Immediate Access to USGS Topographic Maps and Aerial Photographs

All 50 States

(Alaska and Hawaii maps are included but no aerial photos)

View, print, customize, save and email as many topo maps and aerial photographs as you want for one full year.

Only $19.95 / year!

MapCard gives you immediate online access to USGS topographic maps and aerial photos. There you can view, print, email, save, and customize as many USGS topo maps and low altitude aerial photos as you want for all of the 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii topographic maps are available but no aerial photos at the present time). You will receive access to all of these maps and photos for only $19.95 per year. That's less than the cost of two paper topo maps or one aerial photo.

With your subscription you can print perfectly matched map / aerial photo pairs that will instantly improve your navigation ability - photos have LOTS of information that is not shown on any map (compare the map/photo pair above). With your subscription you can compile a personal library of maps and photos for all of the places that you work or enjoy the outdoors. Plus our easy-to-use tools allow you to customize the maps and photos with text / symbols, estimate GPS coordinates, mark waypoints, estimate areas / distances and email maps to friends. No wonder MapCard was honored with Backpacker Magazine's Editor's Choice Award for the "Best New Product of 2003."

Backpackers's Own Words about MapCard

"The best one-stop map shop we've seen is as close as your home computer....cheap, fast and easy..... will save you fistfuls of cash, put millions of acres of wilderness at your fingertips and let you quickly annotate your maps with the best online tools we've seen."

The screenshot below shows MapCard's easy-to-use controls. In one click you can switch between aerial photos and topographic maps. Also, note that there are ten different zoom levels for viewing your maps - ranging from a regional view of 1:5,000,000 to a backyard-snooping 1:6,000.

To print a map, just press the "Print this Map" button and a copy of the map that you see on your screen will be sent to your printer. The map and aerial photos at the top of this page are examples of what would be produced by pressing the "Print this Map" button at 1:12,000 scale for the area shown in the screenshot above - printed on 8.5" x 11" paper.

You can also print a matching aerial photo of the same location at the same scale. To do that just change the selection button from "Topo Map" to "Aerial Photo" and press the print button - that's all you need to do.

(Aerial photographs show many important features that do not appear on the USGS maps - and which could be very important to your navigation in the field. All of MapCard's aerial photographs are from the USGS archive and were taken between 1990 and 2002. In many instances they are more recent than any USGS map. Recent aerial photography, precisely matched to the maps, is the most important advantage that MapCard offers over the most popular mapping software. If you use USGS topographic maps without recent aerial photographs then you are in the field with only 1/2 of the tools. How many times you have looked at a map and wished for more information? Photographs show vegetation, fence lines, roads, trails, structures and terrain features that do not appear on any map. Compare the map and photo above and you will see that the information difference is huge. In most areas aerial photographs will instantly improve your ability to navigate.)

MapCard is a great tool for hunting, hiking, fishing, moutain biking, selling real estate and sharing photos of your favorite places by email with friends. Surprise your uncle by emailing him an aerial photo of his farm. Print your brother a map/photo pair of his favorite hunting area. Email your camping partners a map showing where you will meet next weekend.

I have used all of the most popular topographic software for fieldwork and fun and here are the most important advantages that I find in MapCard...

1) aerial photographs matched precisely to the maps

2) costs less than any software and you get all upgrades instantly

3) extremely easy to use - almost like there is nothing to learn

4) the best map printing tool - even puts a scale bar on the maps

5) very easy to share maps with friends by email

6) you can easily save your custom maps for future use

TERMS OF SALE: You will have immediate access to the service as soon as your purchase is completed. There are no postage and handling fees to pay on this transaction. Only $19.95 for all of the maps and aerial photographs that you want for one full year. Purchase your MapCard today!

Immediate Access to USGS Topographic Maps and Aerial Photographs All 50 States

View, print, customize, save and email as many topo maps and aerial photographs as you want for one full year.

Only $19.95 / year!

Immediate Access to USGS Topographic Maps and Aerial Photographs

All 50 States