topic Re: USGS historic topo data / map app in ArcGIS Online Questions

USGS historic topo data / map app

JonJablonski — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:55:10 GMT

I'm interested in accessing and re-using the content in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer (http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/) Esri press releases say the source for the map app would be available in github (http://www.esri.com/esri-news/releases/14-3qtr/new-york-to-la-history-of-americas-maps-in-one-app) but I can find it. Does anyone have a link to that repo? Any advice on re-mixing the historic topos other than by dissecting the app?

Re: USGS historic topo data / map app

KellyGerrow — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:28:53 GMT

Hi Jon,

The link to the application github repo can be found here. You can find more historical map content in the Living Atlas at this link.http://doc.arcgis.com/en/living-atlas/#s=0&n=0&d=1&col=la-historical-maps:1&fs=0&fn=30&npp=0&subCat=0&md=la-historical-maps:1

Cheers,

Kelly

Re: USGS historic topo data / map app

JonJablonski — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:14:44 GMT

Ok--this is close. I have the app and am looking to hack on it.

But right now I really have a need to connect to the service from Desktop (we have some very old aerial photos to georeference and know that there are useful features on the old maps).

Please someone: save us from having to georeference topo maps that that someone else already has.

Re: USGS historic topo data / map app

AlicePence — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:39:24 GMT

Not sure if this site has a lot of historical topo maps but it has at least rest services end points: The National Map - Service Endpoints.

Re: USGS historic topo data / map app

LeeBrinton — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:08:30 GMT

The historical topo service is actually a service that is available through an ArcGIS Online for Organizational account. Meaning its a premium service, similar to the demographic info we can use to enrich vector data in ArcGIS Online.

If you have an ArcGIS Online Org account you should be able to dig the end point up and use it to georeference your imagery.