[cajun47]

http://www.2theadvocate.com/weather/popup?popupName=Local+Radar&popupType=enlarge

this is a long shot but maybe the hunter board can help. i want maps like the one above(link). it shows wooded areas and areas where they are cleared out. i find it very interesting. state maps, world maps like this?

im not sure what they are called. physical maps? anyway is there a site where i can see these maps?

[gunmn74]

The "map" you show is a satalite radar weather image. If you go to
the google earth site you can see satalite images of just about
anywhere on the earth.

[Furncliff]

This is a link to the USGS Terra Server : http://terraserver-usa.com/

Black and white aerial photos:

Here is burlington VT.

http://terraserver-usa.com/tile.ashx?t=1&s=14&x=199&y=1540&z=18


You can zoom in pretty close, but it might take some study to interpret the images.


Near Houma, La.(zoomed all the way in)

http://terraserver-usa.com/tile.ashx?t=1&s=10&x=3603&y=16368&z=15


Get Google Earth too, its free:

http://free-downloads.cc/google-earth/en-us/

[bclark1]

i would recommend cross-referencing google earth with the DNR maps - i was surprised how much of the turf marked "woodland" or "grassland" on some of these public lands in these areas i checked out recently was actually "swamp," at best. the bright side: found some good waterfowl areas. but got awfully wet and wasted time wondering where i could go to avoid snakebites and beaver attacks. and my buddy actually had to sit out turkey season because he broke his damn ankle slipping off a log while we were scouting! uf. glad we were fairly close to the car at that point because he is a tank, carrying him out would've been just short of impossible.

[Gustav]

Also check into www.globeXplorer.com amd cross reference with USGS maps.
Regards

[scout26]

Also make sure you check the date on the images. A lot can change even in just one year.

[Picknlittle]

Google Earth is about as good as you're gonna get without paying some pretty serious money. They say they're images are within three years. Nothing is available as far as I know that provides real time sat pics to the general population.

[heron]

I like topographic maps. Get paper copies from the US Geological Survey. Wanna download and print? Here's a good site:

http://www.topozone.com/

[xd45gaper]

google maps are pretty old from what i can tell, my area where my house is shows up as all trees not even the roads where built yet on there lol so i know they are at least 3 years old if not older

[Picknlittle]

I use Google Earth to get a bird's eye view of commercial property I'm bidding on for lawn care. It has some useful tools and while they claim images are no more than three years old, I see little change in some of the images I've been using the past three years.

Still, for a good look at forest or rural terrain it's a pretty useful free tool.

[Vern Humphrey]

There are plenty of sources for what you're looking for, buy you must realize maps and ariel photographs go out of date quickly. The best combination is a topographic map and an aerial photograph. The topo map will be dead accurate, with no distortion. The ariel photo will be distorted and not gridded -- but will serve to update the topo map.

But remember what we say in the Infantry, "Always make a personal reconnaissance." Locate possible hunting areas using maps and photos, then check them out by visiting them.

[kellyj00]

ffs... just go to google maps and do an "aerial" view of it. they've got even the most rural areas photographed in full color.

It's point in time though, so maybe a year or two old photo.

[DixieTexian]

Get ArcGIS and get some DOQQs. It will cost you $$$ though, and for your uses, it won't make a difference.

[Chawbaccer]

I like these Atlas and Gazeteer (http://www.mindbird.com/west_virginia_maps.htm)maps, they have lots of detail and are easy to read. As for showing foliage and such, just go out and mark your map yourself.

[22-rimfire]

The topo maps that are available through terra server (USGS) variety are okay for small areas of interest. The aerial photos are a bit dated for the most part, but it depends on what you are trying to interpret from the photos as to how valuable they are.

Google Earth is probably the most recent set of aerial photos over most of the US. They are pretty cool actually. Urban areas are typically at a higher resolution than rural areas, especially areas that are pretty far from cities.

I use Delorme USGS maps which are available by state at about $100 per state. They are quite useful as you can print them at whatever scale you choose and at the most detailed scales are the 7.5' topo maps that are issued on paper by the USGS. You are only limited by the size of the printer. I use these in conjunction with the Google Earth and Terra server aerials. I then field check areas that are important to me to confirm important details.