Date & Time: Sep 21, 2023 04:00 PM Pacific Time
The presentation, led by Steve Wiertz of Rand McNally, will cover the evolution of the Road Atlas from its start in the early 1900s to the current digital age in the 21st century. It will outline changes in map specification techniques, map production methods, and research methodologies.
Steve Wiertz is a graduate of Illinois State University with a major in Geography and has earned two GIS Certifications, one from Elmhurst University and the other from the College of DuPage. He is currently employed as a GIS Senior Analyst with Rand McNally Publishing in Chicago, Illinois. He has been working with the Rand McNally Road Atlas in different capacities throughout the last 30 years including as primary Cartographic Researcher during the last 12 years. Steve has developed innovative solutions for annually reviewing highways, roads, and points of interest within a customized database containing hundreds of thousands of features. Road conditions change quickly, and points of interest frequently fluctuate with closings, openings, and name changes. In his spare time, Steve enjoys biking, kayaking, fishing, gardening, and planning trips involving a lot of outdoor activities.
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