Using NPS Focus for Image Management

1. Using NPS Focus for Image Management 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

2. Buffalo River Overview • NPS Focus Background • Image Management Features • Partners • Future Plans • All photos and documents displayed in this presentation are on NPS Focus 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

3. Caveats • Ego sum etiam eruditio • Nos es opus in is USS Arizona 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

4. Caveats • I am still learning • We are working on it USS Arizona 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

5. Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPS Focus Background • Launched in 2000 • Service-wide system for managing • images, documents, metadata • ANSI Z39.50-compliant • Metadata for geospatial data • Predates NPS Data Store • Linked to NPS Clearinghouse at NC State 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

6. Casa Grande NPS Focus Background • Current holdings (approximate): • 20,000 metadata records • 11,000 “image” files • .jpg & .tif • Includes scanned documents • 11,000 document files • DjVu (pronounced 'déjà vu') (.djvu) • MS Word (.doc) • Portable Document Format (.pdf) 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

7. Jefferson National Expansion NPS Focus Architecture • Blue Angel Technologies' MetaStar 8 software • ANSI Z39.50 capability • Oracle 9i database • LizardTech software • MrSID and DjVu encoding • ExpressServer 4.6 • Image server 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

8. NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station http://focus.inside.nps.gov/ 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

9. NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station http://npsfocus.nps.gov/ 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

10. National Register NPS Focus Contents • Images • “Pretty” pictures • Data photos • Maps (JPG and PDF) • Documents • Original documents • Scanned documents 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

11. Gettysburg NPS Focus Features • Searching • Downloading • Uploading • Encoding • Archiving 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

12. Booker T. Washington Searching • Simple and advanced searching • Format (image, document, etc.) • Collection • Date • Browse by subject and park • Drill down through subject hierarchies 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

13. Manassas Searching • Other systems • Other NPS image collections • Other federal image collections • State parks web sites • Via Z39.50 • Miscellaneous cultural libraries • Library of Congress • University libraries (4) 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

14. Muir Woods Downloading • Options • File size • File type/extension • Image dimensions • Resolution 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

15. Manassas Batch Upload • Images & metadata • Metadata in a spreadsheet • NPS Focus staff performs bulk upload of metadata & image files • Metadata and image files linked internally 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

16. Sequoia and Kings Canyon Encoding/Compression • Images (JPG, TIFF) • MrSID encoding • Originals archived as TIFF and/or JPEG • Documents • DjVu and PDF encoding • Archived in original format 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

17. Hawai’i Volcanoes Archiving • Original images, documents, & metadata archived • Open/standard formats: • TIFF, JPG, XML • Separate permanent archiving • Extensive security and auditing • protects system and digital resources 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

18. Vietnam Veterans Image Creation and Management Guide • http://focus.inside.nps.gov/docs/guide/imaging/index.html • NPS Focus Policy on Image Publishing • Determining size/dimensions/resolution • Using/Selecting Digital Cameras • Scanning Film, Prints, and Text • Incorporating Images into a Web Page • Linking to Images - options and code 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

19. Vietnam Veterans Image Management Help Documents • http://focus.inside.nps.gov/docs/Inside/Help.html: • Incorporating Images in Web Pages • Linking to Images - options and code • Web Publishing Policy • Metadata Manual • Image Creation and Management Guide • NPS Digital Photo Metadata Standard 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

20. George Washington Carver Why Use NPS Focus? • Search other systems • LOC • University libraries • Links with other systems • PMIS • FMSS • IRMA • “Image Service” ? 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

21. Catoctin Mountain Why Use NPS Focus? • Each park or program decides what digital resources to post on the NPS Focus Digital Library • Decision based upon: • Available financial/human resources • Number of images/documents 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

22. Fire Management Why Use NPS Focus? • Web Services • Focus currently publishes a web service • Can deliver content to any web page or online application • Example: • Civil War Sesquicentennial Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

23. Wilson’s Creek Focus Partners: CWSS/CW150 • CW150 demo application • http://inpniscsgisdevb/CivilWar/map.aspx • Developed by Nate Irwin (RIMD) • Map interface with web services to: • Civil War battlefield data • NPS Focus docs & images • FMSS data • LCS (List of Classified Structures) data 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

24. CW150 Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

25. CW150 Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

26. CW150 Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

27. NPS Focus Future Plans • Migrate system to Denver • Expected cutover August 2008 • More web services • Encoding/compression • JPEG 2000? • Integration with Data Store/IRMA • Coordination/discussions forthcoming Dry Tortugas 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference

28. Thank You! • Greg Creamean • User Support • Amir Khan • Programmer • Allen Sparks • System Administrator 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference