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NEWS & NOTES
Electronic Version
Part 18, July 1996. To be included in a future print
version of the "Information Bulletin."
1. News
1.1 GIS Behind Bars
1.2 Road Maps
1.3 Revision for the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Metadata
1.4 FYI
1.4.1 Area 51 topo maps
1.4.2 OMNIMAP
1.4.3 MAPublisher listserv
1.4.4 Cartographic Users Advisory Council Minutes
Thursday May 9, 1996 Library of Congress, Geography and Map
Division
2. New books, maps, etc.
2.1 New Mapping of Western North America compiled by Ken Rockwell
2.2 Other new materials
2.2.1 Japan GIS/MAPPING Sciences Resource Guide
2.2.2 Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic
Information
Systems, Cartography and Remote Sensing
2.2.3 Current Geographical Publications
2.3 Articles of interest
2.3.1 GIS World
2.3.2 Intergraph homepage
2.3.3 International journal of remote sensing
2.3.4 Public Libraries
2.3.5 Surveying and land information systems : journal
3. Meetings and other educational opportunities
3.1 URISA, Salt Lake City, Utah, 27 July - 1 August 1996
3.2 Pecora 13 Symposium, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 20 - 22 August 1996.
3.3 Western States Geographic Names Conference, Salt Lake City,
4 -7 September 1996
3.4 North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS), San
Antonio, Texas, 2 - 5 October 1996
3.5 Geospatial Information Age, 1997 RT-ACSM-ASPRS Conference, Seattle, WA,
7 - 10 April, 1997.
3.6 Upcoming International Conferences
4. Contributors to this issue
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries
1. NEWS
1.1 GIS Behind Bars
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice provides mapping and GIS data
conversion services to state and local government agencies there. "GIS
Goes Behind Bars," an undated article by freelance writer Vicki Speed,
(available via the Intergraph homepage at www.intergraph.com) says inmates
at the Ferguson facility, Midway, TX, are trained in using a variety of
equipment and software packages. The article quotes Ferguson plant manager
Marilyn Beckman as saying this is a way for the Texas Correctional Industry
program to give something back to the state, while at the same time
providing inmates with a technical skill.
She also writes that prison officials see the potential of the facility
becoming a map repository which agencies could contact for information on a
particular area.
TDJC and Intergraph are supporting the project.
1.2 Road Maps
There is a collectors' organization devoted to road maps called the
Road Map Collectors of America (RMCA).
The RMCA is a non-profit, educational organization of about 200 collectors
throughout North America. They publish a quarterly newsletter and maintain
a mailing list to facilitate meeting and trading among members with similar
interests. They have a site at "http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~dschul/rmca/
rmca.html," which provides a listing of sources for maps, a history of the
hobby, and other general information related to road maps. There is also
an internet mailing list, ROADMAPS-L, devoted to road map research and
collecting, to which anyone may subscribe by sending the message SUBSCRIBE
ROADMAPS-L to [log in to unmask]
The mailing address for RMCA is:
Road Map Collectors of America
2214 Princeton Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66049
1.3 Revision for the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Metadata
Julie Binder Maitra of the National Mapping Division, USGS wrote a
proposal for revising the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Metadata. The
file is available through Anonymous FTP at " http:\\www.fgdc.gov/pub/
metadata/proposl.txt.
Please review and pass comments to her at [log in to unmask], with a 'cc'
to [log in to unmask]
1.4 FYI
1.4.1 Area 51 topo maps
If your patrons want to look at maps of 'Area 51' that remote stretch of
Nevada where the Government is supposed to be housing crashed UFO remains,
etc., etc., dig out these two maps to impress them:
Cactus Flat, Nevada 1:100,000 satellite image map (1984). This neat-o
sheet shows an impressive installation out there in the desert--and that was
10 years ago.
Contrast that with this map: Cactus Flat 1:100,000 metric topo sheet
(1988), which shows only a modest landing strip and tower in that location.
1.4.2 OMNIMAP
Omnimap has a complete listing of USGS topos on our web site at
"http://www.omnimap.com." The listing is organized by state and each state
lists the topos within the state and the border sheets as well. The list
includes ISBN #; USGS file #; sheet name; sheet publication date; scale.
