Where can I find indexes of USGS topographic maps?

Where can I find indexes of USGS topographic maps?

Go to the USGS Store and select Maps/State Topographic Map Indexes….Digital indexes for use in GIS:

  • Download indexes in Shapefile and Geodatabase formats through The National Map Downloader.
  • For maps in the US Topo and Historical Topographic Map collections, click here for a database dump in CSV format.

Where can you find an index on a map?

A map is usually named after the most prominent city, town or natural landmark shown on it. Topographic map indexes are located at the first table in the Map Room (TOPO MAP INDEXES). There is one index for each state.

How do I add USGS topographic maps to Google Earth?

How to Add USGS Topographic Maps to Google Earth

  1. Install Google Earth if you haven’t already.
  2. Download the Google Earth topo map layer from the ArcGIS Services Directory (it’s the NGS Topo US 2D (MapServer) file).
  3. When prompted, save the file to your computer.
  4. Find and double-click the file.

Where can I get a topographic map of Utah?

This application offers a pre-2009 collection of Utah topographic maps from the USGS. The most recent “US Topo” map series can be found in the USGS Topographic Map Database. For this index, begin by selecting an area of interest. Highlighted selection includes links to download map (PDF/JPG), purchase map, or download zip file of GeoTIFF.

Where can I find USGS topographic quadrangle maps?

The Historical Topographic Map Collection (HTMC) is a set of scanned images of USGS topographic quadrangle maps originally published as paper documents in the period 1884-2006. Both US Topo and HTMC maps can be downloaded free of charge through several USGS interfaces.

Which is the best known USGS topographic map?

The best known USGS maps are the 1:24,000-scale topographic maps, also known as 7.5-minute quadrangles. From approximately 1947 to 1992, more than 55,000 7.5-minute maps were made to cover the 48 conterminous states.

When was the last USGS topographic map published?

The 7.5-minute series was declared complete in 1992, and at that time was the only uniform map series that covered the United States in considerable detail. Map revision continued, though in decreasing quantities, through the 1990s. The last printed USGS topographic maps were published in 2006.

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