| Abstract: | EXPLANATION
The data contained in this publication include scanned, geographically referenced digital raster graphics (DRGs) of Soviet 1:200,000 - scale topographic map quadrangles. The original Afghanistan topographic map series at 1:200,000 scale, for the entire country, was published by the Soviet military between 1985 and 1991(MTDGS, 85-91). Hard copies of these original paper maps were scanned using a large format scanner, reprojected into Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) coordinates, and then clipped to remove the map collars to create a seamless, topographic map base for the entire country. An index of all available topographic map sheets is displayed here: Index_Geo_DD.pdf.
This publication also includes the originial topographic map quadrangles projected in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection. The country of Afghanistan spans three UTM Zones: Zone 41, Zone 42, and Zone 43. Maps are stored as GeoTIFFs in their respective UTM zone projection. Indexes of all available topographic map sheets in their respective UTM zone are displayed here: Index_UTM_Z41.pdf, Index_UTM_Z42.pdf, Index_UTM_Z43.pdf.
An Adobe Acrobat PDF file of the U.S. Department of the Army‘s Technical Manual 30-548, is available (U.S. Army, 1958). This document has been translated into English for assistance in reading Soviet topographic map symbols. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 73703 |
| Citation Author: | Chirico, Peter G.; Warner, Michael B. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Earth Surface Processes Team |
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| Citation Edition: | Version 1.0 |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0382400 |
| Citation LatS: | 0291200 |
| Citation LonE: | 0750000 |
| Citation LonW: | 0600000 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 1 DVD: col. maps ; 4 3/4 in.; Also online |
| Citation Projection: | Universal Transverse Mercator |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Data Series |
| Citation Series Code: | DS |
| Citation Series Number: | 131 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Mosaic of Digital Raster Soviet Topographic Maps of Afghanistan; 2005; DS; 131; Chirico, Peter G.; Warner, Michael B. |
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| Citation Year: | 2005 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Mosaic of Digital Raster Soviet Topographic Maps of Afghanistan; 2005; DS; 131; Chirico, Peter G.; Warner, Michael B. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eespteam/terrainmodeling/ds_131.htm |
| Date Other: | Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
