Maps and mapping:
Online Maps
and
Digital Mapping
WISER: 11 Feb 2011
Debbie Hall
Map Room
Bodleian Library
Maps as a resource
for research and teaching
Online maps
Scanned images from map collections
Mapping generated on demand
Digital mapping / “born digital”
Digital mapping software and data
Raster mapping
Widely available on the Internet
Both historic and modern mapping
No special software required
Can be inserted directly into a document
Limited modification possible
Maps in the Oxford Digital Library
The ODL is bringing together digital
collections from across the University
Around 1000 map images are available
Search by mapmaker, title and subject
http://www.odl.ox.ac.uk/collections/index.html
Maps in the Oxford Digital Library
Maps in the Oxford Digital Library
Maps in the Oxford Digital Library
Maps in the Oxford Digital Library
Web resources Worldwide
Websites with map images are everywhere
Content and quality varies considerably
Links to sites with map images are regularly
added to the Map Room website
Some sites may be infringing copyright
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
11,000 maps online
Modern and historical mapping
Most mapping is public domain
Non-copyright modern mapping is mostly
published by the US government (CIA, etc)
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
James Ford Bell Library
http://bell.lib.umn.edu/hist/
Other good examples
Environment Agency
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
National Library of Scotland Map Library
http://www.nls.uk/maps/index.html
David Rumsey Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Other good examples
Map history site (including links to images)
http://www.maphistory.info/
Ancient world mapping centre
http://www.nls.uk/maps/index.html
Euratlas: history and geography of Europe
http://www.euratlas.com/
EDINA 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
http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
EDINA Digimap
© Crown Copyright
EDINA Digimap
Source: Digimap
http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
© Crown Copyright
EDINA Digimap
Source: Digimap
http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
© Crown Copyright
OS Open data
Free
Range of scales and data products available
Includes large scale vector data
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 adapted
to suit specific needs
Digital map data
Digital map data
Sources of digital map data
Bartholomew digital data
3 World datasets
Europe dataset
Great Britain dataset
London dataset
Global Insight World data
DIGIMAP digital Ordnance Survey data
UKBorders historical boundary 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!
MapInfo - a GIS and
digital 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 and
digital mapping tool
MapInfo is a professional and fully functional mapping
program
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
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Create high-quality cartography
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
Maps created with digital data using MapInfo
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 Room
Bodleian Library
Tel: 01865 (2)87300
Email: maps@bodleian.ox.ac.uk