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Maximizing the Potential of Digital Mapping for Your Needs

Explore the world of digital mapping, including raster mapping and digital map data, to cater to your specific requirements efficiently. Learn about sources of digital map data and their accessibility. Discover the tools and resources available for modifying and adapting maps to suit your needs.

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Maximizing the Potential of Digital Mapping for Your Needs

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  1. Online Maps Sources of digital mapping Nigel James Bodleian Library

  2. What is digital mapping? Raster mapping – scanned paper maps Digital map data – viewed with specialist software Choice depends user’s requirements

  3. Raster mapping No special software required Can be inserted directly into a document Limited modification possible

  4. Raster mapping Widely available on the WWW Both historic and modern mapping Remote sensing imagery available Free access does not mean free to use!

  5. Digital map data Controlled access – most data is licenced No charge to university members Can be extensively modified and adapted To suite specific needs

  6. Ptolemy Cosmographia 1492. Source: Map History website

  7. Source: The World Factbook website

  8. Source: David Rumsey Map Collection website

  9. Resizing raster mapping Source: The World Factbook website

  10. Resizing digital map data Source: Global Insight digital dataset

  11. Resizing digital map data Source: Global Insight digital dataset

  12. Sources of digital map data Bartholomew digital data 3 world datasets Europe dataset Great Britain dataset London dataset - available in the Bodleian Map Room and on OXLIP Global Insight world dataset Various other datasets – GB census boundaries and World thematic data, for example - available in the Bodleian Map Room only

  13. Sources of digital map data Ordnance Survey Digital Data from DIGIMAP Available free to registered users Range of datasets available OS Strategi dataset 1:250 000 OS Land-line dataset 1:1250

  14. Sources of digital map data Ordnance Survey Digital Data from DIGIMAP Raster data also available Georeferenced for use in a GIS OS 1:25 000 raster dataset OS 1:10 000 raster dataset

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