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USGS Mapping Science Software


The USGS maintains a collection of public-domain software developed by or for the USGS, including cartographic, map production and revision, geospatial metadata, and mapping products access applications.

Although these programs have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy and functioning of the programs and related program material nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection herewith.

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USGS Data Viewer

dlgv32 icon dlgview32. Free Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP software for viewing a variety of USGS digital cartographic data, including digital line graphs (DLG), digital raster graphics (DRG), and a variety of vector, image, and elevation data, including several types of SDTS data.

Topographic Mapping Applications

Cartographic Applications software
USGS-developed computer software for solving geometronic problems in surveying, geodesy, remote sensing, and photogrammetry.
Aero-Triangulation System software
A collection of Fortran and C programs, UNIX shell scripts, and text files used to perform image coordinate refinement, block adjustment, statistical reporting, and plotting.
RevPG (Revision and Product Generation software)
RevPG is a collection of ARC/INFO Arc Macro Language (AML) programs, C routines, shell scripts, and interface menus that support the revision of digital line graph (DLG) data with ARC/INFO.
Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) Support software
The USGS has developed several software tools to assist programmers with implementing SDTS.
USGS GeoData software
USGS and non-USGS public domain software that can be used to display or manipulate USGS digital data.

Geologic Mapping Applications

GSMCAD
A Windows program for the preparation of geologic maps.
ALACARTE
ALACARTE offers a convenient way to compile geologic maps in the computer as spatial databases that can be used to prepare both cartographic images and analytic derivatives.

Water Resources Applications

Water Resources Applications software
A collection of programs and utilities that are used in research and hydrologic studies to determine the quantity, quality, and location of water resources in the United States.

Digital Geospatial Metadata Creation and Validation Software

Metadata Tools
Metadata is information that characterizes data and is used to provide documentation for data products.

Non-specific data handling utilities

Tools and Utilities
A set of utilities and programs applicable to a variety of uses.
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