National Scenic Visitors Center / Earthwalk USA
Sharing the wonder of America’s diverse landscapes, instilling
the passion to explore and the will to protect
the passion to explore and the will to protect
Physical Relief Map PrototypingAs we move forward to produce the ‘largest relief map in the universe’, NSVC intern Zicheng Huang is helping us go where no relief mapmakers have gone before! We are studying various aspects of creating a map surface that reveals the geophysical landscape in a way that is both walkable and scientifically accurate. The mission is to balance these two aspects with a modest exaggeration of the relief.
Click HERE for an extensive preview Welcoming Two New Map Makers…!So here’s a hearty welcome to new volunteer staff mapper Cindy Kean (left), along with Penn State GIS graduate / newly-minted NSVC intern Zicheng Huang (right).
Click on their names to find out more about these cool people. Talk About Relief….The National Scenic Visitors Center project has been ‘making strides’ as it were, towards our goal of creating the largest walkable relief map in the universe. (Or at least on the Earth – in case extraterrestrials have beaten us to it on Altair IV.)
We’re moving forward with the creation of the Earthwalk Traveler exhibit, which will enable us to showcase walkable relief in museums across the USA. We’re registering to attend national museum tradeshows both this year and next. Our booth will feature a sample of the map and information on our plans and progress. We’re looking forward to a great stretch ahead, feet to earth and relief in sight. Stay tuned! NSVC President Matt Kambic, feeling like he has just raided the ‘Lost Ark of Relief Maps’
Coming Soon to a Planet Near You….Mission StatementAt a recent April NSVC Board meeting, our Mission Statement was finalised and approved.
To share the wonder of America’s diverse landscapes, instilling the passion to explore and the will to protect Thanks to all the contributing Board Directors. It’s the end result of an intense and passionate work session. Welcome to Amy Hollander…Professional Museum Consultant Amy Hollander brings her far-reaching expertise to the NSVC project
exhibits and educational programming for many museums including: Historical Society of Princeton, Historic Morven,The Red Mill Museum Village, The Bouman Stickney Farmstead, The Eversole Hall House, and Historic Walnford . Hollander has worked with thousands of students and visitors to inspire them to use their imaginations and to become engaged in creating their own places in history.Hollander’s most recent project was to lead the team which successfully completed a 16 month, $8.5 million contract to design the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) in the historic 1914 Bethlehem Steel Electrical Repair Shop. For this project, she developed a 13,000 square foot permanent exhibit on America’s industrial history while supervising the interior renovations of the historic structure to insure historical integrity was maintained. Her contributions have extended the museum’s visibility and reputation locally, nationally and internationally.
Amy has assisted the NSVC effort since last year and begins an expanded role this spring. Post navigation
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