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#94515 - 27/09/00 11:38 AM
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http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/drg/free_drg.html This site has links to websites that have made USGS DRG's (Digital Raster Graphics), essentially scanned in paper topo quads, freely available. I know that many of you have purchase maps and software such as Topo USA 2.0, but I figured that this would be a good resource for others. Especially those of us that live in states where that have no sanctioned OHV trails authorized for 4x4 use  ------------------ :wq! 2000 Silver Ice SE 4x4 5Speed Southeast Xterra Club
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#94516 - 27/09/00 11:43 AM
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#94517 - 27/09/00 11:49 AM
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You can download the whole map at the USGS site though....
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#94518 - 27/09/00 12:36 PM
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Speaking of Topo stuff, I highly recommend Wildflower Topo States Series (recently purchased by National Geographic). Expensive, but it easily puts DeLorme's novice attempt to shame in quality, ease of use and speed. http://www.topo.com/products/state.html I also tried Maptech Terrain Navigator, but after finding a dozen fatal bugs and design flaws, I returned it (can't name routes at creation, have to rename them after, can't give meaningful names to waypoints during creation of a route, have to do each one after, route name uploaded to GPS unit changes and has to be renamed on the GPS). The interface was also cumbersome, based on their old 16 bit version. Downloading scans is fun, and useful if you're traveling out of state, but if you wheel in one state, drop the cash on Topo State Series.
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#94519 - 27/09/00 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by wqbang:
You can download the whole map at the USGS site though....
I see.... pretty cool! BUT can they do this: http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.asp?S=11&T=1&X=755&Y=11935&Z=19&W=2 Ya know,, this "internet" thing is really pretty cool. I think it just may catch on.... ------------------ John Gunterman Hooksett, NH
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#94520 - 27/09/00 01:01 PM
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Originally posted by xoc:
Speaking of Topo stuff, I highly recommend Wildflower Topo States Series (recently purchased by National Geographic).
Expensive, but it easily puts DeLorme's novice attempt to shame in quality, ease of use and speed You definitely have the expensive part right. They do look good however. I have looked at them before, and considered asking on the board what people thought of them. I don't see Alabama on the list though.... I am not suprised in the least bit. The only place I can get digital topos on line for Alabama are topozone.com and terraserver.
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#94521 - 01/12/00 04:08 PM
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This site is so amazingly usefull, I just wanted to bring it to the top.
Enjoy.
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#94522 - 01/12/00 07:15 PM
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"Speaking of Topo stuff, I highly recommend Wildflower Topo States Series (recently purchased by National Geographic). Expensive, but it easily puts DeLorme's novice attempt to shame in quality, ease of use and speed. http://www.topo.com/products/state.html " I agree. The best price I found was at 4x4books.com (I think that is the URL). About $50 cheaper. ($150 vs $200). Dick
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#94523 - 01/12/00 07:22 PM
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Originally posted by Toy Man: "Speaking of Topo stuff, I highly recommend Wildflower Topo States Series (recently purchased by National Geographic).
Expensive, but it easily puts DeLorme's novice attempt to shame in quality, ease of use and speed. http://www.topo.com/products/state.html "
I agree.
The best price I found was at 4x4books.com
(I think that is the URL). About $50 cheaper. ($150 vs $200).
DickI have heard great things about these. Unfortunately, only 20 states are available. And none of them are anywhere near mine!
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#94524 - 07/02/01 04:40 PM
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Bump! These sites are quite usefull. ------------------ :wq! wqbang@southeastxterraclub.org
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#94525 - 07/02/01 09:23 PM
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As posted in the Geocaching forum as well, Delorme's Topo USA is now at version 3.0 http://www.delorme.com/topousa Brent
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#94526 - 12/03/01 06:01 AM
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For all of you Alabamians... Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs)-Digital Topographic Maps of the entire state of Alabama available for download. 1:24,000 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scales available. These are scanned versions of the standard USGS Topo quads. http://www.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/GIS/DATA.html Enjoy! ------------------ :wq! wqbang@southeastxterraclub.org
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