U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

(1) Historical Topo Maps(2) US Topo (new maps, layered PDF)(3) National Map(4) 3-D Elevation Program

(e.g., Lidar for the U.P)

Upper Peninsula of Michigan User Group3-22-13Sault Ste. Marie

Charley Hickman

Home page for National Map

http://nationalmap.gov

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(1) Historical USGS Topo Quads• All now online at no charge• From USGS Store

& National Map Viewer

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Historical USGS Topo Quads

• Web page -• http://nationalmap.gov/historical/

• Fact sheet• http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3009/

• Video – 25 minutes• http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/413

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Historic USGS quadrangle scanning

• Scan complete collection of approximately 250,000 USGS quadrangles existing as paper copies, using consistent, high quality specifications

• Provide all editions and all scales matching US Topo release cycle

• All maps will have complete Metadata

• GeoPDF files available for download from USGS Store

1907 Marquette

Michigan’s Oldest MapsPublished 1895 1:62,500

Ned Lake

Passage Island

Perch Lake

Maps per Cell

1:62,500

1:24,000(or 1:25,000)

Number of Maps by Scale

(2) US Topo

Built from National Map data Digital and printable Layered GeoPDF Format Available free on the Web Image base (NAIP) Core feature layers Regular update

A new USGS topographic map product

US Topo• Web page -• http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/

• Fact sheet• http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3108/

• Video – 6 minutes• http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/568

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(3) National MapThe National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other national, state, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the nation.

Local State National • Imagery (aerial photography)• Elevation• Transportation• Hydrography• Structures• Boundaries• Land cover• Geographic names

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The National Map Viewer and Data Access Platform Access to base maps and download services

http://nationalmap.gov

The National Map: Data Themes(USGS emphasis on elevation and hydro)

• Imagery (aerial photography, NAIP, UAIP)• Elevation (NED) (3DEP Lidar)• Transportation• Hydrography (NHD & WBD)• Structures (buildings)• Boundaries (gov & admin)• Land cover (NLCD)• Geographic names (GNIS)

Other types of geographic information can be added within the viewer or brought in with National Map data into a Geographic Information System to create specific types of maps or map views.

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(4) 3-D Elevation Program – 3DEP• Web pages• http://nationalmap.gov/elevation.html• http://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/

• Fact sheets (3DEP, NEEA)• http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3089/• http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3088/

• Video – 5 minutes• http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/567

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NEEA – National Enhanced Elevation Assessment(see section on Michigan)

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U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory

• http://www.csc.noaa.gov/inventory/

Charles Hickman- Geographer - U.S. Geological Survey

National Map Liaison to Ohio, Michigan, and soon Kentucky

6480 Doubletree Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43229 USAchickman@usgs.gov (614) 430-7768

http://liaisons.usgs.gov/geospatial/Michigan/

http://nationalmap.gov Ask USGS Email: ask@usgs.gov,

nationalmap@usgs.govustopo@usgs.gov,

Phone 1-888-ASK-USGS Web http://www.usgs.gov