Accurate Topographical Map Sites

[I'm Movin' On...]

Does anyone know of a great, free, topo map site. The one I used to use closed down.

If you jave any ideas please tell me I would be most appreciative.

Edited May 17, 2006 by I'm Movin' On...

[+JSWilson64]

You can make your own to put on your Garmin GPSr for free: http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm

Or are you talking about printed maps?

[+Groovy Cachin' Dude!]

Here are some you can try:

http://www.topozone.com/

http://terraserver-usa.com/default.aspx

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/index.html

 

Hope this helps...sorry to hear about Lost Outdoors

[Keystone]

The map tools at Geocachingadmin.com allow you to plot your own multiple waypoints for display on pannable, zoomable topographic maps and satellite imagery (U.S. only).

[gpsvisualizer]

Acme Mapper is very easy to use: http://mapper.acme.com/

 

(It's where I got the code that also enables topographic and aerial backgrounds in GPS Visualizer's map form.)

[AZcachemeister]

May I suggest Maptech?

[MapheadMike]

Topozone is the only website that seems to match LostOutdoors for accuracy, but they don't have photos and you can't choose your print scale with them. From the caches that I test sites with, ALL the others mentioned (this thread and others) are OK for approximating, but not getting a spot exact.

 

A couple of downloadable programs that seem to do OK for accuracy are USAPhotoMaps and ExpertGPS. ExpertGPS is shareware that can be tried free for a month. I really liked their export feature and small marks, but it costs more than I want to pay for this hobby. USAPhotoMaps's export feature is a pain and it won't export the waypoints (you have to manually mark the printed map), but the price can be right.

[RubiconJW]

Give USAPhotoMap a try.. available at: http://www.jdmcox.com

It's a small download.. then you "fill" only the areas you want.

Its source is from terraserver & it keeps the areas you fill on your computer for instant access. At the 4 meter per pixel scale it seamlessly swaps to topo or back to photo. Accepts inputs in D/M/S , DD/MM.MMM , UTM & others.

You can plot waypoints, measure, zoom in to 1 meter per pixel.

Well worth a looksee & its a freebee.

 

JW