6/23/2017 -------------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE: Illinois Post Office Mapping Challenge - ALMOST FINISHED!
We are so close to wrapping this one up! Are you a Peer Reviewer or an Advanced Editor? There are just 64 points remaining that need to be checked by a Peer Reviewer or an Advanced Editor.
Check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information.
6/13/2017 -------------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE: Illinois Post Office Mapping Challenge
We're getting closer and closer to having this challenge finished... Thanks for your continuing hard work on getting all the Post Office points in Illinois updated!
Check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information.
5/25/2017 -------------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE: Illinois Post Office Mapping Challenge
Wow! As usual our volunteers have risen to the challenge! A tremendous amount of work has been done in just three weeks, but there are still many points that need to be edited and reviewed. Check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information.
5/2/2017 -------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Illinois Post Office Mapping Challenge!
Check out our new Mapping Challenge! This is our first mapping challenge since we switched to our new editor in August 2016. If you're new to TNMCorps, we hope you'll check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information.
7/20/2016 -------------------------------------------------------------
NY Law Enforcement Challenge Results
Because our editor went offline July 9th to make way for our new and improved editor coming in August, the New York Law Enforcement challenge is officially closed.
Thank you to the participants in this challenge, many of whom were first time participants!
CourtneyRose, Cricket, HGeisler, Josie, Madmartigan, Olin, RagingSeas, armaggedonmap, bluelobster28, dgertzjr, geo163, hbrockus, kmac25, mikethompson30, rjerrard, stayfo, superlemur.
Check back here in August after our new editor is released for more mapping challenges!
6/23/2016 -------------------------------------------------------------
PA Law Enforcement Mapping Challenge finished! / NY Law Enforcement Challenge Ends Soon
It took a while, but our BIGGEST mapping challenge ever (PA Law Enforcement) is finished!
A_Wallace, Cartograsaurus, CourtneyRose, Covert9, DoeringSA_AICP, Eolian, Geo5492, GeospatialBeatles, HGeisler, Medic922, StevenHill, Twigs, bonnieblue85, geo163, mapgal, mgelizabeth, msean2, rjerrard, rstevenson, trista.
Special shout out to rjerrard for participating in their 5th mapping challenge! Keep up the awesome work!
Check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information.
4/7/2016 -----------------------------
NEW NY Law Enforcement Mapping Challenge / Update to PA Challenge
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
12/9/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Mapping Challenge – Pennsylvania Law Enforcement
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
12/4/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
Results of October Cemetery Mapping Challenges
Thanks to Kelly Margaret Gorman, queenofthedead, and Slartibartfast! Check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information, and keep your eyes peeled for a new challenge coming next week.
11/12/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
Results of The Great Shakeout NMSZ Mapping Challenge
Thanks to HGeisler, notmyrealname2112, rjerrard, and Cartograsaurus for participating!
Check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information.
10/27/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Cemetery Mapping Challenge – Douglas County, KS
Although a few points need to be finished up for the Orleans county, Louisiana mapping challenge, we want to squeeze one or two more cemetery mapping challenges in before Halloween so here's a new one!
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
Stull Cemetery, in Stull KS; Photo from Examiner.com
10/16/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Cemetery Mapping Challenge
With one day left in The Great Shakeout mapping challenge, we are releasing the first of several Cemetery mapping challenges, in honor of Halloween.
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
Happy Mapping!
10/7/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
NEW (and different!) Mapping Challenge – Emergency Facilities within the New Madrid Seismic Zone for The Great Shakeout
On October 15, millions of people all over the world will participate in the Great Shakeout. In support of earthquake preparedness, TNMCorps will be holding a one week mapping challenge in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) in support of the Great Central US Shakeout. Let’s see how many emergency response(Fire Station/EMS Station, Law Enforcement, Hospital/Medical Center, Ambulance Service) and School points we can update between Sunday, October 11 and Saturday October 17th.
As always, make sure you're familiar with what we are collecting for those stucture types before participating. Volunteers who contribute in the Challenge area will be recognized on this page and also tweeted on The National Map Twitter account.
Happy Mapping!
Take time to visit the Great Shakeout’s webpage and sign up to participate! The site has a wealth of resources and information about earthquakes and earthquake preparedness.
The image below is from the Central United States Earthquake Consortium webpage, another good source of information for disaster mitigation.
Virginia Prison/Correctional Facilities Challenge FINISHED!
A BIG thanks to fconley, rjerrard, and msean21 for updating, verifying, adding, and deleting all Prison/Correctional Facility points in Virginia!
8/25/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Mapping Challenge – Virginia Prison/Correctional Facilities
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
North Carolina Law Enforcement Facilities Mapping Challenge FINISHED!
This was a HUGE mapping challenge!
A BIG thanks to fconley, Cartograsaurus, fred82001, HGeisler, rjerrard, robwills77, Trailblazer, and LunaHyacinth for updating, verifying, adding, and deleting all Law Enforcement Facility points in North Carolina!
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7/22/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE – North Carolina Law Enforcement Facilities
This was a BIG challenge but there are only 4 points left that need to be checked! Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on what still needs to be done.
Thanks for all of your hard work on this challenge!
6/11/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE – North Carolina Law Enforcement Facilities
WOW! In a little over a month volunteers have finished 451 Law Enforcement points in North Carolina! Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on what still needs to be done.
4/29/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Mapping Challenge – North Carolina Law Enforcement Facilities
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
North Carolina Prison/Correctional Facilities Mapping Challenge FINISHED!
