Libre Map Project
Today we want to address a topic that has become very relevant today: Libre Map Project. Whether we are talking about the importance of Libre Map Project in today's society, its impact on people's lives, or even its relevance in history, this is a topic that never ceases to arouse interest. From its origins to its impact on daily life, Libre Map Project has been the subject of debate and reflection. In this article, we will explore different facets of Libre Map Project to understand its true scope and meaning in our lives.
The Libre Map Project was an online collection of all digital USGS 1:24K scale topographic maps (as well as various other GIS data) covering the United States, available as a free download.
History
The Libre Map Project was started by Jared Benedict and around 100 additional individuals contributing money to purchase (or "liberate") a full set of 1:24K scale USGS topographic maps in Digital raster graphic form.[1] The map files were then hosted by archive.org to ensure the map data will continue to be freely available to everyone indefinitely.[2]
56,000 maps in digital raster graphic form were acquired on DVDs for $1600 to make the data available.[3] Additional data made available through the project includes SVG boundary files for every US state, Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (Tiger)/Line 2003 vector map data, and the USGS GeoNames database.
Based on the archive of the website on the Wayback Machine, the project closed in October 2017[4].
See also
References
- ^ "USGS Maps: Free Image: Borrow and Streaming - Internet Archive". archive.org. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "the future is yesterday » Libre Map Project update". 2007-02-22. Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Libre Map Project: Free the Maps!". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Libre Map Project". Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2017. Retrieved 14 Nov 2025.
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