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Discussion: on-line topo maps

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#  Posted 2008-05-15 19:02:02
Bernard: Can anyone kindly direct me to a site where I can view topo maps of the US? Specifically NY state. Topozone.com has been eaten by trails.com. They want you to become a member for a free trial but the registration page does not seem to be working.

#  Posted 2008-05-15 19:52:30
kupackman: www.terraserver-usa.com

www.mapper.acme.com (my favorite)

#  Posted 2008-05-15 20:01:27
cmorse: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ - uses Terraserver topo data in addition to satelite photos.

Or download full 1:24,000 topos from NY State's GIS clearinghouse

http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/...

#  Posted 2008-05-15 22:27:08
Bernard: Thanks to both responses. Terraserver is useful - easy to navigate.
The NYS site has better resolution.

can't seem to access www.mapper.acme.com however..

#  Posted 2008-05-15 23:01:31
JanetT: can't seem to access www.mapper.acme.com however..

Try it without www.

#  Posted 2008-05-16 03:59:37
CactusMagnet: You can also get the new GeoPDF format files downloaded for free from http://store.usgs.gov/ for anywhere in the US. They have a pretty good graphical browser for being able to select the area of interest.

You need to add a free plug-in to Adobe Reader to use it (http://www.terragotech.com/solutions/map2pdf-reade... but then it has the added feature of being able to display Lat/Long coordinates for any point on the map from within Adobe Reader.

I think that they want you to buy an upgrade to be able to easily create waypoints or routes from the map, but I found a freeware workaround that at least lets you copy waypoints into a GPS format

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