John Hoshal and David Claypool, experts on Minnesota boundary issues, will talk about online publication of the state’s land survey field notes in a Geography Colloquium discussion Friday, Dec. 3, at Minnesota State Mankato.
Hoshal and Claypool will speak from 3-4:15 p.m. in Room 4 of Armstrong Hall. The event, part of the Department of Geography Colloquia Series, is free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public.
Hoshal, geographic information systems supervisor at MnGeo, the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office, has practiced mapping sciences for more than 30 years. Claypool was Ramsey County surveyor for 25 years, retiring in 2009.
MnGeo is working with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota secretary of state and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to preserve and distribute Minnesota’s original land survey field notes. The effort is funded by a cultural heritage grant from the Minnesota Historical Society.
The notes were created between 1847 and 1911 and are the legal foundation for all land ownership in Minnesota. The presentation will explain how the field notes were created, what they contain and why they’re important today, efforts to digitize original survey plats, and processes for digitizing field notes.
The Department of Geography offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography, preparing students for careers as geographic information systems professionals, transportation analysts, cartographers, environmental planners, aerial photography interpreters, government information specialists and other fields.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive, doctoral university with 15,393 students, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system.
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