25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Version History
This page highlights version history and details the refinements made to the published 25K Recreational Topo Cartographic Specifications.
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1.0 | 1.01 | 1.02 |
2026:
Version 1.02
Published: 2/25/2026
Summary: Conversion of cartographic specification themes to a bullet-list format including Elevation and Land Cover.
Elevation
- Reformatted cartographic specifications to a bullet-list format
Land Cover
- Reformatted cartographic specifications to a bullet-list format
Version 1.01
Published: 2/3/2026
Summary: Public release of a Version History tracking page.
Version History
- New Version History tracking page publicly released for 25K Recreational Topo
Data Sources
- The Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is now being used as the official source of federal lands shown in OnDemand Topo products.
2025:
Version 1.0
Published: 7/29/2025
Summary: Complete set of cartographic specifications for Elevation, Geographic Names, Government Units (Boundaries), Hydrography, Land Cover, Structures, Transportation and Map Symbol Guide published on 9/30/2025 concurrent with product release in the topoBuilder application.
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25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Map Symbol Guide 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Map Symbol Guide
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications Map Symbol Guide.
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications
This page and associated links define the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications including feature symbology and labels. The specifications are organized by data sets and themes listed within.
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Elevation 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Elevation
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications including feature symbology and labels for elevation generated contours and shaded relief.
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Geographic Names 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Geographic Names
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications for natural features, landforms, and populated places.
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Governmental Units 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Governmental Units
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications for Governmental Units including Counties or equivalent, Designated Areas, Federally Managed Lands (Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife), International, Military, National Cemetery, and State boundaries
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Hydrography 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Hydrography
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications for Hydrography including NHDArea, NHDFlowline, NHDLine, NHDPoint, NHDWaterbody, and National Wetland Inventory (NWI).
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Land Cover 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Land Cover
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications including feature symbology and labels for Land Cover including Woodlands.-
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Structures 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Structures
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications for Structures including emergency services, medical services, public services, recreation, and shelters. 
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Transportation 25K Recreational OnDemand Topo Cartographic Specifications - Transportation
25K Recreational OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications for Transportation including Airport, National Trails, Standard Trails, Roads, and Road Shields.