Geo Lunch Workshop

20 February 2014UCT Libraries

Order of speakers

• Introduction – Linda Kelly

• Government Publications – Laureen Rushby

• Special Collections - Busi Khangala

• Built Environment Library - Elena Bartzen

• Referencing maps & data - Linda Kelly

• Wrap up – Linda Kelly

Objectives

• Intended as introduction• Support cartographic research• Library map collections• Find cartographic resources• Reference cartographic resources – maps & data

Government sources of maps and GIS

Laureen RushbyGovernment Publications, UCT Libraries

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Government sources of maps and GIS

• Print maps• Atlases• Maps in publications• Maps & GIS on-line

Print maps

Produced by • Surveys & Mapping/National Geo-Spatial

Information, • Geological Survey/Council for Geoscience

• and government departments and entities.

Types of print maps

• Administrative1:10 000 000 - 1:300 000 (varies and often scale not given) 1990s onwardsIn library catalogue• Geological1:125 000 1960s onwards Mostly in library catalogue• Hydrogeological 1:500 000 1998 onwards In library catalogue

• Topo-cadastral1:250 000 1997 & 1998 In library catalogue• Topographical1:50 000 1930s onwardsNot in library catalogue; filed in grid number order• Others, e.g. groundwater, vegetation, electoral and

ward maps.In library catalogue

Atlases, e.g.,• Schulze, R. E. Atlas of climate change and the South African agricultural

sector : a 2010 perspective• Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa. Atlas of results, 2009 :

national election • Goss, H. Sustainable human settlements : investment potential atlas,

2009 CD-ROM• Statistics South Africa. Census 2011 : digital census atlas

In Library catalogue

Books with maps, e.g.,

• Council for Geoscience. Geology of Transvaal inliers in the Bushveld Complex

In Library catalogueSee descriptions in catalogue records, e.g.,vii, 222 p., [19] leaves (folded) : ill. ; 30 cm. + 3 folded maps.

Maps in publications

• Maps in annual reports, e.g. Official yearbook, South African Railways & Harbours annual reports.

Find by browsing; a few digitised.

Maps in publications

• Maps in Government gazettes, e.g., A4 street map: KimberIy CBD urban development zone In: SA Govt. gazette no. 27077 (10 Dec. 2004)

• Maps in books, e.g., Place names in South Africa referring to weather conditions In: Alcock, P. G. Rainbows in the mist

In Library catalogueSee descriptions in catalogue records, e.g., xiv, 581 p. : ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.

On-line map sites, e.g.,

• Spatial Reference: Topographic Maps in South Africa http://www.spatialreference.co.za/Maps.asp

• Statistics South Africa Digital Census Atlashttp://geoinfo.statssa.gov.za/censusdigitalatlas/Some in resources subject lists: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/governmentpublications/resources/sa-government-by-subject/http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/governmentpublications/resources/links-government-by-subject/

On-line GIS sites, e.g.,

• AGIS: Agricultural Geo-Referenced Information System

http://www.agis.agric.za/agisweb/agis.html• Biodiversity GIShttp://bgis.sanbi.org/mapsearch.asp• State of the Environment http://

soer.deat.gov.za/themes.aspx?m=669Some in resources subject lists

Individual on-line maps, e.g.,

• City of Cape Town Ward Maphttp://www.capetown.gov.za/en/stats/Documents/2011%20Census/Wards/2011%20Ward%20Map.pdf

Some in resources subject lists

Geo Lunch Workshop

Special Collections

20 February 2014

Using maps for research

• Business• Topography• Family history• Travel

• Science and the

environment• Recreation• Military history• History

Maps in Special Collections

• Scope- Africa- South Africa- Local

• Status- Catalogued- Uncatalogued- Digitised

Where and how to find them

• Catalogued maps– in the Library catalogue

• Digitised maps– found on DigiTool– in three categories:

- African Historical Maps- Cape Town Street Plans- Military Mapping, including two Imperial Map series:

i) Imperial Maps of South Africaii) Imperial Maps of the Cape of Good Hope

• Help to find maps– Oceanography LibGuide

Other Sources of African Maps

• Atlas of Mutual Heritage: http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/

• Afriterra: http://www.afriterra.org/

• Africa South of the Sahara: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/map.html

Built Environment LibraryElena Bartzen

Geo Lunch Workshop, 20 Feb 2014

• Library for School of Architecture, Planning, and Geomatics and the Department of Construction Economics and Management

• Located in the Centlivres Building on Upper Campus, across from Leslie Social (see map)

• Three dedicated GIS computers in the BEL Technical Library (located on the South end of the library)

• Cape Town Municipality GIS data of the city of Cape Town from 1998 until 2012

• Tutorials for identifying and extracting data are available on each GIS computer desktop

• Students are encouraged to find and extract necessary data in the library and manipulate the data using AutoCAD software available in the department computer labs

Resources available in BELStatistical Analysis of Geographic Information: with ArcView GIS and ArcGIS

By David W. S. Wong

GIS for Landscape Architects

By Karen C. Hanna

Hypothetical City Workbook: Exercises, Spreadsheets, and GIS Data to Accompany Urban Land Use Planning

By Edward J. Kaiser

Referencing maps & dataLinda Kelly, EGS Librarian

• Plagiarism, referencing & replicating research

• Reference articles & books – use RefWorks (citation manager)

• Research Data Management– Reputable literature & data– Infers need to reference data

• Map tab in EGS Library Guide