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Answer (ID 3185) on the Government Printing Office's Help page: Question What is the status of distribution of USGS topo quad maps? The last shipment received was may 28, 2008. I have heard rumors that they are no longer distributed in paper format -- but must be accessed in some way electronically by way of the USGS home page. What is the "official" word on the paper format status? Answer The May 2008 issue appears to be the last one distributed. A final decision has not been made for paper distribution of the USGS topo quad maps. GPO plans to meet with USGS next month and will update this entry after the meeting. The USGS is trying to move to a print on demand product that people print from their own computers. However, there are many problems with this approach, one of which is the fact that broadband access is far from universal in the United States, and USGS assumes that everyone has access to plotters (they don't). Until the USGS works out a systm that will produce a map with ink that will not run when wet on paper that is archival, the print on demand solution is unaccepable.