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Our team has successfully completed scanning 6,179 maps from PA DEP Wilkes-Barre Office’s basement storage area! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dave Svab and Samantha Schafer have been diligently scanning these maps over the past few months.\u00a0 During that time Kelsey Biondo has \u00a0geo-referenced 1,000 and digitized about 50 maps using ArcGIS. \u00a0500 of these maps will eventually be digitized.<\/p>\n

This project is being conducted to process and preserve mine maps from the coal regions of Pennsylvania.\u00a0 These maps are scanned at 400 DPI resolution into an electronic form for archival purposes. \u00a0The digital raster maps are sent to the PA DEP California District Mining Office for review and conversion to MrSID format, which compresses the images to 1\/20 th of their original size. \u00a0MrSID files\u00a0can be used by our staff in highly efficient computer applications like ArcGIS to\u00a0be\u00a0georeferenced, which gives them coordinates and to line up with aerial photos and topographic maps. \u00a0Then the files are sent back to the state and\u00a0displayed online at www.minemaps.psu.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 Lastly,\u00a04 layers are digitized from these maps or made into vector information. \u00a0Digitized layers include the map boundary, the underground mine boundary, mine entry points and coal vein elevation points. \u00a0These digitized layers will also be available for view online and downloadable for use in programs like ArcGIS.<\/p>\n

The main goal of this project is to create a digital database where citizens and businesses can find their properties, view what is in the ground underneath and determine whether mine subsidence insurance is necessary.<\/p>\n

Our team will now be moving to process maps from the Pottsville DEP Offices.\u00a0 We will be scanning approximately 2,000 maps, geo-referencing 1,000 maps, and digitizing 300 maps. \u00a0Then it’s back to Wilkes-Barre to process the maps on the 5th floor.<\/p>\n

Samantha stated earlier today, \u201cWe are very excited to move on to the next step and after completing almost 7,000 maps, 2,000 doesn\u2019t seem that bad!\u201d\u00a0 Kelsey, on the other hand, is ready to geo-reference again after digitizing for nearly 3 months.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our team has successfully completed scanning 6,179 maps from PA DEP Wilkes-Barre Office’s basement storage area! Dave Svab and Samantha Schafer have been diligently scanning these maps over the past few months.\u00a0 During that time Kelsey Biondo has \u00a0geo-referenced 1,000 and digitized about 50 maps using ArcGIS. \u00a0500 of these\u2026<\/p>\n

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