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Introduction for new site reps
• What is Digimap?• What can I do with Digimap?• Screen share: Digimap OS Collection• Your role as site rep• Getting support
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Digimap Collections
• 4 JISC-licensed collections of mapping data
• EDINA designs, and hosts the data for, the 4 browser-based Digimap Collections
• Colleges and universities subscribe to each Digimap Collection separately
•Users must register individually to gain access to OS Collection, Geology Digimap and Marine Digimap
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Subscription
• Costs depend on JISC banding scheme and on Collection– See: http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/access/
• Institution has direct contract with JISC
• Annual fee for each academic year, 1 August to 31 July– subscription pro rated for part years
• Digimap OS Collection - OS educational copyright licence required (currently £300 +VAT pa)– may need upgrading from previous licence– available directly from Ordnance Survey
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Licences
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OS Licence Agreement renewal
• Ordnance Survey and JISC Collections working on renewal of licence agreement
• Planned that new licence agreement will run from August 2010 – 31 July 2016 (opt-out option every 2 years)
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OS OpenData™
•OS public consultation on OS OpenData™ completed in early 2010:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/ordnancesurveyconsultation
•From March 2010, OS made some datasets freely available to the public:
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/ •EDINA Digimap blog posting on the release of Ordnance Survey datasets for free use and re-use:
http://edinadigimap.blogspot.com/2010/04/os-opendata.html
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OS OpenData™
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Digimap OpenStream
Get Help, Move
around, zoom in and out
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Digimap OpenStream
• Free service to academic community – NOT just for Digimap registered users
• Launched October 2010• Allows users to stream certain OS data sets directly to
their software without downloading and storing large quantities of data
• Digimap OpenStream provides access to the following OS OpenData products:– MiniScale® – 1:250,000 Scale Colour Raster– OS Vector Map™ District (Raster)– OS Street View®
• http://openstream.edina.ac.uk/terms
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Geology Digimap
• Licence extended to July 2016• Prices?• BGS open data
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Geology Digimap
• http://www.bgs.ac.uk/opengeoscience/
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Introduction for new site reps
• What is Digimap?• What can I do with Digimap?• Screen share: Digimap OS Collection• Your role as site rep• Getting support
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What can I do with Digimap?
1. Make a map within the service:– Uses the data stored on EDINA’s servers– Download as an image file– or print the map directly from the service
2. Download raw data: – Store the data locally– Make your own map, with appropriate software e.g.
GIS, CAD, image software
3. Query facilities available– E.g. search for a place name, get geographical
coordinates
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Mapping
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Mapping
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Mapping
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Roam
Search, customise, save, print
Get Help, Move
around, zoom in and out
Map display
area
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Mapping
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Download
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Download
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Download
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Download
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Download
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Queries
Only in Digimap’s Ordnance
Survey Collection
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I want a quick map
EDINA servers – hold data for 4 Digimap Collections
I’ll login to Digimap Roam (OS Collection)
1. Search
2. Returns a map
3. Print my map 4. Download my map
AND/OR
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I want to create a customised map
I’ll login to one of the Data Download
services
EDINA servers – hold data for 4 Digimap Collections
1. Search
2. Returns a data.zip file
4. Unzip data file
5. Create a map with
appropriate software
3. Download data file
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Digimap’s Ordnance Survey Collection
Mapping facilities
Download data – 5 facilities
Query tools
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Historic Digimap
Make maps and download data – available until
December 2010
Ancient Roam,
mapper – intro. April 2010
Historic Download
tool – intro.
April 2010
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Geology Digimap
Mapping facility
Download data – 3 data products
available
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Marine Digimap
Mapping facility – uses Charted Raster maps (Admiralty charts)
2 data download facilities
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Introduction for new site reps
• What is Digimap?• What can I do with Digimap?• Screen share: Digimap OS Collection• Your role as site rep• Getting support
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Introduction for new site reps
• What is Digimap?• What can I do with Digimap?• Screen share: Digimap OS Collection• Your role as site rep• Getting support
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Site Reps – Key Tasks
• Authentication, User registration
• Data care and security
• Liaison with EDINA• Setup of local support web pages
• Direct user support with, for example:– Content of Digimap Collections
– Printing
– Software support, what data products are available
– Copyright and terms of use
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Authentication
• Login via UK federation from 1 August 2008.
• To access Digimap Collections, institutions must be able to assert User Accountability.
• With OpenAthens, a virtual Identity Provider with Eduserv is necessary in order to assert User Accountability.
• Institutional Identity Providers must release the appropriate attributes:
–http://www.edina.ed.ac.uk/read/shibboleth.html
• EDINA has no control over the set-up of your local authentication system. You must seek advice from Eduserv if you are using OpenAthens or otherwise from the UK Federation Helpdesk.
