The National Map Corps January 2023 Newsletter - Vol. 9 | Issue 1
New The National Map Corps Team Member
Vanessa Baez is a Geographer with the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center in Rolla, MO.
Don't Take It for Granite
Island Cemetery is full of notable burials such as Oliver Hazard Perry, the naval hero who led the Lake Erie fleet to victory during the War of 1812 and Civil War Generals Kimble Warren and Thomas W. Sherman. The real surprise was finding out Clarence King, the first Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, is buried here.
Recent Cemetery Musings
Preserving cultural history: A few recent trips reveal a few historic cemeteries or burials.
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Web Browser Tip: Title Tag
Sometimes TNMCorps volunteers face challenges verifying metadata on structures, e.g., a renamed school. An overlooked potential option is working knowledge of HyperText Markup Language or HTML.
DevOpp's Geography Quiz January 2023
Awhile back, TNMCorps volunteer DevOpp reached out to pitch the idea of a geography quiz for our newsletter. While not specifically structures-related, we agreed that it would be a fun way for the TNMCorps community to test their general knowledge of US geography! We hope you enjoy this slight diversion from our usual content!
Mapping Challenges Updates January 2023
Excellent work and a huge thank you to all our super-duper mapping challenge participants! We’ve closed two challenges since our October newsletter and are currently running one big challenge to update over 1,000 no-edit-history fire station points in WA and OR.