USGS Historical Quadrangle in GeoPDF. The USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (HTMC) is scanning all scales and all editions of topographic maps published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since the inception of the topographic mapping program in 1884.

The ArcGIS Online US Geological Survey (USGS) topographic map collection now contains over 177,000 historical quadrangle maps dating from 1882 to 2006. The USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer app brings these maps to life through an interface that guides users through the steps for exploring the map collection:

Finding the maps of interest is simple. Users can see a footprint of the map in the map view before they decide to add it to the display, and thumbnails of the maps are shown in pop-ups on the timeline. The timeline also helps users find maps because they can zoom and pan, and maps at select scales can be turned on or off by using the legend boxes to the left of the timeline. Once maps have been added to the display, users can reorder them by dragging them. Users can also download maps as zipped GeoTIFF images. Users can also share the current state of the app through a hyperlink or social media. This ArcWatch article guides you through each of these steps: https://www.esri.com/esri-news/arcwatch/1014/envisioning-the-past.

From https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/national-geospatial-program/national-map :"The National Map is a suite of products and services that provide access to base geospatial information to describe the landscape of the United States and its territories. The National Map embodies 11 primary products and services and numerous applications and ancillary services. The National Map supports data download, digital and print versions of topographic maps, geospatial data services, and online viewing. Customers can use geospatial data and maps to enhance their recreational experience, make life-saving decisions, support scientific missions, and for countless other activities. Nationally consistent geospatial data from The National Map enable better policy and land management decisions and the effective enforcement of regulatory responsibilities. The National Map is easily accessible for display on the Web through such products as topographic maps and services and as downloadable data. The geographic information available from The National Map includes boundaries, elevation, geographic names, hydrography, land cover, orthoimagery, structures, and transportation. The majority of The National Map effort is devoted to acquiring and integrating medium-scale (nominally 1:24,000 scale) geospatial data for the eight base layers from a variety of sources and providing access to theresulting seamless coverages of geospatial data. The National Map also serves as the source of base mapping information for derived cartographic products, including 1:24,000 scale US Topo maps and georeferenced digital files of scanned historic topographic maps. Data sets and products from The National Map are intended for use by government, industry, and academia—focusing on geographic information system (GIS) users—as well as the public, especially in support of recreation activities. Other types of georeferenced or mapping information can be added within The National Map Viewer or brought in with The National Map data into a GIS to create specific types of maps or map views and (or) to perform modeling or analyses."

There are a variety of resources available via The National Map homepage, such as static maps, interactive map viewers, and geospatial data. Some of these maps and apps include, the National Map Viewer, the 3D Elevation Program, the National Hydrography Dataset and Hydrography Viewer, the Historical Topographic Map and the US Topo. Via The National Map, historical topographic maps are available to search and download via a variety of options. The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) provides information about, and access to elevation data meeting the 3DEP guidelines. Users can also access and view the National Hydrography Dataset via the Hydrography viewer; this is similar to the National Map Viewer, however the basemap is based on HUC watersheds. Using the National Map Viewer, users can search for, access and download current 7.5 minute US Topos for the entire country; users can also explore and view other data for their area of interest. Below, find links to the different The National Map resources that were described above. The National Map also provides access to other data and viewers, such as the National Land Cover Database, and The National Map Corps.

The National Map provides core geographic data about the United States and its territories. The National Map supports data download, digital and print versions of topographic maps, geospatial data services, and online viewing. Data include: Elevation, Orthoimagery, Hydrography, Geographic Names, Boundaries, Transportation, Structures, and Land Cover, while products include: US Topo and Historical Topo Maps. The National Map Viewer also allows visualization and identification queries (but not downloads) of Other Featured Data, to include Scanned Topo Maps, Ecosystems, Protected Areas, Gap Analysis Program Land Cover, Wetlands, Public Land Survey System, and National Park Service Boundaries. Also included is a Natural Hazards panel to view hazards-related information, such as for earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and weather, along with the U.S. National Grid for emergency response.

The Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network contains geographic materials connected to the history of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the City of Philadelphia. The available resources include aerial photographs, city directories, atlases, surveys, property maps, topographical maps, and transportation maps. An interactive map viewer enables users to view layers of historic maps at various transparencies in conjunction with a current streets overlay. The historic maps in the map viewer are available as tile services for appropriate projects - contact the project for further information.

