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Report to the Executive Committee for the 1999 General Assembly of the International Cartographic Association:1) Planetary Cartography Working Group <Top of Page> 2) Co-Chairs: James Zimbelman Center for Earth and Planetary Studies Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 National Air and Space Museum, MRC 315 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ph: 202-786-2981 Fx: 202-786-2566 zimbelmanj@si.edu Kira Shingareva Moscow State University for Geodesy and Cartography 4 Gorokhovsky per. Moscow 103064 RUSSIA Ph: 7-095-261-3948 Fx: 7-095-267-4681 Kira.Shingareva@caravan.ru <Top of Page> 3) Terms of Reference (1995-1999) Overall Theme: Harmonization of international planetary cartography efforts. Note that "harmonization" is not the same as "homogenization". We are not advocating an effort to make all national programs look the same. Instead, we are interested in facilitating the free interchange of ideas and information between various national efforts that incorporate some component of planetary cartography. 1. The promotion of all aspects of planetary cartography in an international setting, particularly 1) scientific research, 2) education, and 3) public outreach. 2. Documentation and analysis of the present status of planetary cartography within the international community. 3. Evaluation of possible methods for harmonization of planetary cartographic activities around the world. 4. Communication of conclusions and ideas with groups representing other international scientific and educational bodies. These terms will be addressed through the following Proposed List of Activities: 1. Establish a World Wide Web site to enhance rapid communication. The Web page should be updated regularly to facilitate communications of planetary cartographic information throughout the world. 2. Collect information on the global status of planetary cartographic products and plans. This will be achieved through a survey of planetary cartographic products and services available in as many countries as possible, dependent upon identifying at least one point of contact within each country surveyed. 3. Production of a multilingual planetary map series. The first map will be of Mars, with accompanying text in at least English, Russian, German, French, and Spanish. Subsequent maps of other planets would follow on roughly a two-year basis per map. 4. Establish liaison between the ICA and various national or international space-related groups. Groups targeted for first attention in this effort are: IAU, ISPRS, COSPAR, USGS, NASA, RKI, DLR], NASDA, ESA, CSA, IAF, and ISRL. 5. Schedule at least one meeting per year where the Working Group members can discuss issues face to face. 6. Generation of multilingual glossary of terms used in planetary cartography. The goal here is to document terms that have different uses in various national programs. <Top of Page> 4) Members Charles Acton Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mail Stop 183-501 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109, U.S.A. cha@naif.jpl.nasa.gov Dr. Raymond Arvidson Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences Campus Box 1169 Washington University at St. Louis St. Louis, MO 63130, U.S.A. arvidson@wunder.wustl.edu Jennifer Blue Branch of Astrogeology U.S. Geological Survey 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001, U.S.A. jblue@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov Prof. Manfred Buchroithner Institute for Cartography Dresden University of Technology D-01062 Dresden Germany buc@karst9.geo.tu-dresden.de Dr. G. Burba Moscow State University for Geodesy and Cartography 4 Gorokhovsky per. Moscow 103064 Russia elkor@geokhi.msk.su Prof. James Carter Department of Geography and Geology Illinois State University Mail Stop 4400 Normal, IL 61790-4400, U.S.A. jcarter@ilstu.edu Dr. David Crown Department of Geology and Planetary Science 321 Engineering Hall University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3332, U.S.A. dcrown@vms.cis.pitt.edu Dr. Larry Crumpler New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science 1801 Mountain Road NW Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, U.S.A. crumpler@nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us Dr. Merton Davies The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA 90406-2138, U.S.A. davies@hyrax.rand.org Prof. Egon Dorrer Institute for Photogrammetry and Cartography Munich Bundeswehr University D-85577 Neubiberg Germany aa1aedor@rz.unibw-muenchen.de Dr. Thomas Duxbury Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mail Stop 183-501 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109, U.S.A. tduxbury@naif.jpl.nasa.gov Dr. Kenneth Edgett Malin Space Science Systems, Incorporated P.O. Box 910148 San Diego, CA 92191-0148, U.S.A. edgett@msss.com Dr. Vicki Hansen Department of Geological Sciences Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275-0395, U.S.A. vicki@satum.isem.smu.edu Dr. James Head, III Department of Geological Sciences Brown University Providence, RI 02912-1846, U.S.A. James_Head_III@brown.edu Dr. Ken Herkenhoff Branch of Astrogeology U.S. Geological Survey 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001, U.S.A. kherkenhoff@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov Dr. Randy Kirk Branch of Astrogeology U.S. Geological Survey 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001, U.S.A. rkirk@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov Prof. Bianna Krasnopevtseva Moscow State University for Geodesy and Cartography 4 Gorokhovsky per. Moscow 103064 Russia Hartmut Lehmann Technical University of Berlin Department for Photogrammetry and Cartography Sekr. EB 9 Strasse des 17. Juni 135 D-10623 Berlin Germany hartmut@fpk.tu-berlin.de Dr. George McGill Department of Geosciences University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003-5820, U.S.A. gmcgill@wawa.umass.edu Prof. Jan-Peter Muller Department of Geomatic Engineering University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom jpmuller@ge.ucl.ac.uk Dr. Gerhard Neukum Institute for Planetary Exploration Deutsche Forschunganstalt fur Luft und Raumfahrt Berlin Germany Dr. Timothy Parker Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mail Stop 183-501 