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ChartTiff Geo Collarless / Seamless USGS Topo Topographic Maps
O40105c2 (Carter Lake, CO)
ChartTiff Original Collarless / Seamless GeoLite
JPEG Format at 125 dpi.

   GeoLite's are created from our Collarless / Seamless Geo's
       No Setting Clipping or Setting a Transparency Layer required.
       Plug compatible with your GIS System.
       ChartTiff Geo's and GeoLite's occupy the exact same geographic area and
          are therefore totally interchangeable.

   ChartTiff GeoLite's are reduced to 125 dpi by proprietary technology
       Retains the original map quality.
       In standard JPEG file format.
       Includes a complementing ESRI "jpgw" world file.
       Includes our Expanded world file "jpr" with additional quad related info:
          map scale, datum, feet / meters and quad name.

Complete coverage of the Continental US, Hawaii and Alaska
     Includes all 1:24,000, 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scale files
     Full Coverage of Alaska in 1:63,360 and 1:250,000 scale files
     250 DPI resolution, 256 color palette


Projection information is selected during Check Out
     Select UTM, State Plane, Latitude / Longitude or Web Mercator Projection
     The projection information applies for complete order]
     If multiple projections are required please submit multiple orders

Standard GeoTiff format enhanced with ChartTiff Extensions
     Plus ESRI "tfw" and MapInfo "tab" files
     Optional JPEG format -- Selectable at Check-Out

User can add Shaded Relief to Original Geo's and DRG's during Check Out

A Original GeoLite or DRG Quad is available as 1 Free Download

ChartTiff Original GeoLites and DRGs are sold by:
Original USGS Topographic Maps ChartTiff Geo Collarless / Seamless USGS Topo Topographic Maps
Normal USGS Topographic Maps With Collars ChartTiff Original Geo's Without Collars
  • A ChartTiff Original GeoLie map is created from the scanned USGS DRG topographic maps.

    The quad is first projected to your requested projection, then cropped to the map extents.  The voided areas of the map are then filled with the necessary adjacent map information to make the map and Tiff file rectangular.

  • All ChartTiff Original GeoLite raster images are geometrically registered at the pixel level from map to map; even from degree to degree.

    All ChartTiff Original GeoLite raster images allow for easy panning from one map to another, without worrying about map overlap and transparency problems associated with other map products.

QUAD Naming Convention

The Quad name format was developed by the USGS and is used to specify the geographic location of a quad map in latitude / longitude coordinates.  For example, for quad name O34119d6, the letter "O" specifies the map scale 1:24,000.  The number 34 specifies base latitude of 34 degrees, and the number 119 specifies base longitude of 119 degrees.

Each 1:24,000 map location is 7.5 minutes by 7.5 minutes; which equates to 8 x 8 = 64 quad locations in a 1 degree by 1 degree square of geographical area.  The 8 rows and 8 columns of quad locations within each square degree are designated by the last 2 letters of the quad name.  In this example (O34119d6), the quad is the fourth row (the letter 'd'), and sixth column (the digit '6').  Rows are designated from 'a' (south-most) to 'h' (north-most), and columns are designated from '1' (east-most) to '8' (west-most).

The 64 quad locations for the example are:

  Latitude 35  

Longitude
120

h8 h7 h6 h5 h4 h3 h2 h1
g8 g7 g6 g5 g4 g3 g2 g1
f8 f7 f6 f5 f4 f3 f2 f1
e8 e7 e6 e5 e4 e3 e2 e1
d8 d7 d6 d5 d4 d3 d2 d1
c8 c7 c6 c5 c4 c3 c2 c1
b8 b7 c6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1
a8 a7 a6 a5 a4 a3 a2 a1

Longitude
119

 

Latitude 34

 


The following table lists the partial degree
values for the bottom (south) edge
of each quad location:

  decimal minutes/seconds
a 0.000 00' 00"
b 0.125 07' 30"
c 0.250 15' 00"
d 0.375 22' 30"
e 0.500 30' 00"
f 0.625 37' 30"
g 0.750 45' 00"
h 0.875 52' 30"

The following table list the partial degree
values for the right (east) edge
of each quad location:

  decimal minutes/seconds
1 0.000 00' 00"
2 0.125 07' 30"
3 0.250 15' 00"
4 0.375 22' 30"
5 0.500 30' 00"
6 0.625 37' 30"
7 0.750 45' 00"
8 0.875 52' 30"

MAP SCALES

ChartTiff maps use the USGS file naming convention, in which the first letter of the file name determines the size and scale of the file:

Letter Scale Width Height Comment
R 1:20,000 7.5 minutes 7.5 minutes  
O 1:24,000 7.5 minutes 7.5 minutes  
P 1:24,000 7.5 minutes 7.5 minutes Orthophoto
L 1:25,000 7.5 minutes 7.5 minutes  
J 1:30,000 7.5 minutes 7.5 minutes  
K 1:25,000 15 minutes 7.5 minutes  
I 1:63,360 20,22.5,30,36
minutes
15 minutes Alaska only
F 1:100,000 1 degree 0.5 degree  
C 1:250,000 2 degrees 1 degree  


The remainder of the file name includes the encoded values of
latitude, longitude, and relative location of the map image.

Note: Most 7.5 x 7.5 minute USGS maps are distributed as O files (1:24,000 scale),
but some are only available as P, L, or K files. 
Therefore, some ChartTiff DRG files are only available  as P, L, or  K files.
ChartTiff Original Geo files (collarless/seamless maps)
are automatically processed into corresponding O files.