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USGS Liaison To Discuss The National Map, April 11

Date: 4/9/08

Contact: Eric Jome

“The National Map: The Tactical Plan and 2.0” will be the topic of a presentation by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geospatial liaison Shelley Silch on Friday, April 11 at 3 p.m. in the Felmley Hall of Science Room 209.  Silch’s presentation, part of the Department of Geography-Geology Colloquium Series, is free and open to the public.

Silch will speak about the development and implementation of the USGS National Map, a program of interactive digitized topographical maps of the United States.  The web-based National Map provides public access to high quality geospatial data.