local to this site, and links to external Web sites." A variety of maps are available for each state, including relief maps, topographic maps optimized to show landforms, satellite images, and maps down to county levels (except for Alaska and Hawaii). http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/ Topics: Geology, Outdoor Recreation, U.S. Maps Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Digital Topographic Maps Sets
A large collection of topographic maps of entire countries. Browsable. From the Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/topo.html Topics: Geology, Scientific Themes Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Historic Topographic Maps of California
A browsable collection of San Francisco Bay Area topographic quadrangles produced by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1895 and the present. Includes both the 15- and 7.5-minute USGS topographic quadrangles, covering from "Pt. Reyes south to Half Moon Bay and east to Antioch, Livermore and San Jose." Browse alphabetically by quadrangle, or search the gazetteer by place name. From the Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/histopo/ Topics: California: History, Geography, Geology, History, Outdoor Recreation, Scientific Themes Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Microsoft TerraServer
Aerial photographs and topographic maps covering the United States from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Searchable by clicking on a map, entering a placename, or selecting a site on the Famous Places page. Note: the links to demographic information do not work. http://terraserver-usa.com/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 8, 2006 The National Map
View customizable topographic maps of the United States in whole or in part. Includes satellite imagery, surface elevation data, bodies of water, roads, geographic names, land cover data, and more. Note: as this is a work in progress, not all data is available. From the U.S. Geological Survey. http://nationalmap.gov/ Topics: Geology, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Jul 24, 2005 A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: The Union of Two Maps - Geology and Topography
Information about the topography and geology of the continental United States. A digital map contains the description for each geologic feature with information for the eras in which it was formed. "Rock of Ages" is a timeline of each geologic era linked to the regions of the map. "Boundaries" shows two more maps: one with geomorphic, or physiographic, regions; the other with state boundaries. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://tapestry.usgs.gov/default.html Topics: Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Aug 23, 2005 Topographic Map Symbols
This online guide has three brief descriptive sections: "What is a Topographic Map?"; "Reading Topographic Maps"; and "Topographic Map Information," which includes information on buying topo maps. Explains map symbols for elevation; boundaries; land surface features; water features; buildings and related features; and roads, railroads, and transmission lines and pipelines. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/symbols/reading.html Topics: Geology, Maps, Outdoor Recreation, Scientific Themes Last updated Sep 22, 2009 TopoZone
This site provides access to topographic maps of the United States "for professional and recreational map users." Maps are searchable by place name and type of location (such as airports, beaches, and parks), Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates, or latitude and longitude. The use of additional features on the site requires a fee. http://www.topozone.com Topics: Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 8, 2006 |
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