USGS topographic maps
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USGS topographic maps are detailed, large-scale representations of the Earth's surface produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, showing natural and man-made features with contour lines to depict elevation and terrain.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| US Topo maps | 1 |
| USGS National Mapping Program | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographic product
ⓘ
topographic map series ⓘ |
| areUpdatedBy |
United States Geological Survey
ⓘ
surface form:
USGS National Geospatial Program
|
| availableFrom |
USGS National Map
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
surface form:
USGS Store
|
| beganProduction | late 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverage |
Alaska
ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ United States territories ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. territories
contiguous United States ⓘ
surface form:
conterminous United States
|
| depicts | Earth’s surface ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
digital
ⓘ
paper ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
USGS topographic maps
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
US Topo maps
historical 7.5-minute quadrangle maps ⓘ |
| producer | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| represents |
elevation
ⓘ
terrain ⓘ |
| scaleRange | large-scale ⓘ |
| shows |
boundaries
ⓘ
buildings ⓘ contours ⓘ grid lines ⓘ hydrography ⓘ landmarks ⓘ man-made features ⓘ natural features ⓘ place names ⓘ railroads ⓘ roads ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| typicalScale |
1:100,000
ⓘ
1:24,000 ⓘ 1:250,000 ⓘ 1:62,500 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
ⓘ
emergency response planning ⓘ engineering projects ⓘ environmental studies ⓘ hiking ⓘ land-use planning ⓘ navigation ⓘ resource management ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| uses |
NAD27 datum
ⓘ
NAD83 datum ⓘ North American Vertical Datum of 1988 ⓘ
surface form:
NAVD88 vertical datum
NGVD29 vertical datum ⓘ UTM coordinate system ⓘ contour lines ⓘ coordinate grids ⓘ latitude and longitude ⓘ map legend ⓘ north arrow ⓘ scale bar ⓘ standard cartographic symbols ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
US Topo maps
this entity surface form:
USGS National Mapping Program