This list was accurate as of January 1, 1996, and was compiled from USGS data.
This listing is also available on floppy.
1.4.3 MAPublisher listserv
Avenza Software Marketing Inc. would like to announce the initiation of
a listserv for MAPublisher users. You can subscribe to the MAPublisher-L
list by sending email to:
[log in to unmask]
with no subject and only one line that looks like:
"subscribe MAPublisher-L your_email_address"
Substitute your email address appropriately.
MAPublisher-L is not a closed list, it is open to existing users and
anyone who wants to know more about MAPublisher.
1.4.4 Cartographic Users Advisory Council Minutes
Thursday May 9, 1996 Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
As the minutes are somewhat long, I will post them to the WAML listserv
as a separate message.
2. NEW BOOKS, MAPS, ETC.
2.1 NEW MAPPING OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA compiled by Ken Rockwell
ALASKA
Morin, Robert L. Complete bouguer and isostatic gravity
maps of the Bethel and southern part of the Russian Mission
quadrangles, southwestern Alaska. 2 maps, scale 1:250,000.
USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2226-B, pub. 1996.
OCLC #34765305
Mull, Charles G. Geologic map of the Killik River
quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska. Scale 1:125,000. USGS
Open-file report no. 94-679, pub. 1994. OCLC #34960845
U.S. Forest Service, Sitka Ranger District. Starrigavan
Recreation Area : your guide to the Starrigavan Recreation Area,
Sitka, Alaska. Scale ca. 1:32,000. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34740046
Watson, William Downing. Coal resources in environmentally-
sensitive lands under federal management. 8 maps, scales vary.
USGS Open-file report no. 95-631A, pub. 1995. OCLC #34993155
ARIZONA
Hubbard Scientific Company. Satellite photo map of Arizona.
Scale ca. 1:1,013,760. Raised-relief model. Chippewe Falls,
WI : Hubbard Scientific, 1995. OCLC #34904248
Trails Illustrated. Saguaro National Park, Arizona : featuring
Tucson Mountain District, Rincon Mountain District and Tucson
Mountain Park. Scale 1:27,000. Evergreen, Colo. : Trails
Illustrated, rev. 1996. OCLC #34876291
BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia Geological Survey Branch. Geology of
Strathcona Provincial Park. Scale [ca. 1:100,000]. Victoria :
The Branch, 1995. Information circular 1995-7. OCLC #34822558
Multi Mapping Ltd. Discover's British Columbia's Lower Mainland
Region : Vancouver to Lillooet. 2nd ed. Scale 1:250,000.
Vancouver, B.C. : ITMB Publishing Ltd., 1995. OCLC #35020294
Nuszdorfer, F. C., and Boettger, R. Biogeoclimatic units of the
Vancouver forest region. Scale 1:500,000. Victoria, B.C. : B.C.
Ministry of Forests, rev. 1994. OCLC #34925356
Verma, G. Discover Canada, British Columbia : an international
travel map. Scale 1:1,500,000. Vancouver, B.C. : ITMB
Publishing Ltd., 1995. OCLC #35020386
CALIFORNIA
Hiking, bicycling and equestrian trail map of the Southern
Peninsula, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, California. Scale
1:24,000. Palo Alto : The Trail Center, 1996. ISBN #1880826011
COLORADO
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Realty. Arapaho
National Wildlife Refuge, Jackson County, Colorado. Scale ca.
1:136,000. Denver, Colo. : The Division, 1995. OCLC #34983446
Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce. Mountain bike
trail system : Winter Park and the Fraser River Valley. Scale
not given. Winter Park (Colo.) : The Chamber, 1995. OCLC
#34978561
IDAHO
Hilt, Andrew P., et al. Preliminary neotectonic map of Idaho.
