just a reminder, the Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC)http://magert.whoi.edu:8000/baseline/22-4/cuac.html has federal agency liasons drawn from each map librarian organization and will be meeting with federal agency representatives May 2 - 3. Larry Cruse UCSD >>> [log in to unmask] 04/11/02 07:28AM >>> --- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:42:26 -0700 From: "Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Restrictions on access to maps at Archives Sender: "Virginia R. Hetrick" <[log in to unmask]> It certainly should be possible to issue a request for maps based on geographic coordinates and state that the purpose of using the maps is the demining project referred to. That wouldn't require the use of the index. This doesn't just apply to maps, BTW. Several people have told me that they've been denied access to satellite images in spite of the fact that the requests were made by the AGENCY with whom they have contracted to provide some sort of work product. Maybe some kind of mechanism with a specific path for granting/denying approval needs to be developed so that all government agencies would be in conformance with what NIMA's said should be done. It seems to me like that would be a VERY useful project for librarians and their clients to work on cooperatively with the federal agencies involved. I don't know that "chilling" is the right word to use on situations like this, but I sure don't like the idea of not being able to do whatever legitimate work people do because somebody's arbitrarily decided that EVERYTHING less (or more) than a particular scale will not be accessible to people, in spite of the fact that I also understand the legitimate concern for the military's operational advantage. Dunno whether this helps or hurts, but it's my $0.02 on the matter. vh -- \ / Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California 0 Voicemail: 310.471.1766 Email: [log in to unmask] Oo "There is always hope." My health site: http://www.yana.org/hetrick My computer site: http://home1.gte.net/drjuice Site of the month: http://www.ferrycam.com/ccbainsea.htm --- End Forwarded Message ---