2014 geo luchworkshop_all slides
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Librarians from Science, Built Environment, African Studies and Special Collections provide an overview of map collections and potential geospatial data for GIS or map research.TRANSCRIPT
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Geo Lunch Workshop
20 February 2014UCT Libraries
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Order of speakers
• Introduction – Linda Kelly
• Government Publications – Laureen Rushby
• Special Collections - Busi Khangala
• Built Environment Library - Elena Bartzen
• Referencing maps & data - Linda Kelly
• Wrap up – Linda Kelly
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Objectives
• Intended as introduction• Support cartographic research• Library map collections• Find cartographic resources• Reference cartographic resources – maps & data
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Government sources of maps and GIS
Laureen RushbyGovernment Publications, UCT Libraries
20 February 2014
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Government sources of maps and GIS
• Print maps• Atlases• Maps in publications• Maps & GIS on-line
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Print maps
Produced by • Surveys & Mapping/National Geo-Spatial
Information, • Geological Survey/Council for Geoscience
• and government departments and entities.
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Types of print maps
• Administrative1:10 000 000 - 1:300 000 (varies and often scale not given) 1990s onwardsIn library catalogue• Geological1:125 000 1960s onwards Mostly in library catalogue• Hydrogeological 1:500 000 1998 onwards In library catalogue
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• Topo-cadastral1:250 000 1997 & 1998 In library catalogue• Topographical1:50 000 1930s onwardsNot in library catalogue; filed in grid number order• Others, e.g. groundwater, vegetation, electoral and
ward maps.In library catalogue
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Atlases, e.g.,• Schulze, R. E. Atlas of climate change and the South African agricultural
sector : a 2010 perspective• Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa. Atlas of results, 2009 :
national election • Goss, H. Sustainable human settlements : investment potential atlas,
2009 CD-ROM• Statistics South Africa. Census 2011 : digital census atlas
In Library catalogue
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Books with maps, e.g.,
• Council for Geoscience. Geology of Transvaal inliers in the Bushveld Complex
In Library catalogueSee descriptions in catalogue records, e.g.,vii, 222 p., [19] leaves (folded) : ill. ; 30 cm. + 3 folded maps.
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Maps in publications
• Maps in annual reports, e.g. Official yearbook, South African Railways & Harbours annual reports.
Find by browsing; a few digitised.
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Maps in publications
• Maps in Government gazettes, e.g., A4 street map: KimberIy CBD urban development zone In: SA Govt. gazette no. 27077 (10 Dec. 2004)
• Maps in books, e.g., Place names in South Africa referring to weather conditions In: Alcock, P. G. Rainbows in the mist
In Library catalogueSee descriptions in catalogue records, e.g., xiv, 581 p. : ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.
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On-line map sites, e.g.,
• Spatial Reference: Topographic Maps in South Africa http://www.spatialreference.co.za/Maps.asp
• Statistics South Africa Digital Census Atlashttp://geoinfo.statssa.gov.za/censusdigitalatlas/Some in resources subject lists: http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/governmentpublications/resources/sa-government-by-subject/http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/governmentpublications/resources/links-government-by-subject/
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On-line GIS sites, e.g.,
• AGIS: Agricultural Geo-Referenced Information System
http://www.agis.agric.za/agisweb/agis.html• Biodiversity GIShttp://bgis.sanbi.org/mapsearch.asp• State of the Environment http://
soer.deat.gov.za/themes.aspx?m=669Some in resources subject lists
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Individual on-line maps, e.g.,
• City of Cape Town Ward Maphttp://www.capetown.gov.za/en/stats/Documents/2011%20Census/Wards/2011%20Ward%20Map.pdf
Some in resources subject lists
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Geo Lunch Workshop
Special Collections
20 February 2014
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Using maps for research
• Business• Topography• Family history• Travel
• Science and the
environment• Recreation• Military history• History
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Maps in Special Collections
• Scope- Africa- South Africa- Local
• Status- Catalogued- Uncatalogued- Digitised
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Where and how to find them
• Catalogued maps– in the Library catalogue
• Digitised maps– found on DigiTool– in three categories:
- African Historical Maps- Cape Town Street Plans- Military Mapping, including two Imperial Map series:
i) Imperial Maps of South Africaii) Imperial Maps of the Cape of Good Hope
• Help to find maps– Oceanography LibGuide
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Other Sources of African Maps
• Atlas of Mutual Heritage: http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/
• Afriterra: http://www.afriterra.org/
• Africa South of the Sahara: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/map.html
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Built Environment LibraryElena Bartzen
Geo Lunch Workshop, 20 Feb 2014
• Library for School of Architecture, Planning, and Geomatics and the Department of Construction Economics and Management
• Located in the Centlivres Building on Upper Campus, across from Leslie Social (see map)
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• Three dedicated GIS computers in the BEL Technical Library (located on the South end of the library)
• Cape Town Municipality GIS data of the city of Cape Town from 1998 until 2012
• Tutorials for identifying and extracting data are available on each GIS computer desktop
• Students are encouraged to find and extract necessary data in the library and manipulate the data using AutoCAD software available in the department computer labs
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Resources available in BELStatistical Analysis of Geographic Information: with ArcView GIS and ArcGIS
By David W. S. Wong
GIS for Landscape Architects
By Karen C. Hanna
Hypothetical City Workbook: Exercises, Spreadsheets, and GIS Data to Accompany Urban Land Use Planning
By Edward J. Kaiser
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Referencing maps & dataLinda Kelly, EGS Librarian
• Plagiarism, referencing & replicating research
• Reference articles & books – use RefWorks (citation manager)
• Research Data Management– Reputable literature & data– Infers need to reference data
• Map tab in EGS Library Guide