[pct-l] Printing Halfmile maps in color

[PNW Hiker]

Here's another link from the USGS/ It has a nice map locator, but the
downloads are in pdf format/

http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/%28xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=%24ROOT%29/.do

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Postholer <public at postholer.com> wrote:

>  Excellent!
>
> Thanks for doing the foot work on this. I had no idea!
>
> "Universal Access to Human Knowledge", ya gotta like that!
>
> -postholer
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* PNW Hiker <pnw.hiker at gmail.com>
> *To:* Postholer <public at postholer.com>
> *Cc:* pct-l at backcountry.net
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:01 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [pct-l] Printing Halfmile maps in color
>
> Here's a source for USGS DRG's
> http://www.archive.org/details/maps_usgs
> they are copyright free and you can do whatever you want with them.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Postholer <public at postholer.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Gary,
>>
>> > simply charge for the printing costs with no extra 'profit' that I'm
>> > probably *not* violating the terms of the NatGeo license
>>
>> If  mass 'non-profit' digital maps are forbidden on the web, it would
>> probably be true for printed maps as well, just a different media.
>>
>> It would really be great to have that data available!
>>
>> -postholer
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Wright" <gwtmp01 at mac.com>
>> To: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
>> Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Printing Halfmile maps in color
>>
>>
>> >
>>  > On Jan 7, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Postholer wrote:
>> >> If I had access to royality free topo maps I would have published a
>> >> couple
>> >> years ago through lulu.com with the proceeds going to the PCTA.
>> >
>> > I looked at the TOPO license, which is restrictive as you describe
>> > regarding digital distribution.  What isn't clear to me is if the costs
>> > for hardcopy reproduction can be passed along without violating the
>> > 'non-commercial, freely distributed' clause in the contract and/or if
>> the
>> > license is transferrable (i.e. can the recipient of a hardcopy made by
>> the
>> > owner of the TOPO software make and freely distribute additional
>> copies?).
>> >
>> > My gut says that if I buy TOPO software, make multiple hardcopy copies
>> of
>> > the map and simply charge for the printing costs with no extra 'profit'
>> > that I'm probably *not* violating the terms of the NatGeo license but
>> that
>> > is just my non-lawyer gut speaking and only applies to the owner of the
>> > TOPO software and to hardcopy (not digital) distribution.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Gary Wright (Radar)
>> >
>> >
>>
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