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Digital cartographic data Digital cartographic data in the Utrecht University Library : in the Utrecht University Library :
archiving and accessibilityarchiving and accessibility
Marco van EgmondMarco van EgmondWageningen, July 3th 2008Wageningen, July 3th 2008
Congrès du groupe des cartothécaires LIBERCongrès du groupe des cartothécaires LIBER
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Cartographic documents Cartographic documents in digital formatin digital format
• Increasing number of digital cartographic documents:– CDs/DVDs– Internet– GIS– Digitized analogue documents
Growing ‘virtual’ collection:Role of the map librarian?
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Content of the paperContent of the paper
• Various forms of digital cartographic data
• Archiving and accessibility in Utrecht
• Some recommendations
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Forms of digital cartographic dataForms of digital cartographic data
• Floppy disks• CDs/DVDs
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Forms of digital cartographic dataForms of digital cartographic data• Maps from the internet
– Examples: Zorgatlas National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); portals of provinces
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Forms of digital cartographic dataForms of digital cartographic data
• Maps from the internet– Browse and search:
• Oddens’ Bookmarks• Google Images• Map History/History of
Cartography• Digmap• Google Maps <-> Google
Books
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Forms of digital cartographic dataForms of digital cartographic data
• Disadvantages with maps from the internet– ‘Dead’ links
– Volatile character of the data/sites
• Utrecht: downloading files on special server
– Ready-to-use– Georeferencing
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Forms of digital cartographic dataForms of digital cartographic data
• Digitized analogue maps– Recent maps, usually copyrighted
– Files on server only for education and research purposes
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Forms of digital cartographic dataForms of digital cartographic data
• Cartographic databases (f.i. Topographical Survey)
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Preservation and accessibilityPreservation and accessibility
• Central storage of data
• Approach and management from a distance
• Consultation in a.o. the map library
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Preservation of Preservation of floppydisks and CDs/DVDsfloppydisks and CDs/DVDs
• Floppydisks -> VFD files
• CDs/DVDs -> ISO files
• Files on server: readable through Virtual PC software
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Preservation and accessibility Preservation and accessibility of other digital cartographic filesof other digital cartographic files
• Surpassed the analogue collection
• About 200.000 digital files
• Accessibility through a simple geographic and thematic file structure:– Continent > Country > Theme
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Future developments and solutionsFuture developments and solutions
• Local initiatives:– Geoloket, Delft– Geodesk, Wageningen
• National level:– Geoloketten
• Cooperation?• Possibillities for cataloguing?
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Future developments and solutionsFuture developments and solutions
• Central storage of data on a national or international level
• Cataloguing by participating institutes
• Germany: GOKaRT• Netherlands: DANS• UK: Edina
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Future developments and solutionsFuture developments and solutions
• Changing role of map librarian and map collection– Information manager– Map collections junctions in cartographic information supply
– Collection and archiving of digital cartographic data task of a map library
– Cataloguing of the data deserves national or international effort
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Digital cartographic data Digital cartographic data in the Utrecht University Library : in the Utrecht University Library :
archiving and accessibilityarchiving and accessibility
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