Scale 1:1,000,000. Idaho Geological Survey Technical report 94-1,
pub. 1994. OCLC #34833740
MONTANA
Colton, Roger B. Photogeologic and reconnaissance geologic map of
the Hathaway NW and Butterfly Creek quadrangles, Custer and
Rosebud Counties, Montana. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Miscellaneous
field studies map MF-2293, pub. 1996. OCLC #34930661
Omang, R. J. Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the
computed 100-year flood, Big Muddy Creek, Fort Peck Indian
Reservation and adjacent area, Montana. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Water-resources investigations report no. 95-4291, pub. 1996.
OCLC #34930718
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Snow data sites,
Montana, 1995. Scale ca. 1:1,530,000. Washington, D.C. : the
Service, 1995. OCLC #34889997
Vuke-Foster, Susan M. Geologic map of the Belt 30x60-minute
quadrangle, central Montana. Scale 1:100,000. Montana Bureau of
Mines and Geology geologic map series no.54, pub. 1995. OCLC
#34994164
NEW MEXICO
Hubbard Scientific. New Mexico. Scale 1:1,500,000. Raised-
relief model. Chippewa Falls, WI : Hubbard Scientific, 1994.
OCLC #34916957
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Ground water
resources : northeastern New Mexico regional water plan. Scale
1:1,200,000. Fort Worth, TX : National Cartography & GIS
Center, 1995. OCLC #34964634
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Potential yield of
water wells and general depth to ground water : northeastern New
Mexico regional water plan. Scale 1:1,200,000. Fort Worth, TX :
National Cartography & GIS Center, 1995. OCLC #34964574
U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Soil and water conservation
districts of el LLano Estacado RC&D Council, New Mexico. Scale
ca. 1:60,000.]. Fort Worth, TX : National Cartography and GIS
Center, 1995. OCLC #35005614
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Surface water
resources : northeastern New Mexico regional water plan. Scale
1:1,200,000. Fort Worth, TX : National Cartography & GIS
Center, 1995. OCLC #34964699
OREGON
Imus, David. Metolius River, Black Butte and Green Ridge, Oregon.
Scale 1:50,000. Eugene, Or. : McKenzie River Graphics, 1996.
OCLC #34867649
Priest, George R. Tsunami hazard map of the Siletz Bay area,
Lincoln County, Oregon, 1995. Scale 1:12,000. Oregon Dept.
of Geology and Mineral Resources, Geologic map series no.99,
pub. 1996. OCLC #34714735
UTAH
Blackett, Robert E. Total thickness of coal within the John Henry
member of the Straight Cliffs Formation Kaiparowits Coal Field,
Utah. Utah Geological Survey Public information series no.37 ,
1996. OCLC #34922948
Bon, Roger L. Oil & gas in Summit County, Utah. Scale
[ca. 1:500,000]. Utah Geological Survey Public information
series no.31, pub. 1995. OCLC #34785319
Doelling, Hellmut H., et al. Interim geologic map of the Moab
quadrangle, Grand County, Utah. Scale 1:24,000. Blueline print.
Utah Geological Survey Open-file report no. 322, pub. 1995. OCLC
#34938056
Higgins, Janice M., and Willis, Grant C. Interim geologic map of
the St. George quadrangle, Washington County, Utah. Scale
1:24,000. Utah Geological Survey open-file report no. 323,
pub. 1995. OCLC #34937948
Hylland, Michael D., et al. Engineering geologic map folio,
western Wasatch County, Utah. Scale 1:24,000. Utah
Geological Survey Open-file report no. 319, pub. 1995.
OCLC #34785241
Susong, David D. Chemical quality of water in the basin-fill
aquifer, Milford area, Utah, July and August, 1994. Scale ca.
1:63,400. USGS Water-resources investigations report no. 96-4057,
pub. 1996. OCLC #34983032
Willis, Grant C., et al. Geologic map of the Agate quadrangle,
Grand County, Utah. Utah Geological Survey map no. 168, pub.
1996. OCLC #34924583
Willis, Grant C., and Higgins, Janice M. Interim geologic map of
the Washington quadrangle, Washington County, Utah. Scale
1:24,000. Utah Geological Survey Open-file report no.324, pub.
