----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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 e-mail:[log in to unmask] Robert Sathrum, Vice President/President Elect University Library Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 826-4930 [log in to unmask] Sue Haffner, Secretary Henry Madden Library California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-0034 (209) 278-2405 [log in to unmask] Muriel Strickland, Treasurer 2465 Baja Cerro Circle San Diego, CA 92019 (619) 274-0613 [log in to unmask] Kathryn Womble, Past President Map Collection University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 (206) 543-9392 [log in to unmask] To submit items for release in News and Notes, contact the Information Bulletin editor, Larry Cruse (phone: 619/ 534 - 1248; e-mail: [log in to unmask]) or the e-News & Notes editor, Lucinda M. 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