AK-PLAT4GPS - Alaska Public/Private Land Ownership Topo Maps for your GPS

Summary

These Statewide PLAT Book maps make it easy to see where you are at relative to public and private property boundaries. Also useful in Alaska for determining National Park Boundaries, mining and prospect claims, potential gold prospecting areas, and other private or government ownership. Don't miss another opportunity by not knowing who owns what!

Map Details

Map Coverage: Entire State
Map Features:

Public Lands with Unique Colors
PLAT data (Private Landowner's Names) in the following boroughs: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan, Kodiak Island, Matanuska-Sustna, City of Valdez
Section Lines and Numbers (T24N R34E 12)
Big Game Management Units
Roads - City, Hwy, & Backroads
Geographic Names (cities, creeks, manmade features, etc)
Trails and RS2477 Trails
Water Data (creeks, rivers, lakes)
Campgrounds
Old and New National Forest Roads and Trails
National Forest Trailheads
Wilderness Area Boundaries
Shows Private Land
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
State Land
Borough Land
State Parks
National Forest
Department of Defense and Corps of Engineers - COE
Indian Reservations
National Wildlife Refuges - NWR
State Game Refuges
National Parks
National Preserves
Marine Parks
Oil and Gas Data - Lease Sale Boundaries, Offshore Leases
Mining and Prospect Data - Prospecting Sites, State and Federal Mining Claims, Mineral Occurences, Mines, Gold Prospects, and associated boundaries and ownership

Compatibility: Works with most handheld Garmin GPS receivers - GPS List

Advantages

You will be able to see your position relative to public and private land boundaries. For example, if you are on a BLM section, your current location will show up on a yellow background. If you are on private land, your GPS will show your current location on a white background.
Wherever you go you have a Statewide Ownership and Topo Map compact down to a device that fits in the palm of your hand and weighs less than a pound.
Easily Compare to your Paper Maps to quickly figure out your location on that Paper Map using section lines and property ownership coloring as a reference.
The PLAT4GPS map gives you 2 data sources to help you be sure of Property Ownership.

Tax Data that shows who owns the land
Government Owned Lands data that distinguishes government owned lands from private lands by coloring: [BLM, State , Forest Service , private=white, US Fish & Wildlife , National Parks , Indian Reservations, etc.]

Please Note that these 2 data sources may show property boundaries differently in some cases. In most cases the property boundaries the same or less than 20 ft different, but in some cases the boundaries differ by 100 yards or more. In any case, the map will give most users a better idea of where the actual property boundary is than by simply using a paper map alone. By comparing these two data sets and obeying property postings, users can be even more confident that they aren't violating trespassing laws.

The Tax Data is typically more accurate as far as ownership because government tax revenue is at stake. If the Government Owned Lands data shows an area as being government owned, but the Tax Data shows a private land owner's name on the property, trust the Tax Data and assume it is private land until you can verify ownership by talking to a Local Law Enforcement Official or Surveyor.

2 Ways to Order

Pre-Loaded microSD/SD card - Plug the memory card into your GPS and go

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