New US Topos for Hawaii and More: A USGS National Geospatial Program Update

Sheri Schneider
U.S. Geological Survey, Portland, OR
Derek Masaki
U.S. Geological Survey, Honolulu, HI

National Data Sets
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - 3:15 to 4:30 pm

This presentation will provide an update on several mapping efforts by the USGS. The first is the new National Map viewer which is an improved viewing platform, base map data, and an integrated data download service. The second effort is the new US Topo map scheduled to be published in Hawaii in 2012. US Topo is the next generation of digital topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey. Arranged in the traditional 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known. At the same time, US Topo maps provide modern technical advantages that support wider and faster public distribution and enable basic, on-screen geographic analysis for all users. The historic topographic quadrangle scanning efforts will also be discussed which is an integral part of the US Topo publication process.