elizabeth munyion and melanie bishop back here. this is only melanie's third week with us, but she's been very helpful putting this presentation together and we look forward to all of our critical conditioncriticalhercoh was here over the summer and worked on the pilot survey and has been helpful with the overall pilot and for this particular presentation, she has been present for many of the maps you will see. just quickly, what is a survey? a process of identifying and gathering data on a community's historic resources and maintaining an inventory of that data. generally, the primary components of a survey are property documentation, evaluation, an inventory or database of that survey, a documentation, and outreach. so why do we do that survey process? surveys are an integral part of any preservation program providing critical tools for understanding, identifying and protecting those resources that give each community its individual character and sense of place. among other things surveys provide information needed to make inform