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Authentication
• Click Login via UK federation button at http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
• User may already be authenticated via local portal• Not authenticated? Select institution from drop-
down list (WAYF)
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Authentication
• Input username and password, e.g.:
• Redirected to Digimap Collections Home Page
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Digimap Collections Home Page
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Authentication
Login help:
• http://edina.ac.uk/access/troubleshooting.html
• http://edina.ac.uk/access/LoginHelp-all-services.html
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User registration
• Individual registration required for each of Digimap OS, Geology Digimap and Marine Digimap
• Can register for more than one collection on same form
• Approval process takes between 24 hours and 2 working days
• User email must be correct and must be one the user uses (Hotmail is fine!)
• Change of user details submitted via form in online Help, within Registration & Support area
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User registration
User logs in
User selects Collection from Home Page e.g. Digimap OS
User completes online registration form
User saves or prints a copy of registration form
EDINA User Support team process form
User notified via email of approval of application
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Registration - resources
• Guide – word and pdf versions: http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/support/training/
• Video – coming soon
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First login
• User requested to select security question
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Re-acceptance of licence
• Required whenever any changes are made to the licence, e.g. on 1 August 2009 Variation Agreement for Digimap’s Ordnance Survey Collection came into effect
• Click through instant acceptance – no overnight processing required
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Data care and security
Institution has responsibilities for data security which are stipulated in the licence agreement, including:
– Appoint a Responsible Officer and a Deputy for care of data
– Familiarise each user with the terms of use of the relevant licence agreement(s)
– Encouraging secure onward storage and use of any maps made and data downloaded among Authorised Users
– Report any breaches of data security to EDINA and carry through to resolution
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Liaison with EDINA
• Any possible licence breaches
• Nominate local support staff, and tell us any changes - forms EDS2, EDS3
• Local support pages URL - Form EDS4
- http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/access/subscribe.shtml
• Inter-institution data transfer, Form EDR9
– http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/access/edr9.pdf
• Change of user details: find within help pages for users, and in Site Rep Support Area
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Setup local support web pages
• Set up web pages for your users with local information – EDINA hosts them
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Setup local support web pages
Instructions:http://
edina.ac.uk/digimap/support/localsupport.shtml
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Direct User Support
Your users - possible support needs:– Map creation– Data downloading– Printing– Product specifications and uses– Onward use of data– Copyright queries
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Direct User Support
Elements of support model:• Online help• FAQs provide help with licensing questions
• Local support web pages: http://www.edina.ac.uk/digimap/support/localsupport.shtml
• Promotion and user training
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Promotion and user training
EDINA provides: • Courses and webinars:
– http://edina.ac.uk/events/– Please ask for institutional training
• Training materials for your re-use:– http://www.edina.ed.ac.uk/digimap/support/
training/
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Product specifications
• http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/products/
• http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/products/
historic_products.shtml
• http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/products/
bgs_products.shtml
• http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/products/
marine_products.shtml
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Printing
• 2 formats available: PNG and PDF• Printer specifications
– minimum resolution of 300 dpi (higher recommended)
– colour printer very much preferred– A4 size for all Collections– up to A0 size for Carto
• See http://www.edina.ac.uk/digimap/support/printing.shtml
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Onward use of data
• Onward use of downloaded data will require GIS, CAD or Image Processing software
• Some of the data will require conversion before use in software
• Suitable applications available through CHEST e.g. ArcGIS
• Local support will be required for these packages• Some information about software given in
Digimap Help pages– not exhaustive– provides guidance on most widely used software
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Copyright and Terms of Use
In summary:• maps produced from Digimap are for Teaching,
Educational Research or Academic Research by registered users.
• there are some restrictions on the size and form of publication of maps from Digimap.
• copies may be made of maps printed from Digimap providing they are required for Teaching, Educational Research or Academic Research purposes. All copies must continue to show the copyright acknowledgement.
• all maps must carry an appropriate copyright acknowledgement, for example: "© Crown Copyright/database right 20(yy). An Ordnance Survey/EDINA supplied service."
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Copyright and Terms of Use
• Terms of use for each collection:http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/terms.shtml
• Frequently asked questions:http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/faq_copyright.shtml
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Introduction for new site reps
• What is Digimap?• What can I do with Digimap?• Screen share: Digimap OS Collection• Your role as site rep• Getting support
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Site Reps – Getting Support
EDINA Digimap pages
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Digimap OS
Collection Home page -
Information options
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Site rep support area
within Digimap service
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Digimap Help pages
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Site Reps – Getting Support
• EDINA Helpdesk– email: [email protected]– telephone: 0131 650 3302– fax: 0131 650 3308
• EDINA Digimap website:– http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/support
• Email discussion list for Site Reps:– [email protected]
• Local support e.g. GIS experts
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Questions