The Historical Map and Chart Collection of the Office of Coast Survey contains over 35000 historical maps and charts from the mid 1700s up through the 2020s, including the final cancelled editions of NOAA's raster charts. These images are available for viewing or download through the image catalog at https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/. The Collection includes some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, bathymetric maps, annual reports, coast pilots, geodetic surveys, city plans, and Civil War battle maps. The Collection is a rich primary historical archive and a testament to the artistry of copper plate engraving technology of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Notable offerings include maps of Vancouver's explorations, the "Wilkes Atlas" of the U.S. Whistler's Anacapa Island chart, an extensive Civil War collection, a large scale topographic series of Washington, D.C., city plans, the reengraving of the famous 1792 L'Enfant and Ellicott plan for Washington D.C., and many artistic perspective sketches that were once an integral part of hydrographic surveys and published charts.

December 1995, June 2001

The TopoMapViewer is a free, responsive web application that allows you to view NGI's standard topographic maps. In our viewer you can access the following layers: the CartoWeb.be 'TOPO' layer, as well as the 'OVERLAY' layer with the orthophotos as background; the layers 'Top50Map', 'Landcover100Map' and 'Top250Map' (all coming from the TopoMaps WMS), as well as a layer containing the old topographic maps at scale 1:10 000. The latter will be replaced by the layer 'Top25Map' once the entire Belgian territory is covered; an orthophoto layer from the Orthophoto WMS. Of these layers you can retrieve legends (if applicable), there are always links to more information and the underlying metadata is also available. User-friendliness and simplicity are key to making the TopoMapViewer as accessible as possible for any type of device. As a user, you can always take distance measurements, share the map image with others or save a print version as a PDF.

The Historical Map and Chart Collection of the Office of Coast Survey contains over 20000 historical maps and charts from the mid 1700s through the late 1900s. These images are available for viewing or download through the image catalog at http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/csdl/ctp/abstract.htmThe Collection includes some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys, city plans and Civil War battle maps. The Collection is a rich primary historical archive and a testament to the artistry of copper plate engraving technology of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Notable offerings include maps of Vancouver's explorations, the "Wilkes Atlas" of the U.S. Whistler's Anacapa Island chart, an extensive Civil War collection, a large scale topographic series of Washington, D.C., city plans, the reengraving of the famous 1792 L'Enfant and Ellicott plan for Washington D.C., and many artistic perspective sketches that were once an integral part of hydrographic surveys and published charts.

This group of maps, which includes the CanMatrix and CanTopo collections, is now a legacy product that is no longer maintained. It may not meet current government standards. Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) topographic raster maps provide a representation of the topographic phenomena of the Canadian landmass. Several editions of paper maps have been produced over time in order to offer improved products compared to their predecessors in terms of quality and the most up to date information possible. The georeferenced maps can be used in a Geographic Information System (GIS). In all cases, they accurately represent the topographical data available for the date indicated (validity date). The combination of CanMatrix and CanTopo data provides complete national coverage. • CanMatrix - Print Ready: Raster maps produced by scanning topographic maps at scales from 1:25 000 to 1:1 000 000. This product is not georeferenced. Validity dates: 1944 to 2005 (1980 on average). Available formats: PDF and TIFF • CanMatrix - Georeferenced: Raster maps produced by scanning topographic maps at scales of 1:50 000 and 1:250 000. These maps are georeferenced according to the 1983 North American Reference System (NAD 83). Validity dates: 1944 to 2005 (1980 on average). Available format: GeoTIFF • CanTopo: Digital raster maps produced mainly from the GeoBase initiative, NRCan digital topographic data, and other sources. Approximately 2,234 datasets (maps) at scale of 1:50 000, primarily covering northern Canada, are available. CanTopo datasets in GeoPDF and GeoTIFF format are georeferenced according to the 1983 North American Reference System (NAD 83). Validity dates: 1946 to 2012 (2007 on average). Available formats: PDF, GeoPDF, TIFF and GeoTIFF

Land and Property Information (LPI’s) Cached map service is a rasterised topographic maps covering NSW. This service contains the current standard Topographic maps from the 1:100,000; 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 series. Where coverage exists at multiple scales the largest scale map is displayed. It compromises the “collars off” tiff images for the current (1:100000, 1:50000 and 1:25000) Topo maps, and replaces the old “Topographic maps (Current Series)” shown in the old six viewer. Land and Property Information (LPI’s) Cached map service is a rasterised topographic maps covering NSW. This service contains the current standard Topographic maps from the 1:100,000; 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 series. Where coverage exists at multiple scales the largest scale map is displayed. It compromises the “collars off” tiff images for the current (1:100000, 1:50000 and 1:25000) Topo maps, and replaces the old “Topographic maps (Current Series)” shown in the old six viewer.