A BIG thanks to fconley, HGeisler, and Ricardo Oliveira for updating, verifying, adding, and deleting all Prison/Correctional Facility points in North Carolina!
4/28/2015 ------------------------------------------------------------
Mapping Challenge UPDATE – North Carolina Prison/Correctional Facilities
There is just ONE point left that needs to be Peer Reviewed or checked by an Advanced Editor!
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the challenge.
4/23/2015 -------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Mapping Challenge – North Carolina Prison/Correctional Facilities
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new challenge.
Thanks to fconley, rjerrard, TheJ, gnooj, Cartograsaurus, and Kelly Margaret Gorman for updating, verifying, adding, and deleting an incredible 422 Law Enforcement points in Kentucky!
2/15/2015 -------------------------------------------------------------
Mapping Challenge UPDATE– Kentucky Law Enforcement Facilities
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for an update on the KY Law Enforcement challenge.
1/21/2015 -------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Mapping Challenge – Kentucky Law Enforcement Facilities
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new KY Law Enforcement challenge.
Thanks to fconley for completing the entire KY Prison/Correctional Facilities Challenge over the weekend!
1/16/2015 -------------------------------------------------------------
NEW Mapping Challenge – Kentucky Prison/Correctional Facilities
Please check out the Mapping Challenges page for more information on the new KY Prison/Correctional Facilities challenge.
A big thanks to fconley, HGeisler, Cartograsaurus, TheJ, BCook2, rjerrard, Vindalou, Jwo_rocks, wesward, and alherna4 for participating in the now completed Tennessee Law Enforcement Facility Mapping Challenge!
1/14/2015 -------------------------------------------------------------
TN Law Enforcement Mapping Challenge Update: We are SO close!
Please check out this map for links to the few remaining points. Thank you for all of your hard work on this big challenge!!!
For more information on how to help us finish it up please check out the latest post on the Mapping Challenges page. Don't forget, volunteers who participate in the challenge will be recognized of this site and also tweeted on The National Map Twitter account!
12/8/2014 ------------------------------------------------------------
ANOTHER UPDATE: Tennessee Law Enforcement Facilities Mapping Challenge
The Tennessee Law Enforcement is getting very close to being finished! For more information on how to help us finish it up please check out the latest post on the Mapping Challenges page. Don't forget, volunteers who participate in the challenge will be recognized of this site and also tweeted on The National Map Twitter account!
10/17/2014 -----------------------------------------------------------
UPDATE: Tennessee Law Enforcement Facilities Mapping Challenge
This is one of the bigger challenges we have done, but thanks to you all, over 100 Law Enforcement Facility points have already been updated! As you can see on the map below, this includes some peer reviewed and advanced edited points, which means those are ready to go into The National Map!
However, there are still 261 existing unedited points that need to be checked before this challenge will be complete.
Please help us reach the goal of having all Law Enforcement Facilities in Tennessee updated by editing the red points seen below. If you are a Peer Reviewer please check the green points that have already been edited by another volunteer.
As always, volunteers who participate in the mapping challenge will be recognized on this page and also tweeted on The National Map Twitter account. Thank you for your contributions!
9/22/2014 -----------------------------------------------------------
New Mapping Challenge - Tennessee Law Enforcement Facilities! / TN Prisons Challenge Finished!
Way to go mapping all of the Prison/Correctional Facilities in Tennessee! We went from zero points for that feature type in TN to sixteen, and not only were they all added and edited, they were also all peer reviewed and some advanced edited, so they are all ready to go into the National Structures Dataset and The National Map! Thanks to HGeisler, Cartograsaurus, and ThatJenn!
Tennessee US Topo maps are scheduled to be updated soon, so for the new challenge we are sticking with Tennessee. This time we would like you to help us edit all Law Enforcement points in Tennessee. This includes verifying or updating the existing points, adding missing points, and removing obsolete points. Although a few have been edited, there are 364 existing Law Enforcement points in TN (see map below), so this is a big challenge. Let's get these points updated before the US Topo maps for the state are updated!
Also, don't forget that you can participate in mapping challenges as a standard editor, a peer reviewer (once the points have been edited), or an advanced editor. As always, make sure you're familiar with what we are collecting for Law Enforcement before participating.
Volunteers who contribute in the challenge area will be recognized on this page and also tweeted on The National Map Twitter account (with permission).
Good luck and happy mapping!
New Mapping Challenge:
Completed Mapping Challenge:
8/12/2014 -----------------------------------------------------------
New Mapping Challenge - Tennessee Prisons/Correctional Facilities!
The new mapping challenge covers a bigger area than any other we've done and is also quite a bit different. This time around we are asking you to map all prison/correctional facility structures in the entire state of Tennessee.
HOWEVER, there are no existing prison/correctional facility points in Tennessee, so you'll be adding all new points. This might make things a bit easier, because you can find an authoritative source and just go through and add each feature as a new point. Make sure to check for an existing point though, in case another volunteer has already added it. Also, make sure you are familiar with what we are/are not collecting for this structure type before beginning.
We recommend using these sites as authoritative resources:
Tennessee Department of Corrections
Happy Mapping!
OK Panhandle Post Office Mapping Challenge Finished!
Thanks to HGeisler and fconley for correctly locating all of the improperly located Post Offices and deleting the ones that no longer exist. Way to go!!! Thank you for participating and doing such a great job cleaning up the Post Office points in the Oklahoma Panhandle counties!
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