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USGS National Map

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USGS National Map: place names, structures, roads and airports, boundaries, protected areas, and topo map downloads.

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  • “What does USGS National Map have for the area or asset I'm working on?”
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  • “What does USGS National Map cover, and how fresh is the data?”

About this source

USGS National Map vector services and map catalog. searchPlaceNames = GNIS geographic names (populated places, landforms, stream mouths, crossings, historical points) by name prefix, state, county, bbox, or radius. searchStructures = hospitals, fire and police stations, schools, courthouses, campgrounds, trailheads. searchTransportation = airports, runways, highways, local and 4WD roads, trails, railroads as GeoJSON. getGovernmentUnit = the county, state, place, tribal area, national park/forest, BLM, military, or congressional district at a point. searchProtectedAreas = PAD-US protected and public-access lands with manager, designation, GAP status, acres. searchTopoMaps = US Topo and historical topographic map downloads. No authentication.

Connector ID usgs-national-map

Provenance

PublisherUSGS The National Map
Sourcehttps://carto.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services
API basehttps://carto.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services
Docshttps://www.usgs.gov/programs/national-geospatial-program/national-map

Freshness & coverage

FreshnessFreshness not declared
GeographicUnited States
TemporalNot declared
AuthenticationNo credentials required

› Methods (6)

Technical detail for developers: parameters, pagination, units, and freshness per method.

  • searchPlaceNames

    read

    Retrieve GNIS geographic names by name prefix, state, county, bbox, or radius as GeoJSON.

    Required paramsname or state or county or bbox or latitude and longitude
    Entitiesplace-name
    Paginationoffset (offsetField: offset, limitField: limit)

    featureClass default populated-place; also landform, stream-mouth, crossing.

  • searchStructures

    read

    Retrieve hospitals, fire or police stations, schools, courthouses, campgrounds near a point.

    Required paramsname or bbox or latitude and longitude
    Entitiesstructure
    Paginationoffset (offsetField: offset, limitField: limit)

    type default hospital; see STRUCTURE_TYPES; address, city, zip included.

  • searchTransportation

    read

    Retrieve airports, highways, local and 4WD roads, trails, or railroads in a bbox or radius.

    Required paramsbbox or latitude and longitude
    Entitiestransportation-feature
    Paginationoffset (offsetField: offset, limitField: limit)

    type default airport; line layers need bbox <= 0.5 deg or radius <= 25 mi.

  • getGovernmentUnit

    read

    Retrieve the county, state, place, tribal, federal-land, or congressional unit at a point.

    Required paramslatitudelongitude
    Entitiesgovernment-unit
    Paginationnone

    unit default county (FIPS, population, area); includeGeometry for the polygon.

  • searchProtectedAreas

    read

    Retrieve PAD-US protected and public-access lands by name, bbox, or radius as GeoJSON.

    Required paramsname or bbox or latitude and longitude
    Entitiesprotected-area
    Paginationoffset (offsetField: offset, limitField: limit)

    manager, designation, publicAccess, gapStatus, acres; geometry optional.

  • searchTopoMaps

    read

    Retrieve current US Topo or historical topographic maps for a point or bbox with download links.

    Required paramsbbox or latitude and longitude
    Entitiestopo-map
    Paginationoffset (offsetField: offset, limitField: max)

    historical:true for 1884-2009 quads; GeoPDF/GeoTIFF; max 25 (cap 100).