Now you've got one less excuse not to venture into the wilderness. National Geographic just launched a website that lets you find and print a PDF of any U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) quad map across ...

USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

We have in the past looked at a lot of content provided by the USGS. The USGS is the provider of the data for the ‘earthquakes layer’ in Google Earth. We also looked at some of their future plans, ...

Heading outdoors with a map doesn’t just help to keep you safe – it can help you discover natural features you might otherwise have overlooked or choose the best route to a summit according to your ...

It just got way, way easier to search and browse the US Geological Survey’s collection of historical topographic maps, thanks to a new online map viewer. These maps—more than 178,000 of them—date back ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced that more than 400 new topographic maps are now available for the state of Alaska. The new maps are part of the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Mapping ...

In preparation for a trip to Utah last month, I went purposefully overboard on the procurement of maps. To scout new wilderness I’ll often purchase a few United States Geological Survey (USGS) quad ...

To help make the best decisions to protect communities from earthquakes, new USGS maps display how intense ground shaking could be across the nation. The USGS recently updated its U.S. National ...

With the release of Topo USA 5.0, DeLorme now offers all the automatic route-planning and navigation tools offered in its fine Street Atlas. These features, coupled with the unique capabilities of a ...

A new pair of lunar maps lets you explore the moon without bothering to get off Earth first. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently posted online two moon maps — a photo mosaic and a ...