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Pricing Information: USGS GeoData

USGS GeoData are standard digital geospatial data products that are available either pre-packaged on compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM) or custom ordered on a variety of other media, including 8mm or digital linear tape; CD-recordable (CD-R); digital versatile disc-recordable (DVD-R); and via electronic file transfer (FTP).

Prices for custom products vary based on the selected data and media. Orders for custom products should include the price per file, the unit price, and the handling fee. For more information or for ordering assistance, call 1-888-ASK-USGS.

Some GeoData products can be purchased from USGS Digital Cartographic Business Partners. Contact them directly for their pricing and ordering information. Some GeoData products are available online and can be downloaded for free.

Note: Some of the links below, such as those to an order form, are to Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. To view and print these documents, you must obtain and install the PDF Acrobat® Reader, available at no charge from Adobe Systems, Inc.

Product
Name
File Price
(each)
Unit Price
(tape)
Unit Price
(FTP)
Unit Price
(CD-R)
Unit Price
(DVD-R)
Unit Price
(CD-ROM)
Handling Fee
(mail/FTP)
To
Order
Digital
Elevation
Models
$1 $45 $30 $45     $5 EarthExplorer
or
PDF Order Form
Digital
Line
Graphs
$1 $45 $30 $45     $5 EarthExplorer
or
PDF Order Form
Digital
Orthophoto
Quadrangles
(DOQ's)

3.75 Minute,
black-and-white
$7.50 $45 $30 $45 $60   $5 EarthExplorer
or
PDF Order Form
DOQ's
7.5. Minute,
black-and-white
and
3.75 Minute,
natural color
and color-infrared
$15 $45 $30 $45 $60   $5 EarthExplorer
or
PDF Order Form
DOQ's
County-Based,
JPEG-compressed
      $32
+
$10
each
additional
disc
 
$32
+
$10
each
additional
disc
$5 EarthExplorer
Digital
Raster
Graphics
$1 $45 $30 $45 $60   $5 EarthExplorer
or
PDF Order Form
Geographic Names Information System free download             Download Only
National
Elevation
Dataset
$60.00 per DVD

$32.00 per CD

free download1
    $45 per order $60 per order $322 $5 EarthExplorer
or
Seamless Data Distribution System
National
Hydrography
Dataset
free download             Extract from NHD Viewer
National Land
Cover Dataset
(NLCD)
free download             Seamless Data Distribution System

1Available for areas up to 30 square degrees latitude/longitude (in 100 mb files).

2NED 30m Pre-Defined Areas