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Using NPS Focus for Image Management. Buffalo River. Overview. NPS Focus Background Image Management Features Partners Future Plans All photos and documents displayed in this presentation are on NPS Focus. Caveats. Ego sum etiam eruditio Nos es opus in is . USS Arizona. Caveats.
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Using NPS Focus for Image Management 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
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
Caveats • Ego sum etiam eruditio • Nos es opus in is USS Arizona 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
Caveats • I am still learning • We are working on it USS Arizona 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
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
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
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
NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station http://focus.inside.nps.gov/ 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
NPS Focus Digital Library and Research Station http://npsfocus.nps.gov/ 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
National Register NPS Focus Contents • Images • “Pretty” pictures • Data photos • Maps (JPG and PDF) • Documents • Original documents • Scanned documents 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
Gettysburg NPS Focus Features • Searching • Downloading • Uploading • Encoding • Archiving 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
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
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
Muir Woods Downloading • Options • File size • File type/extension • Image dimensions • Resolution 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CW150 Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
CW150 Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
CW150 Demo App 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference
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
Thank You! • Greg Creamean • User Support • Amir Khan • Programmer • Allen Sparks • System Administrator 2008 GIS & Data Management Conference