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Upping the Interval

The hypsometric contour interval on the classic USGS quadrangle maps is 40 feet.  Although it’s not a nice round number, I think it looks fantastic at that scale.  It’s good at representing many different terrain types.  Which is why USGS contours have become a bit of a standard for many GIS and cartographic applications. But […]

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