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KE EMu Spatial Solutions: Turning Data into Insight

Explore the capabilities of KE EMu Spatial Technologies, including Object Locator and Web Maps, for mapping, locating, and analyzing specimen collections globally. The Web Portal Prototype extends collaborative research and access to museum collection information.

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KE EMu Spatial Solutions: Turning Data into Insight

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  1. KE EMu Spatial Technologies Turning information into knowledge

  2. 2 September 2005 KE EMu Object Locator • Plot internal locations of objects on building floor plans • Zoom & pan functionality • 3-dimensional view capabilities • Drill down into plotted points

  3. 2 September 2005 Some Uses for KE EMu Object Locator • Finding objects in the museum • Relocating objects • Disaster recovery planning • Self-guided tours

  4. 2 September 2005 KE EMu Web Maps • Plot specimen collection locality information on world maps • Use ESRI shape files (.shp) • Use images (.png) • Zoom and pan functionality • Drill down into plotted points • Hooks into Google Maps

  5. 2 September 2005 Some Uses for KE EMu Web Maps • Species distribution • Comparisons of distributions of species • Geocode verification • Collection ‘gap’ analysis

  6. 2 September 2005 KE EMu Web Portal • Web-based search facility for multiple EMu sites • Distributes search to each EMu site concurrently • Supports specimen level retrieval • Supports aggregated analysis (KE EMu Web Maps)

  7. 2 September 2005 KE EMu Web Portal Prototype Sites participating in prototype include: • National Museum of Natural History, Washington • Natural History Museum, London • American Museum of Natural History, New York • Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago • New York Botanical Garden • Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

  8. 2 September 2005 Some Uses for KE EMu Portal • Collaborative research • Remote access to collection information • “Global” views of species • Identification of species • Repatriation of specimen data • Resource discovery

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