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2. Topographic map - Wikipedia

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   In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but historically using a variety of methods. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both ...

3. United States Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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   United States Geological Survey (USGS) / 38.9470; -77.3675. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United ...

4. TopoZone - Wikipedia

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   TopoZone. TopoZone is a website operated by Locality LLC that offers free online topographic maps. It was founded in November 1999 by Ed McNierney whose company Maps a la carte, Inc. operated out of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Prior to founding the company, McNierney, an organic chemistry graduate of Dartmouth College, was chief technology ...

5. TopoQuest - Wikipedia

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   TopoQuest. TopoQuest is a free web mapping service built on open source software that provides internet-based topographic map for most of the United States . The site is one of three internet services used by Wikipedia for providing topographic maps.

6. United States Geological Survey Library - Wikipedia

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   Website. library .usgs .gov. The United States Geological Survey Library ( USGS Library) is a program within the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific bureau within the Department of Interior of the United States government. The USGS operates as a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

7. Libre Map Project - Wikipedia

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   The Libre Map Project was started by Jared Benedict and around 100 additional individuals contributing money to purchase (or "liberate") a full set of 1:24K scale USGS topographic maps in Digital raster graphic form. [1] The map files were then hosted by archive.org to ensure the map data will continue to be freely available to everyone ...