Roadmap

Current (v1.0.x)

• 90+ layers — Mining, ownership, access, geology, environment, fish pack
• Opportunity Score — Prospectivity, access, legal at any point
• Pro subscription — Offline, waypoints, slope analysis, all packs
• watch.truetopo.com — Data change monitor
• status.truetopo.com — Platform status and uptime
• iOS app — Capacitor wrapper on App Store

Phase 1 — Alaska master (shipped)

• Goal: Authoritative Alaska-focused platform with master gazetteer, core layers, stable pipelines.
• Deliverables: data.truetopo.com, tiles.truetopo.com, app.truetopo.com using real data; DNR and BLM pipelines running.
• Audience: Alaska users, data engineers, early partners.

Phase 2 — v1.1 (next)

• Map sharing — URL state, saved maps, share links
• Waypoint and drawing tools — Markers, lines, polygons
• Measurement — Distance, area, bearing
• Elevation profiles — Along drawn routes
• GPX/KML import/export — Full round-trip
• Alaska icon set — Custom symbols

Phase 3 — v1.2–1.3

• Derived datasets — Claim density, access probability heatmaps
• Print/export — PDF, image export
• Historical imagery — Slider for older vs. current
• Collaborative editing — Owner/editor/viewer roles
• 3D terrain — Terrain extrusion and flyover
• Field reporting — Submit reports from the field

Phase 4 — North American expansion

• Goal: Oregon, Pacific Northwest, more states.
• Deliverables: Regional catalogs, new data sources, layer sets per region.
• Audience: Broader NA user base, more contributors.

Phase 5 — Global platform

• Goal: TrueTopo as a global remote-mapping platform.
• Deliverables: Multi-region support, international data sources, unified catalog and API. Community discovery (/explore), auto-routing, AI assistant.
• Audience: Global developers, enterprises, open-data consumers.

Progress is tracked in our product and data pipelines. Public milestones are announced on the main site and status.truetopo.com. See Features for the full list.