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Show BY SCHEDULING MAPPING IN LOGICAL SEQUENCE, THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO SUPPLY UNAVAILABLE PREVIOUS STAGES WILL BE REDUCED MORE EFFECTIVE RECRUITING OF SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL THE GREATEST ECONOMY WILL COME WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION FOR ALL PROJECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Once the proper sequence of the various parts of the surveying and mapping program has been established, a coordinated long- range program can be formulated that may be more easily and economically administered. ECONOMY By scheduling the various mapping activities in logical sequence, the time and energy required to supply unavailable previous stages will be reduced or eliminated, i. e., geological survey parties improvising bench marks and contours and, in the public land States, township and section corners. The accelerated program with its assurance of more certain rates of mapping will permit better scheduling of work, provide better use of instruments and facilities, and make possible a more effective recruiting of specialized personnel. A definite established program should attract cooperation of State and local governmental agencies and educational institutions. Non- Federal agencies may then assume a larger percentage of the total surveying and mapping responsibility. The greatest economy will come as an inevitable result of having at an earlier time a comprehensive scientific foundation for all projects for the development of natural resources. Mistakes will be avoided and resource potentials now unknown will be possible of development. Time and money will be saved by all Federal, State, and private agencies in planning, building, and operating projects making use of the surface or subsurface of the earth or any of its resources. RELATION TO ECONOMIC WELFARE AND NATIONAL SECURITY With more complete information on the topography and resources of the earth, the national economy will be strengthened and its resources more effectively utilized by the population. Abundant natural resources, the technological information required for their effective use, and the facilities for their processing are essential to national security. The discovery and development of some hidden resource that may result from the accelerated surveying and mapping program may be vital to national survival. 17 |