WISER: 25 May 2011 Debbie Hall Map Room Bodleian Library Maps and mapping: Online Maps Online Mapsand Digital Mapping

Online maps and digital mapping Maps available online Digital map data available online Introduction to MapInfo Practice session

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 No special software required Can be inserted directly into a document Limited modification possible Widely available on the Internet Both historic and modern mapping

Maps in the Oxford Digital Library Around 1000 map images are available The ODL is bringing together digital collections from across the University Search by mapmaker, title and subject

Maps in the Oxford Digital Library

Web resources Worldwide Websites with map images are everywhere Content and quality varies considerably Some sites may be infringing copyright Links to sites with map images are regularly added to the Map Room website

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)

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

James Ford Bell Library

Other good examples Environment Agency National Library of Scotland Map Library David Rumsey Collection

Other good examples Map history site (including links to images) Ancient world mapping centre Euratlas: history and geography of Europe

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

EDINA Digimap © Crown Copyright

EDINA Digimap Source: Digimap © Crown Copyright

EDINA Digimap Source: Digimap © Crown Copyright

OS Open data Free Range of scales and data products available Includes large scale vector data

Edina UK Borders Uk digitised boundary data Modern census borders Modern and historical county boundaries

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

Sources of digital map data Bartholomew digital data 3 World datasets Europe dataset Great Britain dataset London dataset DIGIMAP digital Ordnance Survey data UKBorders historical boundary data Global Insight World 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!

Maps and data – using a GIS MapInfo ArcGIS ArcGIS online

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:

Maps created with digital data using MapInfo

Create high-quality cartography

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:

Where to seek assistance in creating your digital maps (2) Duke Humfrey Reading Room Bodleian Library Tel: (2)

Where to seek assistance in creating your digital maps (3) Here’s a quick introduction Fuller courses will be available shortly Only limited data available You can access this data via SOLO at