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missing usgs topo background in editors

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What happened to the usgs topo maps as a background in 'edit' mode?

asked 15 Oct '13, 14:34

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The US Government has shut down and as a result many of its servers, including the USGS ones from which these maps are fetched, are not currently available.

answered 15 Oct '13, 14:41

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Since the US shutdown ended today, the maps should be available again soon.

(17 Oct '13, 09:42) gormo

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