In the City
Lecture Series: We Make the Maps

How do they make the maps?

It’s a fascinating topic and one that has always intrigued us as guides. How in the world do they make topographic maps and do it with amazing accuracy? For this event, we have partnered with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and brought in the map experts to discuss the secrets of map making. Dan Chazin author of “Hike of the Week” and Jeremy Apgar, the Trail Conference’s official cartographer, will discuss how maps are created. They will show how mapmaking has changed, from the old analog method to the new digital GPS methods, and how each method depends on volunteers and people in the field.

The Presenters

Jeremy Apgar

Jeremy has been the cartographer and GIS specialist for the NY-NJ Trail Conference since 2007 and has produced a variety of maps for the organization, including published hiking maps of the NY-NJ area as well as maps to aid in trail building efforts and open space acquisition. A New Jersey native who fell in love with the outdoors while growing up in the northwestern part of the state, Jeremy enjoys being able to help enhance the experiences of other hikers by providing great trail maps.

Dan Chazin

Daniel Chazin has been an active volunteer for the Trail Conference since 1982. He currently serves as Board Secretary and Chair of the Publications Committee. For the past eight years, he has written a hiking column for The Record of Bergen County, New Jersey which currently appears every other Thursday in the Better Living section of the newspaper. In addition to his work on Trail Conference maps, Daniel serves as editor of the New York and New Jersey Walk Books and is currently working on a revised and updated edition of Bill Myles’ guidebook Harriman Trails: A Guide and History.

Event Details

• When Tuesday, March 2, 7:00 PM
• Where Eastern Mountain Sports, corner of Broadway and Spring Streets. EMS Office: 212-966-8730
• Price FREE!

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