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Subject: USGS Map Store Online!
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 08:03:27 -0700
From: Joseph J Kerski <[log in to unmask]>


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Folks:

Last month, when I announced the education map catalog on:

http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/mapcatalog/

I mentioned that this catalog of 200 maps was a supplement to the
soon-to-be released USGS Map Catalog and Store.  That Catalog and Store has
been released and it will be of huge help to educators worldwide.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces the release of the USGS Store,
its online map catalog of ALL its maps, 1 January 2004. The USGS Store will
provide online ordering access to all published products distributed by the
USGS. The catalog is online at http://store.usgs.gov.

The new USGS Store is a full online catalog of products that initially
presents thumbnail images of all 7.5-minute topographic maps along with
larger images of other selected maps. Many of the products will also have
detailed descriptions available. All USGS published products (maps, books,
general interest publications, etc.) will be available from the store.
That means all the planetary maps, geologic maps, water resources maps,
minerals maps, landforms maps, and others of our 55,000 topographic maps
and 20,000 thematic maps, from local to global.  In addition to USGS
products, the Catalog carries the products of other agencies that are
available from the USGS: for example, US Forest Service maps of National
Forests, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) maps of Vietnam and
other countries, historic maps from the Library of Congress, and
land-management maps from the US Bureau of Land Management.

This functionality provides a new method to communicate recent news and
product advertisements of USGS published products. Ordering options enable
users to charge to an account, a project number, or a credit card. The site
also enables customers to check their order status and receive email
confirmations.

The USGS Store will replace Earth Explorer and MapFinder for the searching
and ordering of maps. A notice and a link to the USGS Store will be posted
on both sites to inform users of the change in map ordering. The products
can also be ordered from a network of authorized USGS retailers. A listing
of retailers, by State, is available on the Store and also at:
http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/partners/bpmain.html. For more information
about the USGS and the products it offers, call 303-202-4200, or
1-888-ASK-USGS.

Try it!

Joseph Kerski
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Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D.
Geographer:  Education/GIS
US Geological Survey
Building 810 - Entrance W-5 - Room 3000
Box 25046 - MS 507
Denver CO  80225-0046 USA
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Voice 303-202-4315
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