Reviewing a topographic map is usually the starting point
for the planning of any back country trip. A topographic map is your road map to the
outdoors. It provides you information at
a scale that is meaningful and detailed. For years, the US Geologic Survey (USGS) has
been the principal publisher of accurate maps.
Within the last decade we have seen many innovations in mapping products
that include new mapping companies and publishers, software, maps for the GPS, and
“Apps” for the iPhone.
Still, the USGS map remains the standard for back country
navigation (visit the USGS’s site at www.topomaps.usgs.gov.) I’d
also recommend looking at June Fleming’s “Staying Found” or Bjorn Kjellstrom’s
“Be Expert With Map & Compass.” Once
you develop a map foundation you will easily shift to many of the other
products on the market today.
Many publications, videos, and web sites will give you a
complete rundown on the features, symbols and components to a map. This article will discuss a few of the key
features that you should be aware on a 7.5 minute map.
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