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109, U.S.A. timothy.j.parker@jpl.nasa.gov Dr. James Rice Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 1629 E. University Blvd. University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721-0092, U.S.A. jrice@lpl.arizona.edu Jeanna Rodinova Moscow State University for Geodesy and Cartography 4 Gorokhovsky per. Moscow 103064 Russia jeanna@sai.msk.su Dr. David Senske Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mail Stop 264-580 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109, U.S.A. dsenske@pop.jpl.nasa.gov Prof. Kira Shingareva Moscow State University for Geodesy and Cartography 4 Gorokhovsky per. Moscow 103064 Russia Kira.Shingareva@caravan.ru Dr. Phillip Stooke Department of Geography University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C2 pjstooke@julian.uwo.ca Dr. Kenneth Tanaka Branch of Astrogeology U.S. Geological Survey 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001, U.S.A. ktanaka@flagmail.wr.usgs.gov Dr. Steven Williams Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering College of Engineering and Applied Sciences University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1867 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Suite 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80918, U.S.A. swillia@mail.uccs.edu Dr. Michael Wood [past President, ICA] Centre for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science Department of Geography University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Road Aberdeen, AB9 2UF United Kingdom geo125@abdn.ac.uk Dr. Sherman Wu Branch of Astrogeology U.S. Geological Survey 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001, U.S.A. Dr. James Zimbelman Center for Earth and Planetary Studies National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560-0315, U.S.A. zimbelmanj@si.edu <Top of Page> 5) Activities according to the terms of reference The Planetary Cartography Working Group was only formally approved at the 1997 ICA meeting in Stockholm, so our group activities are confined to the last two years of the present term. i) Do you consider the work completed? We definitely do not consider the work completed. In fact, it has barely begun. ii) If not, what progress has been made? We believe we have made reasonable initial progress on all of the elements of our proposed list of activities. A World Wide Web site dedicated to the working group has been set up http://airandspace.si.edu/research/ceps/ica. Initial responses to a survey of planetary cartographic products throughout the world received only limited responses, and we are assessing how best to reach the global audience with interests in this subject. A generalized map of Mars with accompanying text in English, Russian, German, French, and Spanish was printed (in very limited quantity) in 1999. We have made initial contacts with members of organizations involved in subjects directly relevant to planetary cartography. The working group met at least once a year (see item 8 below), although attendance was limited to those members who were able to arrange travel at the designated times. We have started collecting an international glossary of terms used in planetary cartography but which can have diverse interpretations in various languages. All of these efforts represent only the beginning stages of what we envision will be required to address the goals of the working group. iii) Do you think it should be completed? We do believe that the efforts underway are of value not only to the current planetary science community, but eventually to anyone who becomes interested in learning about the planets and natural satellites through the use of map-based products. iv) How can this be achieved? Our current ideas of how to proceed in carrying out the efforts begun during the present term are summarized in our proposed list of activities for the next term (see item 10 below), which are a direct outgrowth the activities initiated during this term. <Top of Page> 6) Seminars No seminars specifically sponsored by the working group were held during the period covered by this report. <Top of Page> 7) Publications i) Were any publications produced? No publications were produced by the working group, although publications by individual members are directly relevant to issues of interest to the working group (see iv below). ii) Have they been submitted to the Publication Committee? No publications have yet been submitted to the Publication Committee. iii) Are there any in progress? A generalized map of Mars with marginal text in five languages is in the final stages of preparation. We have not yet identified the appropriate outlet for publication of this unique map. We hope to generate similar maps for other planetary objects during the next term. iv) Examples of publications by members relevant to planetary cartography: Dorrer, E. (1998) Towards optimal relief representation from Mars imagery by combination of DEM and SFS, Int. Arch. Photogram. Rem. Sens., vol. 32, pt. 4, 156-161. Scott, D. H., Dohm J. M. and Zimbelman J. R. (1998) Geologic map of Pavonis Mons volcano, Mars, U.S. Geol. Surv. Misc. Invest. Series Map I-2561, scale 1:1,000,000. Also note that various working group members presented several abstracts, oral presentations, and posters at the 1997 ICA conference in Stockholm, and many abstracts have been accepted for oral or poster presentations at the 1999 ICA conference in Ottawa. <Top of Page> 8) Meetings i) Meetings held The first official meeting of the working group was held during the June, 1997 ICA conference in Stockholm. Working group meetings were subsequently held in June, 1998, in Munich, Germany, and in May, 1999, in Moscow, Russia. ii) Attendance Stockholm - eight members, including ICA president Michael Wood; Munich - six members; Moscow - four members. iii) Results Stockholm - the initial terms of reference and list of activities were formulated. Munich - refinements to the Mars map were determined, along with discussion of progress on other working group activities. Moscow - discussion of a multilingual Moon map, and a joint presentation by Shingareva and Buchroithner during the MIIGAIK’s 220th anniversary meeting. <Top of Page> 9) Finance The working group carried out no activities that required funding from the ICA. Individual members received