Library of Congress: "LOC 25th Annual GIS Day and Ocean Mapping"

Arranged by the Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Location:  Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.

Event: Celebrate GIS Day and Ocean Mapping at Live! At The Library

Schedule:

5pm to 8pm in the Great Hall: Paper globe-making, map monster illustration and coloring, and seafaring navigation games!

6:30pm to 7:30pm in LJ-119: Dr. Vicki Ferrini, “From Paper to Pixels: The Evolution of Ocean Mapping and Exploration”

5pm to 6:30pm; 7:30pm to 8pm in LJ-113: Display of oceanic collection items from across the Library (this display will be closed from 6:30pm to 7:30pm during Dr. Ferrini’s talk).

Speaker: Dr. Vicki Ferrini, Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Dr. Vicki Ferrini is a Senior Research Scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Dr. Ferrini leads projects on the curation of seafloor and sub-seafloor data from ships and submersibles for the U.S. academic research community. She also heads the Regional Center for the Atlantic and Indian Oceans as part of the Nippon Foundation–GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project. Recognized as one of the Inaugural Explorers Club 50—fifty people changing the world—Dr. Ferrini is passionate about connecting people to the ocean through maps and data.

Her talk, “From Paper to Pixels: The Evolution of Ocean Mapping and Exploration,” will trace the history of seafloor mapping, from the early days of hand-drawn bathymetric charts, through the pioneering work of Marie Tharp in the mid-20th century, to the advanced digital technologies in use today.

Please request ADA accommodations at least 5 days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.