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The National Map Corps

Index The National Map Corps

The National Map Corps consists of volunteers who devote some of their time to provide cartographic information to the U.S. Geological Survey. [1]

16 relations: Cartography, Denver, Esri, Geographic coordinate system, Global Positioning System, Latitude, Longitude, PDF, Quadrangle (geography), Rolla, Missouri, Shapefile, Spreadsheet, The National Map, Topographic map, United States Geological Survey, Web browser.

Cartography

Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Esri

Esri (a.k.a. Environmental Systems Research Institute) is an international supplier of geographic information system (GIS) software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications.

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Geographic coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system used in geography that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Air Force.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Quadrangle (geography)

In geology or geography, the word "quadrangle" usually refers to a United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute quadrangle map, which are usually named after a local physiographic feature.

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Rolla, Missouri

Rolla is a city in and the county seat of Phelps County, Missouri, United States.

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Shapefile

The shapefile format is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software.

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Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form.

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The National Map

The National Map is a collaborative effort of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and other federal, state, and local agencies to improve and deliver topographic information for the United States.

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Topographic map

In modern mapping, a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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Web browser

A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for accessing information on the World Wide Web.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Map_Corps

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