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Thursday, May 16 • 10:30am - 11:00am
A Brief History of Topographic Maps

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The first USGS topographic maps in 1884 started as hand-engraved copper plates, and in the early 1900s, relief was hand-shaded. By the 1960s, maps were scribed on mylar sheets, labels were applied letter by letter, and technicians field-verified map features. Since 2009, maps are made using GIS software with remotely sensed data, produced on a predefined grid and updated every three years. The 2022 release of topoBuilder allows users to create custom topographic maps with the latest available data from The National Map centered anywhere in the U.S. and Territories.
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Elaine Guidero

National Map Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey
I started my career at USGS as an applied researcher in the field of multi-scale cartography before becoming the National Map Liaison to Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In graduate school, I studied the typography of cartography, and I really enjoy talking about fonts... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Margaret Post room - Red Lion Hotel Templin's on the River 414 E 1st Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854, USA
  Making the Most of Maps, Presentation
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