-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MINES : MAPS: Grant to Fund Mine Map Database Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:01:44 -0500 (EST) From: David P. Dillard <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ MINES : MAPS: Grant to Fund Mine Map Database December 23, 2003 Grant to fund mine map database Pittsburgh Business Times <http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/ 2003/12/22/daily12.html?jst=b_ln_hl> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://snipurl.com/3tyd> "The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that Pennsylvania will receive $1 million to help create a database of underground mine maps to record the exact location of underground mine voids. The state Department of Environmental Protection already has started to scan maps in its repositories as well as those belonging to outside organizations. DEP also is creating a database of information on the locations of underground mine maps belonging to outside parties. The MSHA grant will pay for either or both of these efforts. To date, DEP has scanned about 3,900 maps from its repositories and outside sources and logged 9,000 entries into the database of map locations and contact information." ----------------------------------------------------- The full story may be read at the URL above. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [log in to unmask] <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NetGold/> <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> <http://www.kovacs.com/medref-l/medref-l.html>