WASHINGTON DC — Hikers, hunters and other outdoor recreationists will be pleased to know that free digital topographic maps are now available online from the U.S. Geological Survey.Here's the ...

Also, if you want to include better topographical contour maps onto Google Earth, there’s a tool which will overlay USGS topographical maps automatically for your current view. You can read ...

SketchUp Tip: Creating 3D contour lines for do-it-yourself topo maps. August 24, 2012. Here’s a great little SketchUp video tutorial from the folks at concept3D, ...

Landscapes built out of sand are “augmented in real time by an elevation color map, topographic contour lines and simulated water,” explains the researchers who developed it at the University ...

The topo lines can also tell you the final elevation, which is helpful when gathering supplies. Nobody likes to start at 5,000 feet elevation and then unknowingly end up at 10,000 feet when you ...

Google Maps now has Terrain View, which enables users to see terrain maps for an area. Terrain view shows the 3D elevation of natural geographic features, such as mountains and canyons. Topographic ...