ACSM Bulletin 239
What's inside
From cover to cover, this issue of the ACSM Bulletin draws attention to cartography in its various forms. The front and back covers, and an article by John Innes entitled "A New Edge for Maps," demonstrate a new mapping technique which gives paper maps a user interface. Over the past 20 years, the National Geographic Society and David Miller, author of “Recognizing College Students and their Maps,” have steadfastly supported the CaGIS Map Design Competition for students. The article “American Cartography and GIScience” is a tribute to the people and ideas that have contributed to the successes of the Cartography and Geographic Information Science journal and the AutoCarto Research Symposium. “‘A Map is Worth a Thousand Words’—If Well Designed” highlights the importance of adhering to strict cartographic principles when designing maps with a potential to influence decision making. Jessica Wyland's article, “Measuring Carbon Footprints in U.S. Forests,” describes an environmental study where GIS cartography is part and parcel of the research process. Bill Hazelton’s syndicated opinion piece, “If You Think Education Is Expensive, Try Ignorance," focuses on the need to educate geography students for the future work environment, and Paul Browning's report on "Engineering Girls @ the Beach" sets this sentiment in real terms in real time, as does Daniel Brown's article "Foresight in Surveying Education." The rest of this mega-issue contains John Hohol's report on the 2009 FIG Working Week in Eliat, Israel; a new column by Dr. Map; and rejoinders to his “Four Corners” infobyte in the April issue by William Stone, New Mexico Geodetic Advisor, and an abbreviated statement by NOAA/NGS on "Why the Four Corners Monument Is In Exactly the Right Place." NOAA Congressional briefing on GRAV-D inspired the article entitled "Positioning America for the Future." Albert Christensen’s account of the first Cadastral Atlas of Argentina puts a fitting ending to the 2009 issue of the ACSM Bulletin. Hope you enjoy the maps and the varied viewpoints presented in this issue about the geospatial world.
The advertisers in the June issue of the Bulletin are: Barnette Industries, Leica, Topcon Posititioning Systems,and Trimble Navigation. The NSPS CST program has an ad inviting surveying technicians to become certified. Forthcoming conferences are advertised in an ad by the 2009 ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit, and by FIG on its XXIV FIG International Congress 2010.
Editorial Submissions
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