About the workshop

Convened by the Association of American State Geologists and the U.S. Geological Survey

Hosted by the Kentucky Geological Survey

May 17-20, 2000, Lexington, Kentucky

From May 17-20, 2000, the AASG and the USGS will conduct the invitation-only "Workshop on Digital Mapping Techniques." Hosted by the Kentucky Geological Survey in Lexington, Ky., this important workshop is intended to provide a forum for discussion and sharing of information, expertise, and experience. The workshop will be most successful if attended by state survey and USGS employees who are responsible for digital mapping. If you are interested in attending but are not a member of a state geological survey or the USGS, please contact Dave Soller (see below).

The meeting will be similar in format to our highly successful workshops in 1997, 1998, and 1999 (hosted by the Kansas Geological Survey, the Illinois State Geological Survey, and the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey). This workshop will provide geologists, GIS specialists, digital cartographers, and managers with the opportunity to gain expertise and knowledge. Topics will include data-capture techniques, digital map production and plotting on demand, and geologic data models and software tools. Special emphasis will be on map production, and vendors will be invited to participate. The workshop goal is to help move the state surveys and the USGS toward development of more cost-effective, flexible, and useful systems for digital mapping and GIS analysis.

General questions about the meeting should be directed to:
Dave Soller
U.S. Geological Survey
phone: (703) 648-6907
fax: (703) 648-6937
email: drsoller@usgs.gov

If you have any questions about the conference site or facilities, please contact:
Warren Anderson
Kentucky Geological Survey
phone: (606) 257-5500
fax: (606) 257-1147
email: wanderson@uky.edu

Preliminary agenda: