Newsletters

July

• What Structures would you like to see on The National Map?
• Mapping Challenge Shout-out!
• "Lots" of Zeros
• Ensuring Data Completeness
• Closer Look at the Layers List
• Other USGS Citizen Science Projects
• TNMCorps Puzzle: Word Search
• May Puzzle Correction
• Recognition

May

• A Detailed Opportunity
• New Mapping Challenge!
• Neat Find: Zero for a Street Number
• Authoritative Sources: Clues vs. Cues
• Proper Use of the Address 2 Field
• LTPZ's Son Places in Top 10 in Illinois GeoBee!
• Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 10: Colleges / Universities
• TNMCorps Puzzle
• Recognition

March

• We’re Back!
• Mapping Challenge Updates
• New Editor Updates!
• To Copy and Paste is to Err?
• Volunteer Collaboration: RISailor and Cgibson
• Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 9: Schools
• Rare Find: 4 High Schools in One
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• Recognition

January

• (TNMCorps will not be releasing a January 2019 newsletter due to the shutdown)

• • Editing over the Holidays!
  • Volunteer Spotlight: virgilturner
  • Ditch the Digits: New Zip-Code Guidelines
  • Can't Find Data to Edit: Check out the Structure Finder!
  • Editor Roles and Point Colors
  • American Architecture Part 3
  • Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 8: City/Town Halls
  • TNMCorps Puzzle
  • Recognition

September

• • Courthouse Badges are Here!
  • Volunteer Q&A: What's Your Favorite Structure to Edit
  • New Structure Feature! Introducing City/Town Halls
  • New Mapping Challenge: Texas Law Enforcement
  • American Architecture Part 2
  • Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 7: Law Enforcement
  • TNMCorps Puzzle
  • Recognition

July

• • Courthouse Recognition Program
  • TNMCorps Team Q&A: What's Your Favorite Structure to Edit?
  • Introducing the TNMCorps Structure Finder
  • American Architecture
  • Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 6: Ambulance Services
  • Reminder: Reach Out!
  • TNMCorps Puzzle
  • TNMCorps Team Corner
  • Recognition

May

• • Courthouse Pilot Project Update: Yellow Courthouses?
  • Taking a Bite out of History: Hinsdale County Courthouse
  • CartoPlaytime: Making Maps with our Data
  • Volunteer Spotlight: Cgibson
  • Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 5: Hospitals
  • Newest Top Recognition Member: geo163
  • TNMCorps Puzzle
  • Recognition

March

• • Edited Points without an Edit History
  • Behind the Scenes: Feedback Emails
  • User Guide Issues with Google Chrome
  • Mapping Challenges
  • The Longest Place Name in the U.S.
  • Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 4: Prisons / Correctional Facilities
  • TNMCorps Maze
  • Recognition

January

• 2017: Year in Review
• Fending off the Winter Blues
• Courthouse Pilot Project
• Making the Call
• Resources Review
• More than a Dot on the Map: Ouray County Courthouse
• Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 3: Fire Stations/EMS
• Blast from the Past: Earth Science Corps
• TNMCorps Cryptogram
• Recognition

November

• • Order in the Court!
  • New Updates to the Editor!
  • New Interactive Challenge Map
  • Illinois Schools Mapping Challenge Extended
  • How to Spot an Authoritative Source
  • Aerial Photo Interpretation Part 2: Post Offices
  • TNMCorps Word Scramble
  • Recognition

September

• TNMCorps Map Editor Anniversary!
• Volunteer Spotlight: A Tale of Two Kents
• Collaboration in a Disaster
• More Tips and Tricks
• Aerial Imagery Interpretation Part 1: Cemeteries
• New Mapping Challenge!
• TNMCorps Word Search: Total Eclipse
• Recognition

July

• Summer Vacation!
• Volunteer Spotlight: meyerkv
• Tips and Tricks for Editing in Puerto Rico
• Tips and Tricks for Editing in Alaska
• TNMCorps Cryptogram
• Past Puzzle Keys
• Recognition

May

• Citizen Science Day!
• Setting up a Display Name
• Technical Community Colleges vs. Trade Schools
• Proper Formatting
• Preschool Update
• Amish Schools
• Finding Unedited Points (They’re There!)
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• TNMCorps Crossword
• Recognition

March

• A Brief History of the Cartograsaurus
• Tricky Points and Deep Research
• Displaying One Structure Type
• Moving vs. Deleting Points
• Finding Unedited Data
• Editing Quick Tips and Reminders
• Linking Old and New Accounts
• TNMCorps Word Search
• Recognition

January

• Happy New Year!
• Database Sync Updated
• Back to Basics
• Post Offices
• Sheriff’s Offices
• Addressing the Issue
• Comment Field
• Conclusion of International Map Year Patch Contest
• Recognition Program Back Online
• Volunteer Spotlight
• Recognition

November

• Thanksgiving Greetings
• Coming Soon to an Editor Near You!
• New Comment Field
• Improved Edit History
• Editor Role Spotlight: Peer Reviewer
• Patch Winner Profiles
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• Have a story or photo you’d like to share?
• Name that App!
• Recognition

September

• Welcome Back!
• Data Super Highway
• Tips and Tricks
• Deadline for Patch Challenge Extended
• The Q&A Community
• What's in a Name??
• Have a Story or Photo to Share?
• Name that App!

June

• Exciting News! Introducing Our New Editor!
• Summer Vacation...For YOU, not Us
• What Steps Do I Need to Take?
• KentRobert Takes Flight with the Squadron of Biplane Spectators
• Mapping Challenge Updates - PA is Complete!
• Edit Points - Get the Patch
• Share Your Stories
• Words from the Wise - Mole Trapper
• Stay Tuned...
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

April

• We did it! 200K Volunteer Contributions!
• The Peer Review Role: Uses, Benefits, and Purpose
• Fun Fact: Cemeteries (or lack thereof) in San Francisco
• "Why I Do What I Do," by queenofthedead
• The National Map Corps Explorer
• Edit Points - Get the Patch!!
• We Want YOU (to take the Mapping Challenge)!
• Recent inductee to the Squadron of Biplane Spectators, HGeisler!
• Have a story or photo you'd like to share?
• Goodbye and Thank You to a Few Wonderful Student Contractors
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

February

• Let's Go All the Way to 200K!
• The Advanced Editor Role
• Federal Courthouses - Pilot Study
• What Do I Do with Stacked Cemetery Points
• Step by Step Editing Tips: Post Offices
• Help Us with the Latest Mapping Challenge
• Importance of Good Addressing
• Have a Story or Photo You'd Like to Share?
• International Year of the Map - Get the Patch!
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

December

• Volunteering for The National Map Corps: A Glimpse at Citizen Science
• Mapping Challenge Results
• Have You Been Mentioned on Social Media?
• Collect Points - Get the Patch
• The Importance of Data Quality in The National Map Corps Project
• Step by Step Editing Tips: Schools
• A Note from Volunteer Cartograsaurus, the "Rod Man."
• Have a Story or Photo You'd Like to Share?
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

October

• Just a Reminder: What do the colors around the points mean?
• The Great Central U.S. Shakeout Mapping Challenge!
• VA Law Enforcement Facilities Mapping Challenge FINISHED!
• A Letter From the Past, By Kent W.
• Stories from the "field," by Kim
• Have a Story of Photo You'd Like to Share?
• USGS Historical Topographic Maps
• Congratulations to Volunteer rjerrard!
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

August

• New Volunteer Contribution Maps!
• A Reminder about Jails
• NEW Mapping Challenge in Virginia
• NC Law Enforcement Mapping Challenge Completed
• Volunteer Highlight Story about Yellowstone National Park
• Call for Volunteer Photos and Stories!
• Update on Contract, Community, and Village Post Offices
• Volunteer visits USGS in Denver
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

June

• New Post Office Points in Colorado
• Introducing TNMCorps Q&A!
• Updating Email Notification Settings on Q&A
• Clarification on Prison/Correctional Facilities VS Jails
• Making Phone Calls to Verify Structures
• Volunteer Hours Count Toward GISP Certificate
• Texas Cemeteries
• Post Office Naming Changes
• Help Us Finish the Latest Mapping Challenge
• Call for Volunteer Photos and Stories!
• TNMCorps Team Corner
• New Recognition Category Members

March

• Get Recognized on USGS Social Media!
• Call for Volunteer Photos and Stories
• The Next Big One, By Volunteer Roger Davis (AKA Cartograsaurus)
• Help Us Update Puerto Rico Structures
• The National Map Corps Explorer
• ALERT!! Be on the Lookout for Duplicate Law Enforcement Points

January

• 100K points contributed!
• New Mapping Challenge. Find out how to help us complete it and get recognized on The National Map Twitter!
• Post Offices temporarily unavailable for editing.
• Cool TNMCorps web application developed by a fellow volunteer.
• Information on Editing Schools.
• USGS Facebook recognition for TNMCorps volunteer fconley

December

• We are almost at 100K points! Help us get there by the end of the year!
• The most recent mapping challenge is close to finished. Find out how to help us complete it and get recognize on The National Map Twitter!
• Preschool and Kindergarten points should no longer be deleted.
• Information on the "Save" comment box.
• Fun with Fire Stations - some helpful information about editing Fire Stations.
• Tips and Tricks - a few items that might help with the editing process.

October

• NEW BADGES!! Yes, they are finally here. The new recognition badges will be a featured story on the main USGS Page (www.usgs.gov) tomorrow!
• Cemetery Blues-a little help in researching and editing cemeteries
• New Map Challenge! Looking for Law Enforcement points in Tennessee.
• Tips and Tricks - a few items that might help with the editing process