Pitkin County government has recently made available a series of topographic maps that boast contours intervals of only two feet — making them about as detailed as those types of maps can be.

Wilderness navigators and map lovers from all walks will revel in the U.S. Geological Survey’s entry into the digital era. New digital maps from U.S. Topo are designed to look, feel and perform like ...

Google has announced a new feature to the terrain relief maps they added last November to Google Maps. Now when you zoom in closer, the terrain shows contour lines to give you an even better feel for ...

For outdoor lovers, no map is more iconic – or useful – than a USGS topo map. While the concentric, sepia lassos of elevation are the maps’ visual signature, their real power is the cross-referenced ...

Going for a hike this fall? The U.S. Geological Survey has free maps that might come in handy. The public topoBuilder app is now offering custom maps made free with their 25K Recreational Topo layer.

An instrument aboard the Terra satellite has generated the most complete digital topographic map of the Earth ever made, covering 99% of the planet The most complete digital topographic map of the ...

At UC Davis, a high-tech sandbox offers a preview of what to expect in the classroom of the future, where learning happens in all dimensions. The hands-on exhibit, known as AR Sandbox, combines a real ...

Geografiska Annaler. Series A, Physical Geography, Vol. 81, No. 4, Methods of Mass Balance Measurements and Modelling (1999), pp. 467-476 (10 pages) Storbreen glacier is situated in the western part ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old ...