varying degrees of financial support from their home nations or institutions, as well as through competitive grants. <Top of Page> 10) Future of the Working Group Proposed Terms of Reference for 1999-2003 Cartography is no longer confined only to our home planet. The overall theme for this working group is the harmonization of international planetary cartography efforts. Note that "harmonization" is not the same as "homogenization"; we are not advocating an effort to make all national programs look the same. Instead, we are interested in facilitating the free interchange of ideas and information between various national efforts, each of which incorporate some component of planetary cartography. To progress toward this goal, we propose the following terms of reference: 1. The promotion of all aspects of planetary cartography in an international setting. In this effort, we identify three distinct but mutually supportive uses for planetary cartographic materials: cartographic products used for scientific research, materials intended for use in education, and materials for public outreach. Each national effort will have its own unique mix of these three uses, but we wish to encourage the growth of all three aspects in each national program. 2. Documentation and analysis of the present status of planetary cartography within the international community. This effort was started during the previous term, but we intend to seek ways to solicit broader international participation in the surveys. 3. Evaluation of possible methods to enhance harmonization of planetary cartographic activities around the world. During the last term, we progressed on the development of a map of Mars with marginal notes presented in several languages. This map is nearing production, and we intend to explore how multi-lingual planetary maps (and supporting documentation) can be used effectively in several different countries. Our goal is to develop materials that can help disseminate some of the wonders of planetary science to all nations, not just the technological countries who are presently involved in planetary exploration. We anticipate that the vast potential of Internet-based cartography will play a significant role in this effort. 4. Communication of conclusions and ideas with groups representing a wide variety of international scientific and educational communities. We have begun the process of identifying representatives from various interest groups within the nations currently involved in space exploration. The goal is to provide a mechanism to facilitate the free dissemination of information between groups that utilize various aspects of planetary information, but which may not be talking to each other effectively at present. These terms will be addressed through the following list of proposed activities. It is likely that this list will increase as discussions continue within the group, but they provide the basic framework to guide our efforts during the coming term. Proposed List of Activities for 1999-2003 1. Expand the World Wide Web site that was begun during the past term. The web page (http://airandspace.si.edu/research/ceps/ica/) currently contains only basic materials about the Working Group and its goals. We intend to expand it to include links to web-based materials utilizing planetary cartographic products, which now exist in various forms in several nations. We also hope to make the Web site a place to share ideas, problems, and solutions related to the widest possible dissemination of planetary information. 2. Continue to collect information on the global status of planetary cartographic products and plans. This effort was begun during the last term in the form of an e-mail and regular mail survey which produced interesting but limited responses. We will investigate additional ways in which to compile information about planetary cartographic holdings and uses throughout the world, the results of which will eventually be made readily available over the Working Group Web site. 3. Production of a multi-lingual series of planetary maps. This work was begun last term with the development of a basic map of the physiography of Mars with accompanying text in English, Russian, German, French, and Spanish. We would like to eventually include Asiatic languages as well. After assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of the Mars map (including the possibility of including background information about the planet printed on the back side of the map), we intend to pursue subsequent multilingual maps of other planetary objects, beginning with a map of the Moon. It is our hope that these products will prove useful in disseminating planetary information to nations and cultures that may, at present, not have ready access to such information. 4. Expand liaison between the ICA, through the Working Group, and various national or international space-related groups. This effort was begun during the last term, but we recognize that many important agencies have not yet been contacted. We intend to identify persons who can serve as points of contact for inquiries about the activities or products available through the various agencies. 5. Schedule at least one meeting per year where the Working Group members can discuss issues face to face. In spite of the wonders of electronic information technology, it is still important to schedule regular times where we can meet and discuss issues in person. We will utilize the biannual ICA meetings as opportunities for the Working Group to meet, with at least one meeting annually during the intervening years at an institution of the various group members. 6. Expansion of a multilingual glossary of terms used in planetary cartography. This effort was begun during the last term, but the number of terms and languages is not yet representative of the need. The goal is to document terms that have different uses in various national programs, which can at times lead to confusion in the intended use of some products. One example is ‘hypsometric’ in Russian is equivalent to ‘topographic’ in English and German usage. We believe that such a glossary could be helpful to a wide range of potential users of planetary cartographic materials. <Top of Page> 11) Comments No additional comments. <Top of Page> Ottawa 1999
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