A 125 year history of topographic mapping and GIS in the U.S. Geological Survey 1884-2009, part 1: 1884-1980

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On December 4–5, 1884, John Wesley Powell persuaded the U.S. Congress to authorize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to begin systematic topographic mapping of the United States.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title A 125 year history of topographic mapping and GIS in the U.S. Geological Survey 1884-2009, part 1: 1884-1980
Series title ArcNews
Volume 31
Issue 3
Year Published 2009
Language English
Publisher ESRI
Publisher location Redlands, CA
Contributing office(s) Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS)
Description 1 p.
First page 1
Last page 1
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