Digital Mapping Techniques '08: Workshop Proceedings, Moscow, Idaho, May 18-21, 2008
The Digital Mapping Techniques '08 (DMT'08) workshop was attended by more than 100 technical experts from 40 agencies, universities, and private companies, including representatives from 24 State geological surveys. This year's meeting, the twelfth in the annual series, was hosted by the Idaho Geological Survey, from May 18-21, 2008, on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, Idaho. Each DMT workshop has been coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geologic Map Database Project and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG). As in previous years' meetings, the objective was to foster informal discussion and exchange of technical information, principally in order to develop more efficient methods for digital mapping, cartography, GIS analysis, and information management. At this meeting, oral and poster presentations and special discussion sessions emphasized (1) methods for creating and publishing map products (here, "publishing" includes Web-based release); (2) field data capture software and techniques, including the use of LiDAR; (3) digital cartographic techniques; (4) migration of digital maps into ArcGIS Geodatabase format; (5) analytical GIS techniques; and (6) continued development of the National Geologic Map Database.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2009 |
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Title | Digital Mapping Techniques '08: Workshop Proceedings, Moscow, Idaho, May 18-21, 2008 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr20091298 |
Authors | David R. Soller |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Open-File Report |
Series Number | 2009-1298 |
Index ID | ofr20091298 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | National Geologic Map Database |