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GIS Resources

GIS Resources. Human Geography / Humanities / Arts / Social Research. NLS. http://maps.nls.uk/ - provides fantastic resource Strong digital presence: Georeferenced historic maps, Web Mapping Services, GI projects: VUG, AddressingHistory. Heritage / Historic Sector. RCHAMS / SNH / EH /

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GIS Resources

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  1. GIS Resources Human Geography / Humanities / Arts / Social Research

  2. NLS • http://maps.nls.uk/ - provides fantastic resource • Strong digital presence: Georeferenced historic maps, Web Mapping Services, GI projects: VUG, AddressingHistory

  3. Heritage / Historic Sector • RCHAMS / • SNH / EH / • HS /

  4. EDINA – A National Data Centre(for Higher Education users) • Digimap: www.edina.ac.uk/digimap • OS (OpenData, MasterMap, Colour Raster) • Geology Digimap (BGS on/offshore, rocks) • Historic Digimap (Historic OS 1843-1996) • Marine Digimap (Charts, bathymetry, wrecks) • UKBORDERS: www.edina.ac.uk/ukborders • Census (current/historic) boundaries • Other admin and electoral boundaries • EDINA funded by JISC (along with e.g. MIMAS) • (JISC funded by research councils and UK government)

  5. MIMAS • Sister National Data Centre to EDINA • Based at University of Manchester • Range of services: • Census Dissemination Unit (CDU) • Web of Knowledge • Landmap • www.landmap.ac.uk – UK Remote Sensing Data incl. LIDAR, high-res DTMs (<= 5m), Radar, Thermal

  6. USGS / NASA / etc. • US Geological Survey • Free, but less accurate?, US and global data • Aerial Photos and Satellite Images • Global DEMs and other EO data • Land Cover • Historical Maps – GeoPDF format • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • data.NASA • various EO datasets, APIs for web delivery • National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration • Includes NODC – National Oceanographic Data Center • Also see www.climate.gov

  7. Census Datawww.census.ac.uk • Hosted by UK Data Archive at U of Essex • Gateway to numerous census data sites: • CDU (MIMAS) – census area stats, postcodes • CIDER (Leeds/St Andrews) – migration/travel • UKBORDERS (EDINA/Edinb.) – boundaries • Others… supply/support data from ONS/GROS/NISRA (UK gov) • All funded by ESRC • All moving to single UK Data Service (though still distributed: Essex, Manchester, Leeds, S’hampton, UCL)

  8. ONS • UK National Statistics Institute

  9. SIMD

  10. World Bank

  11. The Guardian! • Mostly human-focus (wealth, health, etc.)

  12. Geospatial Data Discovery

  13. Academia, WWW, Blogosphere

  14. Qualitative (and Quantitative) Analysis – Digital Humanities • Lancaster • Prof. Ian Gregory (ex MSc GIS) – Literary GIS • Portsmouth: • Prof. Richard Healey (ex MSc staff) – Historical GIS • Dr. Humphrey Southall • OldMapsOnline www.oldmapsonline.org (International) • Great Britain Historical GIS • A Vision of Britain through Time • Manchester/Open University: • Niall Cunningham / Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change • The Historical GIS Research Network • US Human Geography may make greater use of GIS

  15. New Technologies • Visualising the past: • Google Earth Timestamp • Perhaps more qualitative? Limited tools • Mood maps, routes, derive meaning from visuals • Fuller GIS functionality • Qualitative Spatial Analysis possible too, but offers • Quantitative/Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data

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