Scout Source Attribution
Last updated: 2026-05-20
Scout uses public, official, user-owned, or properly licensed map and field data only. Offline availability depends on each source's terms. This page must stay aligned with the sources actually enabled in the build.
Basemaps And Terrain
USGS The National Map
Used for current public-source basemap, imagery, shaded relief, hydrography, and contour workflows.
- Source: USGS The National Map
- Terms: USGS terms for The National Map services and data
- Acknowledgment: Map services and data available from U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program.
Boundaries And Public Land
U.S. Census TIGERweb
Used for official state/county boundary ingest and downloadable region catalog work.
- Source: U.S. Census TIGERweb
USGS PAD-US
Candidate national public/protected land source. Scout should keep PAD-US gated until each offline workflow is wired and attributed.
- Source: USGS PAD-US Data Explorer
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources WMAs
Current Virginia public hunting and wildlife management area beta ingest path.
Parcels
Virginia Parcels
Current Virginia parcel testing uses official public GIS fields where available. Bulk/offline parcel use remains gated for terms, privacy, and attribution review.
- Current beta source endpoint: Virginia parcels FeatureServer endpoint
Team Radio
Meshtastic
Scout connects to user-owned Meshtastic radios for private team chat, pins, packages, and foreground location sharing.
- Source: Meshtastic
Explicit Non-Sources
onX, Spartan Forge, Google, Bing, RFinder, county portals, and state GIS portals must not be scraped or copied. Publicly viewable data is not automatically offline-cacheable or redistributable. Record source, license, attribution, and cache status before enabling a source in public builds.