THE GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM (EDMAP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

The Dept. of Geosciences at UMKC has been engaged since 1998 in geologic mapping a series of 7 1/2' quadrangle sheets. Over 310 km (120 mi ) have been mapped in areas that are rapidly being suburbanized, and the department is presently engaged in mapping the Missouri portion of the Kansas City, MO-KS quadrangle sheet that includes two urban University of Missouri campuses and the Central Business District of Kansas City, Missouri. EDMAP is a component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program authorized by the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999. The primary objective of the EDMAP component of the NCGMD is to give students experience in geologic mapping procedures. Completed geologic maps and a current progress report will be displayed by student mappers. Funding is a 1:1 match by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Missouri. Draft copies are field checked by geologists with the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Geological Survey. Digitized completed copies are available through the State Geological Survey, Rolla, MO and the National Geologic Map Data Base, Denver, CO.