PolicyLink - Community Mapping -- How To Use It For example, in Providence , rhode island , community groups suspected that the sale The project team used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map http://www.policylink.org/EDTK/Mapping/How.html
Extractions: Please use the link above to navigate the site. C ommunity mapping involves five broad steps. As illustrated in the graphic below, the process begins and ends with local communities, and each step builds upon the information obtained in a previous step. Although we have defined this approach in a linear fashion, some of the steps can be implemented simultaneously. The process begins with community groups and residents identifying an issue or problem that can be resolved with the assistance of maps and data. The community must take leadership in framing the mapping effort. This initial step also involves forming a community mapping team. The second step is determining the most appropriate levels of geography (or simply, geographies) for the mapping project. The third step is collecting data. The fourth step is producing maps using the data collected in step three. Finally, the maps are used by community groups and residents to resolve issues and problems identified in step one.
About: Rhode Island Critical Resource Atlas were obtained from the State of rhode island s Geographic Information System Digital Atlas of rhode island s Natural Resources. Overview This map http://www.edc.uri.edu/riatlas/about.html
Extractions: The goal of this project is to use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and the Internet to create and distribute maps of the critical natural resources for every town and watershed in Rhode Island. The maps are designed to assist land use managers in planning and development activities, and are easily interpretable for use by the general public. Maps are available in two sizes (8.5" x 11" and 20" x 20") and can be viewed on the screen or downloaded in GIF format (by right clicking while viewing the map) to the user's computer for incorporation into text documents or presentations. The data to develop the atlas were obtained from the State of Rhode Island's Geographic Information System (RIGIS) database ( www.edc.uri.edu/rigis ). This project was supported by the Environmental Protection Agency, the USDA Renewable Resource Extension Act, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, URI Cooperative Extension, RI Agricultural Experiment Station, The URI Department of Natural Resources Science, The RI Natural History Survey, and the URI Environmental Data Center. The members of the RI Digital Atlas Design Team can be seen by clicking here If you have questions or comments, contact us at
Yale Peabody Museum GNIS Database GNIS Map Logo. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, rhode island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
Extractions: Enter some place term(s) of interest to you in the field above CONNECTICUT Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming ANY FEATURE POPULATED PLACE airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church civil cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods Limit searches to county GNIS database via USGS Canadian Geographic Names database GNIS Search Forms for Individual States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas ... Wyoming Available from this portion of the Peabody Museum web are 1,233,933 records corresponding to the labeled features that can be found on the 1:24,000 scale topographic maps of the US Geological Survey. A synopsis of the GNIS is as follows (excerpted from the USGS/GNIS FactSheet, June 1991):
CIA - The World Factbook -- United States Features a map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
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Map Collections: 1500-2004: Geographic Locations: 20 Geographic Locations. United StatesRhode IslandAtlantic Coast. United StatesRhode IslandBristol. United StatesRhode IslandCentral Falls. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdPlaces20.html
