US Topo Maps

US Topo Maps is an advanced outdoor navigation tool designed to enhance your adventure experience in the United States. With this app, you have free access to an extensive range of top-tier maps and aerial imagery, empowering you to effectively plan and navigate your trips. It caters proficiently to various outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, biking, and more, offering a practical solution for both planning and real-time guidance in the wilderness.

The app boasts an impressive selection of over 30 map layers to choose from, featuring USGS National Map Topo, aerial imagery, sea charts, NOAA Nautical RNC Charts, and even specialized data like elevation maps, offering detailed information for meticulous trip planning. Whether you're exploring vast forests with the FSTopo Forest Maps or the urban terrains with OpenStreetMaps, it ensures coverage for every type of environment. Not limited to the US, the platform also includes worldwide basemap layers, enriching its utility for international adventurers.

Users have the power to toggle between different map layers or superimpose them using a transparency tool for customized map comparisons that cater to individual preferences and specific requirements of a journey. Flexibility to add maps from other sources like GeoPDF and GeoTiff is provided, while public land ownership and hydrographic datasets further enrich the available information.

Core features include offline map usage, path measurement, waypoint creation and navigation, route creation and navigation, track recording, and even a tripmaster to keep track of important travel metrics. Users can also import, export, and share GPS data in multiple formats and access overlays such as hill shading, motor vehicle use, and contour lines, enhancing the depth of navigational data.

Additionally, US Topo Maps provides luxurious extras like animated NEXRAD rain radar for weather predictions, customizable data fields, and a dedicated search function for places of interest, ensuring users are well-equipped for any outdoor excursion. Whether seeking adventure or conducting search and rescue operations, it stands as an indispensable tool for outdoor enthusiasts.