[Geysers] Geyser Basin Maps

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Udo -- see last paragraph please.
 
OK, I'll be a real curmudgeon. My honest opinion is, that unless a lot  (read 
A LOT) of reworking of these new maps is done, then  they should not be used. 
Considering here only the UGB South map, some examples  (only a few of the 
possibilities) of the errors:
 
-- Where is Sawmill Geyser? The name is closer to a mystery red dot than it  
is to the red dot that presumably represents Sawmill. And I call that a 
"mystery  red dot" because I'll contend that there is no spring (at least not one of 
any  significance) at that location.
-- And in that area, what happened to Scalloped? South Scalloped? the Terra  
Cotta complex?
 
-- The trail(s) as shown are quite inaccurate. Like the jogs next to  
Sulphide and North Goggles (which is, by the way, North GoggleS). Gee, I wonder  
where Little Squirt is; right next to Beehive, apparently.
 
-- At Belgian Pool, the trail appears to go across a spring or two, where  
interestingly there are four seemingly-unidentified dots.
 
Little hardly-ever-noticed Lavender Pool (which is actually Lavender  Spring, 
not Pool) is identified, fer cryin' out loud, but Beauty pool is not  
identified.
 
-- Indeed, there isn't even a red dot anywhere between Vent Geyser and  
unidentified Beauty Pool.
 
I quit at that. The maps need a whole lot of work.
 
Now, how's this for curmudgeonly -- the USGS produced a whole series of  
accurate (surveyed) thermal maps. Once upon a time there were two or three  
complete sets in the OFVC prep room. I have a personal set given to me by Dr. D.  E. 
White. GOSA makes copies of my set available (well, I think GOSA does so -- I 
 see that they are not listed in the Store's insert in the December 2008 Sput 
--  Udo comment?). They are accurate (frankly, I believe in at least some 
cases more  accurate that the more recent GPS efforts) and could be updated with 
great ease.  AND THEY ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE!!! [Oh, yeah -- people in the 
"Spatial Analysis  Center" need work. (Sorry) ]
 
Scott Bryan
 
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