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Can You Fold 57,000 Maps and Get Them in Your Glove Box? - It takes more than 57,000 USGS topographic maps at a scale of 1:24,000 (that's about 1 inch per mile) to cover the 48 conterminous United States. This is the only uniform map series that covers the entire area of the United States in considerable detail. The price for these great maps just went up $2, but at $6, it's still a great deal. The USGS today produces more than 80,000 different maps. These include the 7.5-minute series (1:24,000-scale), topographic maps at smaller scales, maps of U.S. possessions and territories and of Antarctica, special maps of national parks and monuments, and geologic and hydrologic maps. The new generation of maps - The National Map - will provide digital access to current, accurate, and nationally consistent data and topographic maps derived from those data. This seamless, continuously maintained set of public domain geographic base information will serve as a foundation for integrating, sharing, and using other data easily and consistently. Learn more at: http://nationalmap.usgs.gov/

Did You Feel the Earth Move? - Did you know that you can help provide information about the extent of shaking and damage from earthquakes in the United States? Check out the following link to "Did you feel it?" and find out how what you tell the USGS may provide specific details about helping your community to better respond to future earthquakes? Learn more at http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/ and be ready th
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10-Sep-2002