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Implementing GIS in Libraries

Implementing GIS in Libraries. Linda Zellmer Maps Librarian Arizona State University Linda.Zellmer@asu.edu http://www.public.asu.edu/~lzellmer/. Implementation Steps. Developing a service plan Acquiring hardware and software Obtaining and organizing data Developing a service policy

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Implementing GIS in Libraries

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  1. Implementing GIS in Libraries Linda Zellmer Maps Librarian Arizona State University Linda.Zellmer@asu.edu http://www.public.asu.edu/~lzellmer/

  2. Implementation Steps • Developing a service plan • Acquiring hardware and software • Obtaining and organizing data • Developing a service policy • Providing services

  3. Planning the Service

  4. Service Plan • Educate library administrators about Geographic Information Systems & uses of GIS in Libraries • Describe reasons for the service • Components needed to offer service • Policy statement

  5. An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary

  6. What can you do with a Geographic Information System?

  7. “capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information”

  8. What CAN you do with aGIS? Make Maps

  9. What CAN you do with aGIS? Analyze & Manipulate Spatial Data

  10. Library Uses of GIS

  11. Library Uses of GIS Index Map to ASU’sFairchildPhotos

  12. Library Uses of GIS

  13. Library Uses of GIS

  14. Reasons for the Service • User expectations • Government agencies issuing data • Web resources do not provide everything needed by users

  15. Implementing the Service

  16. Implementing the Service • Educate library administrators about GIS, its uses and reasons for GIS in Libraries • Components needed to offer service • Policy statement

  17. An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary

  18. An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary

  19. Computer Hardware

  20. Hardware • Recommended Specifications for Public Access Work Stations in Federal Depository Libraries are available at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/ fdlp/computers/index.html • Includes guidelines for computers used for cartographic data (GIS). • http://www.waml.org/maptools.html

  21. Linda’s Advice #1 You can never be too rich, too thin, too good looking or have too much RAM. T-Shirt Logo ESRI Annual Meeting, July, 1998

  22. Linda’s Advice # 2 A really big hard drive doesn’t hurt.

  23. Computer Software

  24. Data

  25. Data

  26. GIS Data • Spatial data • Attribute data • Imagery

  27. Spatial Data

  28. StatisticalData

  29. Arizona Ethnicity Asian/ Native Pacific County White Black American Islanders Hispanic Other____ Apache 12456 100 47803 94 2599 1138 Cochise 79724 5078 790 2247 28379 9785 Coconino 61836 1419 28233 861 9696 4242 Gila 30776 99 5238 140 7486 3963 Graham 20603 502 3951 106 6682 1392 Greenlee 6835 28 183 16 3456 946 La Paz 10335 118 2402 102 3139 887 Maricopa 1799420 74257 38017 36294 345498 174113 Mohave 88834 303 2145 569 4919 1646 Navajo 34205 703 40417 264 5652 2069 Pima 524976 20795 20330 11964 163262 88815 Pinal 87219 3648 10785 502 34062 14225 Santa Cruz 22159 97 64 164 23221 7192 Yavapai 103106 321 1740 490 6899 2057 Yuma 80702 3056 1429 1393 43388 20315

  30. ThematicData

  31. Metro Phoenix Soil Hazards

  32. Sources of GIS Data • ESRI • ESRI Data & Maps • ESRI Data Download sites • www.geographynetwork.com • www.esri.com/data/online/ index.html

  33. Sources of GIS Data • Government Agencies • Local and County Agencies • State Agencies • Federal Agencies • Other Sources • Commercial data • Newspapers

  34. Local & County Data • Many city & county governments use GIS. • Tax Assessor - maintain property ownership & assessed values. • Engineers & planners use it to manage and plan growth. • Social Service Agencies use it to help develop plans for health and social services.

  35. Local & County Data • Data available may be fee or free. • Contact at a local city or county agency that may work with GIS (Engineer, Planner, Transportation, Information Services) can provide more information on who to contact.

  36. State Data • State agencies - develop data and also receive or purchase Federal Data. • Centralized State GIS Agencies. • State agencies may share data with government agencies, educational institutions or libraries.

  37. State Data • Check with state GIS agency about obtaining data. • State GIS Agency Web Sites • Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC): http://www.fgdc.gov • National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC): http://www.nsgic.org

  38. State Data • Attribute data can be found on State Agency Web sites • School Test Scores, Drop Out Rates, Teacher Salaries, Natality and Mortality information • Check for numerical or tabular data that relates to geographic areas on state agency web sites

  39. Federal Data • Most of the data available to Libraries comes from Federal Agencies. • Data may be available free through FDLP or Federal web sites. • Some data must be purchased. • Wide variety of data from many agencies.

  40. Federal Agency Data • Census Bureau • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Federal Emergency Management Agency

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