1:30K Land Status GeoPDF Maps

<div>This is the web map that is used in the U.S. Fish &amp;Wildlife Service's Alaska Region online portal for 1:30,000 scale geoPDF topographic maps of the National Wildlife Refuges within the state of Alaska.</div><div><br /></div><div>The maps accessible via the online portal cover 100% of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, for a total of 604 maps. Each map covers an area 25 miles east/west by 25 miles north/south, for a total of 625 square miles per map sheet. The maps display land ownership within the Refuges, as well as Refuge and Wilderness boundaries, and towships and ranges (the Public Land Survey System , or PLSS), all overlaid on top of U.S. Geological Survey 1:63,360 scale hillshaded topographic maps.</div><div><br /></div><div>These maps are in the geoPDF format, which is the standard Adobe PDF format, with the addition of geographic referencing information embedded in the file. This allows the user to load the maps into a GPS-enabled mobile device (phone, tablet, etc.) for reference, navigation, and data-recording in the field, without the need for a cell phone connection.<br /></div>