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North East Mapping Organization Conference
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July 1999 |
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Nancy Soderberg and Barb Seekins (WHFC) represented the USGS at the
North East Mapping Organization (NEMO) 13th annual conference which
was held at Wellesley College on June 3-4. This gathering of cartographers,
academics, map/data librarians, and map collectors featured numerous
lectures. Dennis O'Brien, a freelance cartographer who got his start
in archaeology, presented "How to Build a Better Map." Among his
accomplishments are an exhibit on navigation at Mystic Seaport and
a Connecticut College campus map designed using aerial photographs.
Another presentation focused on extensive plans for the Harvard
GeoSpatial Data LIboratory. (The capitalized LI is deliberate to
recognize a function that is both library and laboratory.) Dr. Harm
de Blij, (formerly the ABC News world geographer) who has written
numerous geography textbooks, gave the evening lecture on the significance
of geography. He spoke about cartographic indicators of potential trouble
areas of the world and about the geography of wine (appropriate as many
in the group sipped red or white stuff). Dr. Anne Knowles spoke on the
personal and public meaning of historical Wellesley campus maps. A tour
of the Babson Globe was given along with a guided tour of maps and
artifacts at the Natick Historical Society.
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July 1999
in this issue:
cover story:
Grand Canyon
Gulf of Mexico Cruise
Georges Bank Benthic Habitat
Channel Islands
Lake Mead
Cruise News: R/V Gilbert
Great Bahama Bank
Nat'l Ocean Sciences Bowl
FL-AL-MS Geological Surveys
North Carolina Co-op
North East Mapping Organization
Atlantic Offshore Minerals Assessment
WHFC Staff News
Visitors
New Staff
July Publications List
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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