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Forwarded from Maps-L. On 11/16/2010 12:16 PM, Angie Cope wrote:
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: NLS map georeferencer pilot application Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:39:21 -0000 From: Fleet, Christopher <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Taking advantage of software recently developed by Klokan Technologies, the National Library of Scotland has just made available several hundred early maps of Scotland in a pilot Map Georeferencer application. The application allows anyone to georeference various historical maps online, including county maps, town plans, coastal charts and estate maps, and then view them as an overlay in Google Earth or using the Google Earth browser plugin. We've tried to make the georeferencing quick and fun, and users can also: * compare historic maps directly with present day satellite images * share, use and georeference the maps in more detail * view the maps alongside other georeferenced historical maps of the same area * help improve search methods to find them in future The application will improve over the coming months in line with the development of the wider Georeferencer project and software at: http://www.georeferencer.org/ , and other libraries add their online map images. View the NLS Map Georeferencer at: http://geo.nls.uk/maps/georeferencer/ Please take a look - we are very keen to encourage testing and feedback of the application! We have also put together: * a Step-by-step guide to georeferencing (http://geo.nls.uk/maps/georeferencer/help.html ) * a Why Georeference Maps? discussion page (http://geo.nls.uk/maps/georeferencer/why_georeference.html ) * notes about Georeferencer (http://geo.nls.uk/maps/georeferencer/about.html ) Georeferencer has been developed by Klokan Petr Pridal and the Moravian Library Brno as part of the OldMapsOnline.org Project (http://help.oldmapsonline.org/ ). We hope too that the georeferenced map metadata will in future allow better search methods, perhaps along the lines of the MapRank search system - see new demo application of this at: http://www.mapranksearch.com/ Chris Fleet and Petr Pridal Chris Fleet, National Library of Scotland, 159 Causewayside, EDINBURGH, EH9 1PH. E-mail: [email protected]; Web: http://maps.nls.uk Petr Pridal, Klokan Technologies GmbH, Bahnhofstrasse 9, Baar 6340, Switzerland. Email: [email protected], Web: http://www.klokantech.com/ *********************************************************************** Visit the National Library of Scotland online at www.nls.uk *********************************************************************** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the Information Systems Helpdesk on +44 131 623 3789 or [email protected] and delete this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Library of Scotland. The National Library of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity. Scottish Charity No. SC011086. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and has been scanned by Webroot. *********************************************************************** Follow us on Twitter for twice-weekly updates. Become our fan on Facebook and keep up-to-date that way too. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.869 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3260 - Release Date: 11/16/10 02:34:00
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