1995. OCLC #34904705
Hylland, Michael D., et al. Engineering geologic map folio,
western Wasatch County, Utah. Scale 1:24,000. Utah
Geological Survey Open-file report no. 319, pub. 1995.
OCLC #34785241
WASHINGTON
King County regional trails access. Scale ca. 1:120,000.
Seattle, Wash. : King County, Parks, Planning, and Resources
Dept., 1996. OCLC #35032045
MCM Publications. How's the water? : a look at surface
and groundwater in King County : systems, cycles, and
vulnerabilities. Scale ca. 1:125,000. Seattle, Wash. :
MCM Publications, 1995. OCLC #35032088
Puget Sound Regional Council. 1992 land cover : central King,
Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. Scale 1:250,000.
Seattle, Wash. : PSRC, 1994. OCLC #34925363
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Status of soil
surveys, Wyoming : November 1994. Scale ca. 1:2,700,000.
Fort Worth, TX : National Cartography & GIS Center, 1995.
OCLC #34785652
ATLASES
U.S.West
Robson, S. G. Ground water atlas of the United States.
USGS Hydrologic investigations atlas 730-C, pub. 1995.
OCLC #34964355
Colorado
Luedke, Robert G. Slope map of the Telluride quadrangle,
San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado. 6 leaves.
USGS Open-file report no. 95-24, pub. 1995. OCLC #32062639
Walker, Mike. Steam Powered Video's comprehensive railroad
atlas of North America. 64 p, covering mainly Colorado and
Utah. Nr. Faversham [England] : Steam Powered Publishing,
1995. OCLC #32880775
1995-96 7-county Denver region photo atlas. Scale ca.
1:14,400. Denver, Colo. : Landiscor, 1995. OCLC #34013985
Hawaii
Hawaii seafloor atlas : SeaMARC II sidescan imagery and
bathymetry and a regional data base. 15 leaves Honolulu :
Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of
Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology, University of Hawaii,
1995. OCLC #33387483
Idaho
U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region. The Middle Fork of
the Salmon : a wild and scenic river : map and guide. Scale
1:62,500. Ogden, Utah : Forest Service, rev. 1995. OCLC #
32902012
Machlis, Gary E., et al. An atlas of social indicators for the
upper Columbia River Basin. Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range
Experiment Station, Contribution no. 759. 55 p. Moscow, Idaho :
Univeristy of Idaho, 1995. OCLC #32965122
2.2 OTHER NEW MATERIALS
2.2.1 JAPAN GIS/MAPPING SCIENCES RESOURCE GUIDE by Stephan Pollard
The Japan GIS/Mapping Sciences Resource Guide, available at "http://www
.cast .uark.edu/jpgis/," is the first comprehensive reference source for
Japanese GIS and mapping and provides a framework for future development. The
resource guide is designed to serve as an introduction to the intriguing,
extensive, and varied world of Japan's GIS, map and geospatial data products,
activities and information sources. It serves primarily to help English-
speaking engineers, geographers, cartographers, geologists, production
managers, computer and data processing professionals, and marketing
and sales executives working in Japan or dealing with their Japanese
counterparts in the West. Its objective is to provide information about the
many types of maps available from government map publishing agencies
particularly those published under national mapping standards and
that are highly useful as base maps (e.g., topographic maps). In
regard to Japan-related digital geospatial data the author hopes to
provide as long a list as can be reasonably obtained. Additions,
corrections, and comments are welcome.
Contact Stephan Pollard at , [log in to unmask] for questions, comments,
etc.
2.2.2 Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information
Systems, Cartography and Remote Sensing
Version 2.0 of the Dictionary by Philip Hoehn and Mary Larsgaard
has just been mounted. The new edition incorporates about 400 additions
and changes. The URL is "http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html."
2.2.3 Current Geographical Publications
The June 1996 issue is now available at "http://leardo.lib.uwm.edu/
cgp/cgp.html."
2.3 ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Selected contents from various journals and other sources.
2.3.1 GIS World
July 1, 1996, v. 9 no. 7
Top 10 People of 1996 - Crafting the Future of GIS, p. 34.
Berry, Joseph K.
