💧🌏 Greg CocksOct 20, 2025
Adventurers And Hikers Can Now Download The New #USGS [USA & territories] Topographic Maps For FREE
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[topoBuilder, USGS #topomaps #ondemand with the latest map data]
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https://www.earth.com/news/recreational-usgs-topographic-maps-available-build-and-download-for-free/ <-- shared 3rd party technical overview article
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https://topobuilder.nationalmap.gov/ <-- shared link to new @USGS 25K Recreational Topo series creation / requests, and others like 250K, via #USGS #topoBuilder
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https://youtu.be/5q-6FTxk4yQ?si=qy6NV8g4F90KPx34 <-- video, topoBuilder tutorial / intro
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https://gazette.com/2025/08/07/new-mapping-tool-aims-to-be-game-changer-for-colorado-recreation-a0a53467-d50c-43ad-9304-b7817c37da2f/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #topomap #opendata #free #ondemand #custom #grid #cartography #topoBuilder #usecase #camping #hiking #hunting #recreational #agricultural #navigation #cartography #layout #25KRecreationalTopo #maps #map #latestdata #current
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Will RichardsonJan 8, 2025

I made a very silly little website & bot to highlight random corners of #newzealand #topomaps

Blog post soon™ but go and appreciate the maps right now!
https://mastodon.social/@nz_topomap/113792461103040336

💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 6, 2024
USGS Releases New Topographic Maps For Puerto Rico & The U.S. Virgin Islands – Updated Maps For Essential Needs
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/news/usgs-releases-new-topographic-maps-puerto-rico-and-us <-- shared article
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https://apps.nationalmap.gov/downloader/ <-- USGS National Map Downloader
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https://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/topobuilder <-- USGS OnDemand Topo
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #PuertoRico #USVI #USVirginIslands #topomaps #20K #UStopomaps #topographic #map #NationalMap #TheNationalMap #TNM #NationalMapCorp #volunteers
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USGS Releases New Topographic Maps for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands - Updated Maps for Essential Needs | U.S. Geological Survey

The USGS is pleased to announce the release of new US Topo maps for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These updated topographic maps offer valuable, current geographic information for residents, visitors, and professionals, providing essential resources for communities in these areas.

Some Bits: Nelson's LinkblogFeb 18, 2024
USGS Topo maps: Nice collection of historical maps
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/mapping/access-over-181000-usgs-historical-topographic-maps/
#topography #topomaps #history #maps #usgs #us #+
Access Over 181,000 USGS Historical Topographic Maps

ArcGIS Blog
💧🌏 Greg CocksApr 25, 2023
'Maps, Spatial Data And Science – 125+ Years Of Recognised Interconnected Value, Need & Support
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https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/john-wesley-powell
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“A Government cannot do any scientific work of more value to the people at large than by causing the construction of proper topographic maps of the country.”
~ John Wesley Powell, second director of the U.S. Geological Survey (1881 – 1894)
The formats, data collection methods, data availability, science and so much more has changed incredibly in the last 125+ years - but this observation is still so very true for the government, industry, non-profits and so much more…
#GIS #spatial #mapping #history #change #maps #science #appliedscience #maps #spatialdata #spatialanalysis #history #data #publicdata #opendata #openaccess #valuetothepublic #topomaps
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John Wesley Powell | U.S. Geological Survey

John Wesley Powell, the second Director (1881-1894) of the U.S. Geological Survey, is highly regarded in several fields: as an explorer, geologist, geographer, and ethnologist. The Survey’s proud tradition of mapping the nation was largely established under Powell’s leadership.

💧🌏 Greg CocksFeb 23, 2023

The things you find in old buildings (810, DFC)

#mapping #scribing #mapmaking #historic #historicmaps #offsetprinting #cartography #topomaps #instrumentation #byhand #USGS