The benefits of combining maps with data sets are more attainable for University of Maine students and faculty as a result of a new service at Fogler Library.
Users can take advantage of electronic databases on file in the library and over the Internet.
Frank Wihbey, head of the government documents department, secured funding for GeoScan and provides instruction on its use. People who want to use it need to know what types of data they want to map. ArcView is one of the software packages purchased with the system. It enables a user to combine map files with data and print the result. Topo Quads for Maine from DeLorme, Inc. in Yarmouth.