Beyond Mapping, p.28.
Dobson, Jerome E.
The "G" in GIS, p. 32.
Waters, Nigel
Edge Nodes, p. 70.
2.3.2 Intergraph homepage
Speed, Vicki
GIS Goes Behind Bars, at "http:\\www.intergraph.com" site.
2.3.3 International Journal of Remote Sensing
July 10, 1996, v. 17 no. 10
Zhu, Z.-L. and Yang, L.
Characteristics of the 1 km AVHRR data set for North America, p. 1915.
2.3.4 Public Libraries
May/June 1996
Rankin, Katherine and Mary Larsgaard
Helpful Hints for Small Library Collections, p. 173.
2.3.5 Surveying and land information systems : journal
September 1, 1995, v. 55 no. 3
Wijayratne, Indrajith
A Baccalaureate Degree Program for the Traditional Surveyor, p.115.
3. Meetings and other educational opportunities
3.1 URISA (27 July - 1 August). They have a home page, "http://www.urisa.org,"
with more information.
3.2 Pecora 13 Symposium, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 20 - 22 August 1996.
"Human Interactions with the Environment: Perspectives from Space"
For further information: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/pecora13.html
Phone (605) 594-6040 or E-mail : [log in to unmask]
The principal objectives of the Pecora 13 Symposium are:
-- To better identify information requirements, and determine current
information deficiencies, for addressing issues related to human interaction
with the environment; information deficiencies, for addressing issues related
to human interaction with the environment;
-- To report progress in mapping, monitoring and characterizing the biosphere
and the extent and nature of human activity via remote sensing technology;
-- To define opportunities for enhancing progress in using remote sensing to
enhance the quality of human life and for protecting the global environment.
3.3 Western States Geographic Names Conference (4-7 September). Contact Jay
Haymond (Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT
841010-1182, FAX (801) 533-3504, email [log in to unmask])
3.4 North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) will be held in
San Antonio, Texas, October 2-5, 1996. For more information, contact
Michael P. Peterson, Department of Geography / Geology, University of
Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182-0199, FAX: (402) 554-3518,
e-mail: [log in to unmask] The conference also has a WWW site at
"http://maps.unomaha.edu/NACIS/Conference.html."
3.5 Geospatial Information Age, 1997 RT-ACSM-ASPRS Conference, Seattle, WA,
7 - 10 April, 1997.
3.6 Upcoming International Conferences and Lectures
Kartographiehistorischen Colloquium, Bern, Switzerland, 3 - 5 October, 1996.
International Map Collector's Society Symposium (IMCoS), Riga, Latvia,
6 - 9 October, 1996.
Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography: `Maps on the
move: cartography for transportation and travel,' 24 - 26 October, 1996.
Society for the History of Discoveries, Portland, Maine,
31 October - 3 November, 1996.
International Symposium on New Digital Technologies in Geography and
Cartography : Applications in Education and Environmental Issues, Sao Paolo,
24 - 28 November 1996.
4. CONTRIBUTORS to this issue:
Sue Haffner [log in to unmask]
Lucinda M. Hall hallx030tc.umn.edu
Dale Steele [log in to unmask]
Kathryn Womble [log in to unmask]
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)
WAML News and Notes is a moderated bulletin of the Western
Association of Map Libraries
The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is an
independent association established to encourage high standards
in every phase of the organization and administration of map
libraries.
Membership in WAML is open to any individual, institution, or
business interested in furthering the purposes of the organization.
For further information, contact the WAML Secretary.
WAML Officers as of July 1, 1996
Yvonne Wilson, President
Government Government Information Dept.
Main Library
University of California
P.O.Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
PH: (714) 824-7362
FAX: (714) 824-5740
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Robert Sathrum, Vice President/President Elect
University Library
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 826-4930
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Sue Haffner, Secretary
Henry Madden Library
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA 93740-0034
(209) 278-2405
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Muriel Strickland, Treasurer
2465 Baja Cerro Circle
San Diego, CA 92019
(619) 274-0613
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Kathryn Womble, Past President
Map Collection
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
(206) 543-9392
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