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
[email protected] Oregon State University LibrariesThe Valley Library(541) 737-9273
• Marc [email protected] Oregon State University LibrariesThe Valley Library(541) 737-4744
• Project Reporthttp://oregonexplorer.info/ExternalContent/OSDL/final_report.pdf
• Kuuipo [email protected] for Natural ResourcesThe Valley Library(541) 737-3795
