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USGS Imagery Only Base Map Service from The National Map

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2008
End Date
2016
File Modification Date
2016-09-26 14:20:00

Citation

U.S. Geological Survey, 2016, USGS Imagery Only Base Map Service from The National Map: USGS - National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC).

Summary

USGS Imagery Only is a tile cache base map of orthoimagery in The National Map visible to the 1:18,000 scale. Orthoimagery data are typically high resolution images that combine the visual attributes of an aerial photograph with the spatial accuracy and reliability of a planimetric map. USGS digital orthoimage resolution may vary from 6 inches to 1 meter. In the former resolution, every pixel in an orthoimage covers a six inch square of the earth's surface, while in the latter resolution, one meter square is represented by each pixel. Blue Marble: Next Generation source is displayed at small to medium scales. However, the majority of the imagery service source is from the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) for the conterminous [...]

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USGSImageryOnly.xml
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Purpose

This tile cache base map provides a visualization of the free data that is available for download from The National Map at http://viewer.nationalmap.gov.
Browse graphic showing US representation at small scale.
Browse graphic showing US representation at small scale.

Map

Communities

  • National Geospatial Program
  • The National Map

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Additional Information

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Type Scheme Key
processingUrl https://thor-f5.er.usgs.gov/ngtoc/metadata/waf/services/base_maps/USGSImageryOnly.xml

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