Map Collection

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Map Collection Cartographic Information
Services

• Established 1970
• 271,000 sheets
• 5,000 volumes
• 86,000 aerial photographs
• 1,300 CD/DVD (floppy disks, etc.)
• Types of maps
• Thematic
• Topographic
• General reference

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Map Collection Cartographic Information
Services

• Collection Development Policy
• Collect all world regions 1250,000 (topographic)
• State and Regional emphasis
• Maps significant component of PNW Collection (PNW
  Urban maps
  
• All antique maps are in Special Collections
• Map Sources
• Federal government agencies
• State local government agencies
• Commercial map producers vendors

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Map Collection Cartographic Information
Services

• http//www.lib.washington.edu/maps
• How to Use Understand Maps
• Scale
• Latitude Longitude
• Public Land Survey System (township range)
• LC G Schedule
• Frequently Used Resources
• Aerial photographs
• Historic maps
• Gazetteers
• Nautical charts

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Geographic Information Systems

• A method to visualize, manipulate, analyze,
  and display spatial data
• Smart Maps linking a database to the map
• Adapted fromGeographic Information Systems
  GIS Geography Mattershttp//www.gis.com/whati
  sgis/whatisgis.pdf

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Interactive Map Services

• Early Uses of Maps for Analysis
• John Snows 1854 map of cholera occurrences in
  London
• Charles Booth Archive
• US Census Data
• Historical census browser
• Has limited mapping features
• Cannot download data from this site
• Cannot find info on individuals at this site
• Cannot find data for areas smaller than counties
• National Historic GIS

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Interactive Map Services (cont)

• Historic GIS projects
• A list provided by GBHGIS
• King County Online Interactive Map Services
• http//www.metrokc.gov/gis/mapportal/index.htm
• Pierce County Online Interactive Map Services
• http//www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/is/gis.
  htm
• U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder
• Thematic Maps
• Step by Step Guide
• Google Earth Historic Map Gallery

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Range of Digital Map Services

• Map Artifacts Online
• Early Washington Maps Online
• David Rumsey Map Collection
• Library of Congress, Geography Map Division
• Interactive / Analysis / Education
• Arizona Electronic Atlas
• Discovery / Storage / Retrieval
• Alexandria Digital Library
• Preservation
• The National Digital Information Infrastructure
  and Preservation Program (NDIIPP)
• National Geospatial Data Archive (UCSB-Stanford)
• NCSU Geospatial Data Archiving Project

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Geospatial Data Services

• Washington State Geospatial Data Archive
• http//wagda.lib.washington.edu
• National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
  Metadata Node
• Metadata repository search tool
• http//wagda.lib.washington.edu/metadata/
• The National Map (USGS)
• USGS Seamless Data Distribution System