The proposed new requirements for map labeling have received some commentary. The comments relate mainly to two things:
1) The new labeling requirement takes up space on the map that may not be available.
2) The information proposed is mostly available already.
The single exception seems to be the date of certification, which is the date the certifier receives the application from the measurer. This date could be included as an extra column in the database, which would require extra keystrokes by the registrar. It is already included on the certificate. These have been scanned and saved since Stu took over the registrar job, and I expect Gene continues this.
Below is a label I put on a map yesterday. It took up so much room that I had to slightly reduce the entire map to make it fit. I used to put only the certification ID, which takes far less space.
It is important for the ID to be in decently large print, so that the registrar can read it easily when renaming the image file with the course ID.
While I will comply with the new labeling requirements, I’d like to see the required labeling go back to only the course ID, shown in large, legible print.