• The gold standard in base maps: Most map-minded people are familiar with…

• The gold standard in base maps: Most map-minded people are familiar with USGS topographic maps. They provide a trusted and pleasing backdrop for any project, including your ArcGIS projects.
• Access to complete U.S. coverage, packaged by state or region: State Series data sets are sold on CD-ROMs. Each set includes complete 1:24,000 and 1:100,000-scale USGS maps (except AK).
• Crisp image resolution: Each map is hand-scanned in a process that results in crisp, color-corrected images stored in millions of colors. The result is a map that is very pleasing to look at and can produce presentation-quality prints and output.
• Grayscale hillshading: Toggles on and off to provide realistic topographic map images.

Spatial Accuracy
The maps, DEMs, and hillshading merge together in one seamless geodetic framework with few visible boundary lines. The result is a spatially accurate data layer for one or many maps that will overlay other data sets smoothly. The maps are projected on the fly to match the dataframe properties found in the first data layer.