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Recognition Program

Welcome to The National Map Corps' recognition and reward system. The purpose of the recognition program is to acknowledge the efforts of our volunteers and to distinguish the individuals who contribute to make The National Map Corps a success. 

TNMCorps Recognition Badges

The recognition badges are a series of surveying instruments which increase in complexity/sophistication as the volunteer collects more points. The range of instruments starts with a simple surveyor’s chain and progresses up to biplane aerial photography.

When a volunteer becomes involved with The National Map Corps we are able to keep track of the number of points collected and edited by each individual. When you reach 25 points you become a member of the Order of the Surveyor's Chain, the first level in the rewards system. Once you reach 25 points we also hope you'll consider participating in the peer review of other volunteers' points. If you would like to participate in peer review, email us and we will grant you the peer review role in the editor. Peer Reviewers help ensure the data in The National Map is high quality by doing an additional check of edited points and fixing things like formatting and removing abbreviations.

As you collect more points you will move up the levels and earn badges.

 

Order of the Surveyors Chain: 25 - 49 points

Order of the Surveyors Chain: 25 - 49 points

Society of the Steel Tape: 50-99

Society of the Steel Tape: 50-99

Pedometer Posse: 100-199

Pedometer Posse: 100-199

Circle of the Surveyor's Compass: 200-499

Circle of the Surveyor's Compass: 200-499

Stadia Board Society: 500-999

Stadia Board Society: 500-999

Alidade Alliance: 1000-1999

Alidade Alliance: 1000-1999

Theodolite Assemblage: 2000-2999

Theodolite Assemblage: 2000-2999

Family of Floating Photogrammetrists: 3000-3999

Family of Floating Photogrammetrists: 3000-3999

Flock of Winged Witnesses: 4000-4999

Flock of Winged Witnesses: 4000-4999

Ring of Reconnaissance Rocketeers: 5000-5999

Ring of Reconnaissance Rocketeers: 5000-5999

Squadron of Biplane Spectators: 6000

Squadron of Biplane Spectators: 6000

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