This submission includes publicly available data extracted in its original form. Please reference the Related Publication listed here for source and citation information If you have questions about the underlying data stored here, please contact Ben Galdi (ben.galdi@noaa.gov). If you have questions or recommendations related to this metadata entry and extracted data, please contact the CAFE Data Management team at: climatecafe@bu.edu. The Historical Map and Chart Collection of the Office of Coast Survey contains over 35000 historical maps and charts from the mid 1700s up through the 2020s, including the final cancelled editions of NOAA's raster charts. These images are available for viewing or download through the image catalog at https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/. The Collection includes some of the nation's earliest nautical charts, hydrographic surveys, topographic surveys, bathymetric maps, annual reports, coast pilots, geodetic surveys, city plans, and Civil War battle maps. The Collection is a rich primary historical archive and a testament to the artistry of copper plate engraving technology of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Notable offerings include maps of Vancouver's explorations, the "Wilkes Atlas" of the U.S. Whistler's Anacapa Island chart, an extensive Civil War collection, a large scale topographic series of Washington, D.C., city plans, the reengraving of the famous 1792 L'Enfant and Ellicott plan for Washington D.C., and many artistic perspective sketches that were once an integral part of hydrographic surveys and published charts. [Quote from https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39977]

Georeferenced (to WGS1984) and cropped set of about 820 historic maps of Burma at a scale of 1 inch per mile (63,360) covering about 75% of the country. Those topographic maps, originally produced and published by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India between 1899 and 1946, have been scanned and shared with the public as part of the "Old Survey Of India Maps” Community under a CC BY 4.0 International Licence. Many of these maps are reprints of earlier maps produced before the war. Most mapsheets are early editions (edition 1 or edition 2).

Each of the 820 map sheet scans was georeferenced using the Latitude-Longitude corner coordinates in Everest 1830 projection. Those map sheets were cropped, keeping only the map area - to allow a seamless mosaic without the mapframe overlapping adjacent map sheets when several map sheets are put together in a GIS. Those cropped map sheets were projected from Everest 1830 to WGS1984 (EPSG4326) - standard GPS - projection to make them easier to use and combine with other GIS data.

Those map sheets can be loaded directly in any GIS such as QGIS or ESRI ArcGIS as well as Google Earth.

• The mm_OI_JBv2024 folder contains the cropped end georeferenced map sheets in jpg-format as well as accompagning georeference and metadata incl.
  
  • The mm_OI_JBv2024_kmlLinks contains kml files to easily load the mapsheets into Google Earth
  • The mm_historicOI_EPSG4326.gdb contains an ESRI mosaic dataset to easily load all mapsheets into ArcGIS
• The mm_OI_JBv2024_scanMaps folder contains the uncropped original map scans (renamed though) in jpg-format.
• The mm_topoOI_JBv7_masterlist.xlsx is a masterlist cataloguing all map sheets for easier use and matching them with the original source files as shared as part of the "Old Survey Of India Maps" (e.g. to identify new mapsheets should new maps be released)
• The indexMaps folder contains small scale index maps to locate the map sheets using their map sheet Grid-Letter-nomenclature

All georeferenced map scans are based on maps shared by John Brown via Zenodo

• https://zenodo.org/records/8040798 (63k Maps of Burma, version 7, Published June 14, 2023)
• https://zenodo.org/records/10463372 (63k Maps of Burma--additional 1--20240105, version 1, Published January 5, 2024)

The file naming convention is to first give the number of the 4 degree x 4 degree block followed by the letter (A to P) of the sixteen 1 degree x 1 degree blocks in each 4 degree block eg. 38 D, and this is followed by a number from 1 to 16 to indicate the number of the map in the 1 degree block.

