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Subject: RE: GeoMAPP
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:55:27 +0000
From: Bethune, Alec <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>


Good Morning Group,

Please let me know if there are any follow-up questions folks may have
about the GeoMAPP partnership. We're currently wrapping up our efforts
for the second phase of the project (focusing on preservation
techniques, storage and access technologies, and business planning for
sustainable archives) and will be releasing a final report at the end of
the year. We also have a number of technical whitepapers that will be
published to the website in the coming months that may be of interest to
this group.

Sincerely.

Alec Bethune
North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
Office of the State Chief Information Officer
Phone: 919.754.6582

http://www.geomapp.net

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-----Original Message-----
From: Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:28 AM
Subject: GeoMAPP

I bring to your attention ...


http://www.geomapp.net/default.htm

Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership

Project Summary

The GeoMAPP effort aims to continue addressing the preservation of "at
risk" and temporally significant digital geospatial content. Geospatial
data layers containing information about land parcels, zoning, roads,
and jurisdictional boundaries change regularly. Existing copies of these
data are often at risk of being overwritten when updates or changes are
made and these superseded snapshots of data are then lost for future use
and analysis.

In March 2010 the GeoMAPP team released an interim report detailing the
project's accomplishments from 2007-2009. Access the report here:
GeoMAPP Interim Report: 2007-2009.
Project Objectives

      Explore advanced methods to provide access to and ensure the long
term preservation of archived geospatial content.
      Develop business planning tools and documentation to support the
creation of materials to solicit or maintain sustainable funding for
geoarchiving programs.
      Continue outreach to local, state, and federal geospatial data
creators and national GIS and archives bodies and industry to highlight
the issues of data preservation.
      Continue documenting best practices and lessons learned from
technical explorations and outreach efforts.







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