-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Re: USGS US Topo Printing Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:20:00 -0400 From: March, Greg <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> References: A<[log in to unmask]> Hello Everyone, Ok, we figured out the problem with printing. We did a Print setup first, then printed the map using custom dimensions. The scale seems to be ok now, but there still seems to be something funny going on with the UTM grid. The easting grid ticks look ok, but the northing grid is off by about 200 meters for the following quads we tested: Lexington West, KY Olmstead, ILL/KY Wolf Creek Dam, KY -Greg Gregory H. March Assistant Professor, Map/GIS Librarian University of Tennessee Map Services G21A Hodges Library Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-3878 (phone) 865-974-3925 (fax) [log in to unmask] http://www.lib.utk.edu/people/march.html -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:40 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: USGS US Topo Printing -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: USGS US Topo Printing Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:31:11 -0400 From: March, Greg <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Hi Everyone, I think the reason for the difference in accuracy between maps is explained here at this link http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/about.html where it says: The quality and accuracy of an individual US Topo map depends on The National Map data used to make it. The file format is a georereferenced GeoPDF(r). US Topo users can interact with map features using free PC-compatible software. The map files are available, at no cost, for digital download from the USGS Store. Draft Standard: US Topo - Version 0.5.10 (November 2009) Draft Standard: "Digital Map - Beta" - Version 0.0.25 (July 2009) -Greg -----Original Message----- From: March, Greg Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:19 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: USGS US Topo Printing Hello All, Please forgive the typo at the end of the last bullet "We measured". Some additional things we noticed: When we measured both the Wolf Creek Dam and Lexington West quads, the 2010 US Topo coverage area is wider and longer than the older USGS topo maps, and the grid and scales don't match. This is really strange. -Greg Gregory H. March Assistant Professor, Map/GIS Librarian University of Tennessee Map Services G21A Hodges Library Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-3878 (phone) 865-974-3925 (fax) [log in to unmask] http://www.lib.utk.edu/people/march.html -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:43 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: USGS US Topo Printing -------- Original Message -------- Subject: USGS US Topo Printing Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:03:47 -0400 From: March, Greg <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Hello, Has anyone tried to print 2010 US Topo PDF's using Adobe Reader? We tried printing Wolf Creek Dam, KY and Lexington West. KY. We noticed the following when printing on our HP wide format plotter: - With all of the layers turned on, the map looks nice, but the ortho image seams to drown out the contour lines. - With the ortho image turned off, the map prints nice, but there is no building layer or shaded layers available to show wooded areas, populated areas, and road layers are labeled very little in the populated areas. - The map prints larger than an original paper map even after we set the print size to the size of the exact map dimensions. For example, we set the print size to 29.00 x 22.75. but it still printed a map 33.11 x 23.39. We measured Has anyone had the same problem or noticed any of these things? Thanks, -Greg Gregory H. March Assistant Professor, Map/GIS Librarian University of Tennessee Map Services G21A Hodges Library Knoxville, TN 37996 865-974-3878 (phone) 865-974-3925 (fax) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.lib.utk.edu/people/march.html