This Number Letter Number designation is followed by the map series type either OI (contains a LCC grid) or OILatLon (only has a Lat-Lon grid), followed by the edition and year of the edition, followed by the date of publication/print. If the information is not available an "X" (for edition) or "0000" (for an unknown year) is used. A best-guess approach was used if the edition and print year and version information was ambiguous.

The files as shared via the "Old Survey Of India Maps" have been renamed to standardize the file naming, sometimes correcting them and to make them unique in the case several editions of the same map sheet were available.

A topographical index produced by the Survey of India is provided to assist the viewer in selecting a particular map of interest.

This dataset provides a modified version of the previously published Lake Powell topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM; Poppenga and others, 2020). The original TBDEM is comprised of four source datasets: (1) a 2017 1-meter multibeam bathymetric survey; (2) a 2018 topographic light detection and ranging (lidar) derived digital elevation model (DEM); (3) a historical topographic DEM that was interpolated from contours maps created in 1947 and 1959; and (4) interpolated topography where gaps existed in the bathymetric and lidar data or where historical data were not suitable (Poppenga and others, 2020). For this data release, two corrections were made to the TBDEM to address errors associated with the historic DEM and interpolated topography across data gaps: (1) filled in selected gaps of the TBDEM dataset that were corrected with the historic DEM but have since been filled with sediment; and (2) spliced alternate topographic data sources instead of the hydro-flattened ele ...

This data was collected by the Geological Survey Ireland, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Discovery Programme, the Heritage Council, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, New York University, the Office of Public Works and Westmeath County Council. All data formats are provided as GeoTIFF rasters but are at different resolutions. Data resolution varies depending on survey requirements. Resolutions for each organisation are as follows: GSI – 1m DCHG/DP/HC - 0.13m, 0.14m, 1m NY – 1m TII – 2m OPW – 2m WMCC - 0.25m Both a DTM and DSM are raster data. Raster data is another name for gridded data. Raster data stores information in pixels (grid cells). Each raster grid makes up a matrix of cells (or pixels) organised into rows and columns. The grid cell size varies depending on the organisation that collected it. GSI data has a grid cell size of 1 meter by 1 meter. This means that each cell (pixel) represents an area of 1 meter squared.

Before the advent of satellite imagery, aerial photography captured from planes offered a way to systematically document land information. The Australian Survey Corps and Royal Australian Air Force flew photography to produce topographic maps. Geoscience Australia’s predecessor organisations, such as the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG), and the Division of National Mapping, also undertook aerial photography campaigns. Through these campaigns, every part of Australia and its external territories was imaged at some point, and often repeatedly. Our collection dates back to the 1920s, with coverage across our diverse country and neighbouring region. Discover historical aerial photos through a user-friendly interface that provides straightforward access to the digitised photos and metadata. Key featuresInteractive map: Zoom and pan in the interactive map to explore historical aerial photos. Photo details: Click on any photo point to obtain details of that photo, as well as a link to the full-resolution scanned frame or lower resolution preview image (if digitised). Flight line details: Click on any flight line to obtains details of that run, including frame numbers captured. User-friendly interface: Designed for users of all levels, this app provides a streamlined and intuitive experience for exploring historical aerial photos. CurrencyModification frequency: Data updated periodically, as more films are digitised.ContactGeoscience Australia, aerialphotography@ga.gov.auChangelogVersion 1.0.0 (25-07-2024) Map configured with the following layers:  Photo centres Flight lines Photo point cluster 4km, 6km, 8km, 10km, 12km, 14km hexagon aggregates. 250k AUSTopo map index 4 Mile military map index 1 Mile military map index ArcGIS Experience Builder app created using the following widgets/windows: Fixed window (splash screen) Point cluster legend Scanned/not scanned photo centre and flight line legend Links to HAP survey and GA aerial photography email address

Fixed window (user guide) Configured with card and column widgets to display six views of instructions with accompanying screenshots

Fixed window (about our historical aerial photo collection)

Configured with card and column widgets to display information about the collection.

