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Page 44 K . president . An important part of the conference was the exhibits room , where local preservationists and groups set up displays about their projects , sold publications , and picked up technical information on funding sources , rehabilitation tax & credits , public and private historical markers , identifying abandoned or destroyed African American communities , and preserving schools and cemeteries . A series of regional meetings is planned for the coming year to raise awareness of the network and its mission and to gather information on what programs and activities local groups and communities would like the network to set as priorities . --Renee Gledhill-Earley HISTORIC PROPERTY INDEX AND MAPPING EFFORTS PROGRESS During the past year, survey site files for twelve counties were indexed, raising the total of indexed counties to fifty- one . Indexing is the process of organizing files containing survey site forms , photographs , negatives , and research information by assigning each property an identification number and entering the information about each site into a computerized database . The information can then be viewed at a computer terminal or printed out and used by HPO staff members , professional consultants , and the general public . The county indexes make it easier to locate survey information . They also provide an inventory of the office ' s survey site files for a particular county . In connection with the indexing process , all National Register, Study List , locally designated sites , and sites determined eligible for the National Register (either by the Keeper of the National Register or through the environmental review process) are mapped on United States Geological Survey Quad maps . Each of the sites is mapped by hand, and information about the site , including its name , address , , location , and a brief architectural description , is recorded for transfer to the Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) . CGIA uses this information to plot each site digitally in a computerized mapping system . To date , CGIA technicians have digitized all National Register properties in North Carolina nominated before winter 1997 . In addition to those National Register sites , study list, local designation, and determination of eligibility properties in several counties have been digitized . Digital maps of historic sites are available through CGIA and are used by state agencies and consultants in their planning processes . Progress on the digital mapping and indexing of survey files ensures that we will all have faster and easier access to information on historic resources will be readily available .