Aerial maps - Best place to get them?

[MUZZLEBOW]

I just joined a primitive weapons hunt club in SW Georgia and am looking for a vendor of current aerial maps. Looked around on the web but thought I'd see if anyone here has a good resource.Thanks for the help!

Rick

[johnnyk71]

USGS.gov sells anything you might want

[awbowman]

Apex Mapping in Baton Rouge, LA. will probably have what you want.  They have VERY up to date maps and do A LOT of hunting lease maps.  They will outline boundaries, place trails and stands on the land etc.  Below is the link

 http://www.apexmappingsolutions.com/

[wislnwings]

I usually custom order my maps (topo & aerial) from mytopo.com

[Bill Kissner]

Go to your local FSA office. They have the maps and copies can be purchased.

[MUZZLEBOW]

Thanks for the responses. Looking forward to hunting some pretty country. May be time to finally invest in a GPS.

[karrow]

i get mine at the local county clerks office for a samll fee

[Mike Vines]

Go to your county office complex.  They should have all the tools you will need to get what you want.  When I get a new area, i go and get a 3'x4' aerial photo of the area.

[4 point]

I always use google earth to scout ground out west. Gives you a good idea of the lay of the land.

[snag]

[snag]

http://www.arcgis.com/explorer/

You can make and print your own for free.

[Medic85]

+1 to Mytopo.com

[Bjorn]

mytopo works for me too................

[Jeff Strubberg]

First thing, call the county the land resides in.  Many local governments use GIS systems to track all sorts of things and pay to have their counties flown and photographed periodically.  

Best thing is that the resulting map data is public record and yours for the price of printing.  If you can accept a digital copy, the cost is often zero.

[MUZZLEBOW]

Thanks again for the help. Should be able to find what I need with one of these.

[FerretWYO]

Mytopo is a great option. USGS is a valuable resource as well.

[JLeMieux]

Originally posted by awbowman:
Apex Mapping in Baton Rouge, LA. will probably have what you want.  They have VERY up to date maps and do A LOT of hunting lease maps.  They will outline boundaries, place trails and stands on the land etc.  Below is the link

  http://www.apexmappingsolutions.com/  

I have bought maps from Apex as well and they are outstanding. Jason with Apex will work with you to get exactly what you want.

[Arkansas Osage]

Google Satellite view and a printer.

[LittleBen]

Bing maps birds eye view and printer ....
Google maps satellite with printer as mentioned

If we're talking big country or especially wilderness areas, I usually printh the aerial maps myself and then buy a topo grom USGS and just makes notes onto the topo.

[longbowman]

I agree the best is ArcGIS.com  You can add verbiage to them and trails and wind directions and print them off in photo or topo formats or land structure.  Great "free" stuff.