A Message from the Founder

A visit from a friend and a remodeling problem converged in 1994 to start me on a path I invite you to join.

My friend, photographer Stuart Klipper, early adopter of a hand-held GPS receiver, offered to tell me where I was and proceeded to determine the lat/lon of my home's location. Later, while restoring a floor previously covered with layers of linoleum, tile and underlayment, I discovered a problem in the form of a 3" hole centered in the doorway.

So, I pondered how to remedy this problem.

Then the idea came to me; create a conversation piece -- a brass disk with my coordinates and "YOU ARE HERE." Later, in response to a compliment on this brass disk, I heard myself saying, "I think someone could make a business of telling people where in the world they are."

Afterwards, I thought, "Where did THAT come from?" But, once spoken, the idea wouldn't let go of me.

Before long, I was producing GEOMARK(tm) Location Markers. It was a short step to the next good idea to come from that serendipitous moment -- bench mark medallions fashioned after elevation marks at some of America's (and the world's) favorite places. Look for GEO-SITU Authentic bench mark products at National Park visitor centers across the United States.

-Betty Green Risser