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WISER: 25 May 2011Debbie HallMap Room
Bodleian Library
Maps and mapping: Online Maps
andDigital Mapping
Online maps and digital mapping
• Maps available online• Digital map data available online• Introduction to MapInfo• Practice session
Maps as a resourcefor research and teaching
Online maps
Scanned images from map collectionsMapping generated on demand
Digital mapping / “born digital”
Digital mapping software and data
Raster mapping
No special software required
Can be inserted directly into a document
Limited modification possible
Widely available on the Internet
Both historic and modern mapping
Maps in the Oxford Digital Library
Around 1000 map images are available
The ODL is bringing together digitalcollections from across the University
Search by mapmaker, title and subject
http://www.odl.ox.ac.uk/collections/index.html
Web resources Worldwide
Websites with map images are everywhere
Content and quality varies considerably
Some sites may be infringing copyright
Links to sites with map images are regularlyadded to the Map Room website
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
11,000 maps online
Modern and historical mapping
Most mapping is public domain
Non-copyright modern mapping is mostlypublished by the US government (CIA, etc)
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Other good examples
Environment Agencyhttp://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
National Library of Scotland Map Libraryhttp://www.nls.uk/maps/index.html
David Rumsey Collectionhttp://www.davidrumsey.com/
Other good examples
Map history site (including links to images)http://www.maphistory.info/
Ancient world mapping centrehttp://www.unc.edu/awmc/
Euratlas: history and geography of Europehttp://www.euratlas.com/
EDINA Digimap
http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
Free access to modern and historic Ordnance Survey mapping
Maps can be viewed online, printed or saved and downloaded for use in digital mapping programs
Use is restricted to personal, teaching and research and limited academic publishing
Edina UK Borders
• Uk digitised boundary data• Modern census borders• Modern and historical county boundaries• http://edina.ac.uk/ukborders/
Digital map data in the Bodleian
Great Britain, Europe and World datasets
Free of charge for use in the Map Room
Can be extensively modified and adaptedto suit specific needs
Sources of digital map data
Bartholomew digital data
3 World datasets
Europe dataset
Great Britain dataset
London dataset
DIGIMAP digital Ordnance Survey data
UKBorders historical boundary data
Global Insight World data
Maps and data – using a GIS
A GIS (Geographic Information System) is a computer program which enables the creation, editing and viewing of spatial data
Spatial data relates to real world objects – places, roads,rivers, trees…
A GIS is spatially aware – it works with real world
co-ordinates, distances and areas
… and it creates maps!
Maps and data – using a GIS
• MapInfo• ArcGIS• ArcGIS online http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html
MapInfo - a GIS anddigital mapping tool
• “The World’s premier desktop mapping application”• MapInfo Professional is a powerful Microsoft® Windows®-
based mapping and geographic analysis application; • Designed to easily visualize the relationships between data
and geography;• Enables discovery of trends hidden in spreadsheets and
charts;• Performs powerful data analysis and calculations;• Creates custom maps and content for analysis
• Works well with existing IT infrastructure• Designed and tested with Windows operating systems;• Imports and exports data in a wide variety of formats
MapInfo - a GIS anddigital mapping tool
MapInfo is a professional and fully functional mappingprogram
It is site-licensed by the University
It can be used by all Departments and University members
It can be installed on any desktop or laptop PC
MapInfo workstations are available in the Bodleian Map Room (temporarily in Duke Humfrey Reading Room)
Mapping spatial data using a GIS
A GIS is a database management program – just like Access
Data is stored as records in tables – just like Access
A GIS can interpret spatial referencing and display
data as a map
Adding your own data
Source: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/index.html
Where to seek assistance in creating your digital maps (1)
Go online for online tutorials via the Bodleian Map Room website at:
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps
Where to seek assistance in creating your digital maps (2)
Duke Humfrey Reading RoomBodleian Library
Tel: 01865 (2)87300Email: [email protected]