Maps for the Masses: The Oregon Spatial Data Library

Western Association of Map LibrariesFriday, March 19, 2010

Ruth Vondracek, Kuuipo Walsh, Marc RempelOSU Libraries, Institute for Natural Resources

spatialdata.oregonexplorer.info

Oregon Explorer portalsCurrent Portals Data Portals

Launched: October 2007

Launched: November 2009

Oregon Imagery Explorer: accessing .5 m Color Imagery

“I'm delighted that recent aerial photo imagery is so easily available for the state, and in such a high resolution - thank you! The Oregon Imagery Explorer has made my project, and I'm sure that of many others, much easier.” - Student in the Botany and Plant Pathology Department, 1/26/2010

BackgroundPartnership/funding with State of Oregon

Department of Administrative Services Geospatial Enterprise Office (GEO)

PurposeTo provide a front-end to the GEO A-Z list that

enables searchable resultsUser defined downloadsDistributed data extraction Scalable to add other repositories

Framework data

Required and Desired Features

Oregon Spatial Data Library

Oregon Hazards Explorer

UsageAve. # visits/day : 42

Total # of visits since 2/10: 1,293

Note: Began tracking usage tracked on February 15, 2010

Acknowledgements:

OSDL Contacts and Resources: • Ruth Vondracek

ruth.vondracek@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University LibrariesThe Valley Library(541) 737-9273

• Marc Rempelmarc.rempel@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University LibrariesThe Valley Library(541) 737-4744

• Project Reporthttp://oregonexplorer.info/ExternalContent/OSDL/final_report.pdf

• Kuuipo Walshkuuipo.walsh@oregonstate.eduInstitute for Natural ResourcesThe Valley Library(541) 737-3795