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Digital Line Graph (DLG)

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Digital Line Graph (DLG) - definitions

DLG - Digital line graph, a form of digital map developed by the United States Geological Survey. DLGs supply users with the digital version of information printed on USGS topographical quadrangle maps.

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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 12 June 2011 10:01:07, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary External


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DLG - [data models] Acronym for digital line graph. Data files containing vector representations of cartographic information derived from USGS maps and related sources. DLGs include information from the USGS planimetric map base categories such as transportation, hydrography, contours, and public land survey boundaries.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 02 April 2012 07:53:32, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External


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