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.

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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.

USGS topographic maps hasVersion USGS topographic maps self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: US Topo maps
Geographic Names Information System isPartOf USGS topographic maps
this entity surface form: USGS National Mapping Program
Denali map USGS topographic maps