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From: "Mark A. Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Air Photo & GIS Forum Maps" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 3:10:55 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: A New Generation of USGS Maps


Dear Maps-L,

I haven't read all the help guides and documentation, so this issue is
probably addressed, but when I downloaded a sample quad (which said
Beta) as well as the most recent paper edition (also downloadable,
although I could have pulled it from a drawer) these are hardly
comparable. The Beta e-map is a orthophotomap with pretty skimpy overlay
info compared to the lithographed version (far fewer place names ...
e.g. a rural cemetery I was familiar with wasn't identified by name and
there was no cemetery symbol). No contours.

Mainly just the roads.  I guess they'll be adding other layers, and
maybe have done so in some states.  My sample was in Missouri.

--Mark

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Subject Librarian for Economics, Geology and Geography
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Mark A. Thomas, Map, GIS, & Federal Documents Librarian
Subject Librarian for Economics, Geology and Geography
226 Perkins Library / 919-660-5853 / [log in to unmask]