Mapping, GIS, & Computer Aided Planning
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| What type of map uses 1:24,000, 1:25,000, 1:50,000, and 1:100,000, 1:250,000? | USGS topographic map
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| What is the only map to cover the entire US in detail? | USGS topographic maps
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| How many USGS topographic maps are there? | 55,000
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| What year was the first USGS map produces? | 1879, same year the agency was established
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| What is a topographical map? | A map that uses contour lines to portray the shape and elevation of the land. Topographic maps render the three-dimensional ups and downs of the terrain on a two-dimensional surface.
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| What information is commonly found on a topographical map? | Both natural and manmade features. Natural features include: mountains, valleys, plains, lakes, rivers, and vegetation. Man made features include roads, boundaries, , transmission lines, and major buildings.
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| What is a soil map? | a map showing the distribution of soil types or other soil mapping units in a relation to the prominent and cultural features of the earth’s surface.
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| What is a soil profile | A cross section of the earth's showing the makeup of the soil layers
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| What federal agency is responsible for maintaing the soil map database? | NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service) division of US Dept of Agricultaru
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| What is a USGS orthophoto | A arial photograph that has been altered in such a way that the lens distortions are removed & so that it may be scaled for mapping purposes
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| What is the scale of a USGS orthophoto? | 1:12,000
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| What is a floodplain map | A map that shows the vulnerability of a flood according to the 100 year flood
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| What agency is responsible for the floodplain map | FEMA
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| What electronic tool was used to gather public information about the WTC proposals? | Electronic town meeting
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