Post #2135813
2026-05-06 16:48 UTC
#PhotoOfTheDay is an aisle of the old Map Room at the USGS West Coast Headquarters in Menlo Park, California. This place was like a temple to topographic maps, with some very old handmade benchmark disks on display too.
Sadly, it's been gone for a while now. We did an interview with the head of mapping there (I was helping to make a benchmarking video) and he explained that he had none of his people left that did actual field work. :(
#photo #photography #maps #usgs #benchmark #explore
Replies (3)
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@jonathankoren@sfba.social 2026-05-06 16:58
@croyle@wandering.shop shout out to that stool, as seen in church basements and school libraries
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@Nead@social.vivaldi.net 2026-05-06 19:08
@croyle@wandering.shop Fascinatingly sad.
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@JigmeDatse@social.openpsychology.net 2026-05-12 04:46
@croyle@wandering.shop Even with one map on each shelf there, there's a lot of maps there.