Query Widget, configured to search photos

Date search

Digitisation status search (scanned, not scanned or both)

Film type search (B&W, B&W infrared, colour, colour infrared, infrared, unknown)

Film number search

Spatial filter (current map extent, full map extent or drawn polygon/rectangle)

Query Widget, configured to search flight lines

Date search

Digitisation status search (scanned, not scanned or both)

Film number search

Spatial filter (current map extent, full map extent or drawn polygon/rectangle)

Add Data Widget

Configured for users to add data from AGOL, Living Atlas, DAA curated collection, URLs and local drives.

Coordinates Widget

WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere

Map Layers Widget

Toggle on/off

Basemap widget displaying the Basemap Gallery

Configured to open on Dark Gray Canvas

Address or place search bar

Configured to use the HAP locator view which only returns relevant places or addresses.

Analysis of historical maps and Landsat imagery suggests coastal glaciers in the western Prince William Sound have retreated since the end of the Little Ice Age, with a period of accelerated retreat after 2004/06. I develop a multi-temporal inventory of 43 glaciers based on historical field observations, topographic maps, and Landsat imagery. Area and length measurements are derived from digitized outlines, and center lines calculated using a semi-automatic, geographic information system-based algorithm. Land-based glaciers retreated at a rate of 22 m a-1 from ~1950 to 2004/06 and peaked to 48 m a-1 after 2004/06. From ~1950 to 2018, the total area of land-based glaciers decreased by 228 km2, with 36% of the glacier loss occurring after 2004/06. Tidewater glaciers reacted asynchronously compared to land-based glaciers, with differing rates of area and length loss. Evaluation of climate trends indicates increasing temperatures and decreasing winter precipitation in the study area.

Historical topographic maps of the study area provide the spatial data needed to extend glacier length change and area chronologies to the 1950s. The 21 maps I obtained for this study are available for download in a georeferenced format from the USGS (https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#4/40.00/-100.00), allowing for use in geographical information systems (GIS) without further processing. The maps span 1951-1960 and are produced at the 1:63,360 scale from aerial photographs acquired from 1948-1957. I access Landsat images from an online service portal (ESRI, 2019). The images are georeferenced and orthorectified by USGS, allowing for direct integration into GIS. The images, at 30-60 m resolution, provide the spatial data for the repeat measurement of glacier outlines spanning 1973-2018. Previous studies provided Little Ice Age maximums for eight of the land-based glaciers analyzed in this study (Barclay et al., 2003; Wiles et al., 1999).

I manually digitize outlines from historical maps, topographic maps, and Landsat images for glaciers 10 km2 or larger. Each study glacier is identified by a project identification number; Global Land Ice Measurements (GLIMS) and Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) identification numbers; and glacier name, if available. I manually digitize and adjust glacier boundaries based on the interpretation of 1950/57 topographic maps and Landsat images acquired in 1973/75, 1986, 1994, 2004/06, and 2018. Glacier length changes are measured from the intersection of the center line with each glacier terminus. I repeat measurements for 1950/57 topographic maps and the Landsat images acquired in 1973/75, 1986, 1994, 2004/06, and 2018, resulting in a glacier length change chronology for each glacier. For a subset of eight glaciers, I measure length changes to the digitized LIA maximum terminus positions identified in previous studies.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Aerial Photography data set includes over 2.5 million film transparencies. Beginning in 1937, photographs were acquired for mapping purposes at different altitudes using various focal lengths and film types. The resultant black-and-white photographs contain less than 5 percent cloud cover and were acquired under rigid quality control and project specifications (e.g., stereo coverage, continuous area coverage of map or administrative units). Prior to the initiation of the National High Altitude Photography (NHAP) program in 1980, the USGS photography collection was one of the major sources of aerial photographs used for mapping the United States. Since 1980, the USGS has acquired photographs over project areas that require photographs at a larger scale than the photographs in the NHAP and National Aerial Photography Program collections.

National Pipeline Mapping System: https://pvnpms.phmsa.dot.gov/PublicViewer/TC Energy PDF Map: https://www.tcenergy.com/siteassets/pdfs/natural-gas/gtnxp/tce-gas-transmission-northwest-xpress-map.pdfCompressor data HIFLD (https://ft.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d910e5aca7434d19899b1e5a05234051)USGS Topo Maps: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#4/40.00/-100.00Aerial Imagery:Historical - Google Earth Pro (using the time slider to check for ground scars over the years)Bing Satellite Imagery QGIS Plugin