![]() ![]() Sure, many of us still keep a Pennsylvania atlas in our glove compartments, but we also have the option of using our dashboard GPS unit, a laptop, or a smartphone to figure out where we are. So how can maps be provided in an effective and cost efficient manner? Townships find themselves in the business of creating maps and displaying them to the public in paper and electronic form. Rick Tralies, a community planner with Natural Lands Trust, discusses how organizations can utilize Google Earth as an inexpensive (often free) mapping program.Įvery good journalist answers to the “Five W’s”: Who? What? When? Where? and Why? More often than not, township officials are called upon to answer the question “Where?” Whether a developer wants to build a new subdivision, a homeowner wishes to install a new deck, a resident needs to find a soccer field, or the township wants to publicize its newly acquired open space, the question of ‘Where?’ must be clearly and accurately answered. ![]()
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