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Geography, Mapping, and Images

Geography, Mapping, and Images. Amanda Clarke Henley GIS Librarian Reference Department, Davis Library. Today’s Presentation. Online Cartographic Resources Interactive Mapping Resources Questions. Image Source: http://englishrussia.com/?p=1466. Cartographic Resources Available Online.

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Geography, Mapping, and Images

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  1. Geography, Mapping, and Images Amanda Clarke Henley GIS Librarian Reference Department, Davis Library

  2. Today’s Presentation • Online Cartographic Resources • Interactive Mapping Resources • Questions Image Source: http://englishrussia.com/?p=1466

  3. Cartographic Resources Available Online • Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (UT Arlington) • Usage Information: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/usage_statement.html • David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Image Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. Image Courtesy of www.davidrumsey.com http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~1128~90140#

  4. Google Earth • Easy to Use • Simple XML-based format (KML) • Excellent tool for sharing and visualizing geographic data • Not for complex spatial analysis, yet • Still useful for researchers • Qualitative Analysis • Data Display • Data Sharing 1,000,000 GIS Users to > 100,000,000 Users in 3 Years

  5. Evolving Geographic Tool Set • My Maps http://maps.google.com/ Google Maps (requires a free google account) • Tips on getting started Bing Maps • Google Spreadsheet Mapper • Make Maps for Google Maps or Google Earth http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_spreadsheet.html • Easily create your own maps • Open Data – Open Streetmap

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