Mapping in Cultural Resources generally takes the form of geographic information systems (GIS) and their various components. These systems combine spatial technologies and database management for the identification, evaluation, and preservation of cultural resources. Our various Programs use this type of mapping to better manage and protect valuable historic, cultural, and environmental resources.

FGDC – Cultural Resources Workgroup
The Cultural Resources Work Group provides the framework for developing cultural resource data standard recommendations for SHPOs/THPOs and other Federal and state users of historic resource data.

GPS Community Base Station
Located in Washington D.C. the GPS base station's files are updated daily. The base station operates from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS) Field Schools
Cultural Resources Geographic Information Services trains professionals and nonprofessionals alike to use GPS/GIS in its field schools. Training is held for both federal and state agencies and parks, as well as for cultural resource partners such as local preservation organizations, tribes, and international agencies.

Mapping America's Battlefields
The Cultural Resources Geographic Information System facility's GIS and GPS projects and reports relating specifically to America's battlefields.

Mapping and Preservation Inventory Tool (MAPIT)
An adaptation of the popular GIS software package, ArcView, designed to organize historic resource inventories in a computerized database with sophisticated mapping capabilities.

National Archeological Database - MAPS Module
Look at national distributions of cultural and environmental resources across the U.S. on various GIS maps provided through the MAPS module of the National Archeological Database.