Léon Robichaud Département d'histoire Université de Sherbrooke /

1. Advocacy for a Cartographic Digitization RegistryPlaidoyer pour un registre des projets de numérisation de collections cartographiques LéonRobichaud Département d'histoire Université de Sherbrooke / Laboratoire d'histoire et de patrimoine de Montréal Erin Forward Stauffer Library Queen’s University CARTO 2014, Montréal, QC 2014/06/19

2. Outline • Background of HGIS movement in Canada • Examples of registry sites / platforms • Canadian topographic maps inventories & digitization projects • How can ACMLA contribute?

3. Background HGIS network Canada

4. Carto 2013, Edmonton • “Proposal for a Canadian HistoricalGeographic Information Network • Byron Moldofsky and Marcel Fortin • Avoid duplication and reinventing the wheel • Facilitatedissemination • Createmomentumaround a commonproject • Reference: http://www.hgis-sigh.ca/Carto2013_presentation.html

5. Canadian HGIS workshop • Montréal, 31 January – 1 February 2014 • Hosted by Montréal, plaque tournante des échanges and BAnQ • Objectives • Bringinterested parties together • Takestock regarding the current situation • Outcomes • Createa geohistorical data portal to facilitate information sharing • Eventuallycreate a data repository

6. Existingresources • Bibliography of research in Canadahttp://www.hgis.usask.ca/bibliography/ • ZoteroHumanities GIS grouphttps://www.zotero.org/groups/humanitiesgis • Wikipedialist of GIS softwarehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_GIS_softwarehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geographic_information_systems_software • BambooDirtlist of toolshttp://dirt.projectbamboo.org/categories/mapping

7. Examples of registry sites / platforms

8. ALA MAGIRT Map Scanning Registry • http://mapregistry.library.arizona.edu/ • Launched in 2006 • The ALA MAGIRT Map Scanning Registry and the Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) Scanning Project Clearinghouse have now been combined together

9. U.S. Government Digitization Projects Registry • http://registry.fdlp.gov/ • Serves as a locator tool for publicly accessible collections of digitized U.S. Government publications • About 20 collections contain maps • Includes projects in planning phase, in-progress, on-going projects, completed and projects seeking collaborators • Listings are maintained by contributors

10. Tools and resources for Canadian Historical GIS • Contribution of Montréal, plaque tournante des échanges • Project basedat the Université de Sherbrooke • L. Robichaud, Kim Petit and Philippe Michon • Drupal Content Management System • Imposes more constraintsthan a free form wiki or blog system • NowRDF compliant → compatible with the semantic web and linked data

11. Project metadata • Combination of Dublin Core (DCMI) and FederalGeographic Data Committee (FGDC) • Recommended in a report by the GeospatialMultistate Archive and PreservationPartnership (Geomapp) in collaboration with the Library of Congress • Goal of compatibility withGéoIndex+

12. Two types of items • Tools : software • Resources: data

13. Tools • Help people identify the best tool for the job • General GIS software • Teachingoriented visualisation tools • Researchplatforms • Software libraries

14. Resources (datasets) • Avoid « regeoreferencing » • Avoid « redrawing » administrative limits (census divisions/subdivisions) • General geobase for differentlevels of precision (national, provincial, city) • Borders, streets, hydrography, divisions • Historical and heritageattributedata • National level (rare), provincial level (varies), city level (canbeverydetailed)

15. Current situation • Building prototype to enter some cases and validate structure and process • Translate documentation • Discussions withcollaborators • Validatemetadata • Validateclassification • Engage community

16. Canadian Topographic Maps Inventories & digitization projects

17. University of British Columbia • Inventory is ongoing, no current plans to digitize • Currently working on 1:50,000 and 1:63,360 (interfiled) inventory (approximately 30,000 sheets) • Using Excel for inventory The spreadsheet records the following data:

18. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) • http://services.banq.qc.ca/sdx/cep/ • Digitized topographic maps covering the territory of Québec • Toutes les cartes à l'échelle 1:63 360 sont numérisées • Toutes les cartes à l'échelle 1:25 000 sont numérisées • Toutes les cartes à l'échelle 1:50 000 antérieures à 1964 sont numérisées

19. University of Alberta 3-miles to 1-inch sectional maps of Western Canada • Digitized about 240 maps • At least one Old Style and where completed one New Style for each section was scanned By llaliberte (contact)

20. OCUL Schools • University of Ottawa • Approximately 705 - 1:63,360 maps scanned (Spring 2013), 50 more to come (Summer 2014) • McMaster University • About 76 - 1:63,360 maps scanned, from southwestern Ontario • OCUL • Working on 1:63,360 inventory and holdings in Ontario • Currently using lists provided by LAC, uOttawa, Queen’s, Western, & McMaster

21. How can ACMLA contribute? Ideas, discussion, proposal

22. How can ACMLA contribute? • Propose an Ad hoc working group to gather information for best practices, to collaborate with other associations and stakeholders and decide how best the ACMLA can contribute to the HGIS Network Canada • Ideas • Possibly concentrate efforts on Canadian Topographic maps • What would we like to see on a website? • Do we want inventory of all maps and/or just digitized ones?

23. Discussion / Questions / Comments Discussion / Questions / Commentaires