They will remain that way for many years to come, due to their portability and versatility.
Most countries have agencies that publish paper maps in various scales.
These are some of the most detailed maps that you can get anywhere. Click here for maps in the U.S. or here for other countries. These publisher take base maps and modify them to create a new map. The maps are usually available at outdoor sports stores. Listed by each publisher are typical map scales and previews of the maps from the MapQuest MapStore .