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I became active as a volunteer on the Norwich Conservation Commission, Norwich Special Places and the Norwich Trails Committee. I recognized that there was a real need for accurate, up-to-date custom maps to help with the work of enjoying, protecting and managing our area’s natural resources. Maps—making maps, studying maps, using maps, collecting maps—have always been a love of mine, so I decided to learn for myself how to make the maps that we needed. GIS/GPS Mapping was born in 2004. I started producing maps of local trails and natural resources, making maps for local landowners and community members like Liz Russell, who wanted a map of the Cossingham Road Farm trail network in Norwich for cross-country skiing. I had the pleasure of creating the Norwich Trail Map for the Norwich Trails Committee, which is sold at Dan & Whit’s and the Norwich Bookstore. I was asked by the Upper Valley Trails Alliance, located on Carpenter Street in Norwich, to create a map for their annual Tour de Taste bike ride, and created a map for the King Arthur Trail providing non-motorized access to the new Dresden playing fields on Route 5 South in Norwich. I have also provided the cross-country skiing, mountain biking and walking map for the wonderful community project known as “Parcel 5,” accessed from Beaver Meadow Road in Norwich. GIS/GPS Mapping has expanded its reach to produce digital maps for recreation, working forests, natural resource conservation and land management throughout New England. Clients include management consultants, foresters, conservation organizations, trail groups, land trusts, private land owners, and real estate consultants. GIS/GPS Mapping has produced maps for clients in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, and Maine as well as South America. By combining my personal interest in the outdoors with my years of experience in environmental law, geology and land use, GIS/GPS Mapping is able to use the huge amount of information that is available today, such as federal, state and local depositories of geospatial data, satellite imagery, and data collected with hand held GPS units, along with geographic information system software, to provide our clients with the map products and geospatial analysis they need to be successful. I am also very excited about our ability to convert information for use in 3D formats used by Google Earth. Even though I have worked all over northern New England, the most fun and enjoyment comes from creating maps for the neighbors, local groups and businesses I have known for years. |
| Last Updated on March 2010 |