The 2001-2002 Program Year of the Washington Map Society is about to begin.

On Thursday, September 20 at 7 PM, Mr. Thomas Hennig of the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) will present Results from the Shuttle
Radar Topography Mission. Elevation data is vital to successful mission
planning, operations and readiness. Traditional methods for producing
elevation data are very expensive and time consuming; major cloud belts
would never be completed with existing methods. The Shuttle Radar
Topography Mission (SRTM) was selected in 1995 as the best means of
supplying nearly global, accurate elevation data. The SRTM is an
interferometric SAR system that flew during 11-22 February 2000 aboard
NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour and collected highly specialized data that
will allow the generation of Digital Terrain Elevation Data Level 2 (DTED
2).  The result of the SRTM will increase the United States Government's
coverage of vital and detailed DTED 2 from less than 5% to 80% of the
Earth's landmass. This presentation describes the shuttle mission, its
deliverables and their applications with a mix of slides and video.
See NIMA's SRTM on-line site at http://164.214.2.59/srtm/navigation.html

Future meetings and trips:

On Thursday October 18, at 7 PM, Ms. Lori Geissenhainer of CIVITAS will
present The Art of Printing Maps on Silk. CIVITAS is the firm that produces
a series of neckties and scarves with image maps of eight world cities. See
the work of CIVITAS at http://www.citytie.com

On Thursday November 15, at 7 PM, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor
of Geography at Syracuse University, will present The Shape of
Congressional Redistricting in an Era of GIS, Racial Gerrymandering, and
Political Punditry. He is the author of eleven principal publications
including How to Lie with Maps and the just published Bushmanders and
Bullwinkles: How Politicians Manipulate Electronic Maps and Census Data to
Win Elections.  See Dr. Monmonier's curriculum vitae at
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/geo/MONMON.htm

On Thursday, December 6, at 7PM, Professor Doctor Alexei Postnikov, Doctor
of Cartography and Deputy Director of the Institute for the History of
Science and Technology, Moscow, will present a talk on the new edition of
an historic Russian atlas of the 17th-18th century. His presentation is
entitled, The Russian 17th Century Drawings of Siberia by Semen Ul'yanivich
Remezov to the First Scientific Facsimile Edition of the Atlas. Doctor
Postnikov is one of the editors of this work, and also the author of an
introductory paper. He plans to show and discuss the most representative
prints of this edition, which is being prepared by the Russian State
Library and the Russian State Cartographic Service, or
"Roskartografiya."  Read more about his background at
http://www.ihst.ru/personal/apostnik/Apostnik_ind.htm

On Thursday January 17, 2002 at 7 PM, Mr. Don Dahmann will present
Celebrating United States Census Statistical Atlases, 1870-1920. See more
about the U.S. Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources at
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/

February meeting  in development

On Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 7PM, Mr. Wes Brown, founder and past
president of the Rocky Mountain Map Society, will present Discovery of the
New World Through New Maps.

On Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28, the Washington Map Society will make a
field trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, to view the exhibit At the Edge of
the World: Mapping Scotland and to visit a private collection.

In May 2002, the Washington Map Society will hold its annual dinner and
business meeting.

All meetings (except the field trips and annual dinner) will be held at the
Reading Room, Geography and Map Division, B Level, Library of Congress,
Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington D.C.   Meetings
are open to members and non-members alike, without charge. Due to
heightened security, please allow adequate time to arrive at the entrance
of the Library and pass through the security checkpoint in time to be
seated for the start of the meeting.  A photo identification card will be
helpful in completing security screening. Normal parking availability may
be affected; please consider that in your travel planning  The Library is
one block from METRO's Capitol South Station (Blue and Orange Lines). For
further information, contact Ray Wolf; tel. 301.240.4148 or by e-mail
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President                               Fax     (703) 426-2881
Washington Map Society          E-Mail  [log in to unmask]
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