géophoto+ : toward an collective directory of aerial photographs!
DESCRIPTION
The speaker will present the new interface for cartographic and textual research, GéoPhoto+, which will allow for the identification of all the collections of aerial photographs of the Centre GéoStat held by the Library of the Université Laval. This geographic information dissemination system enables remote consultation of the Centre’s whole set of indexes of aerial photographs using one single, fast and user-friendly interface. It displays—as a footprint—over 160,000 aerial photographs from the federal and provincial governments. GéoPhoto+ not only offers the option to print or send a command by email, it also provides access to each photo’s metadata, such as the flight line number, the photograph’s number, year, scale, season, emulsion, etc. GéoPhoto+ was designed to easily integrate collections of aerial photographs from different institutions. Its decentralized management module allows each institution to easily index new additions of aerial photographs in the collective directory.TRANSCRIPT
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STÉFANO BIONDO
GéoPhoto+
Carto 2014June 18 2014
Toward an collective directory of aerial photographs!
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Context – Centre GéoStat
Air photos… I love it!
History (discovery and management)
Overhaul of GéoPhoto
GéoPhoto+ – Demo
Partnership
Forthcoming
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Centre GéoStat
Books, statistics, maps, atlas, air photos, geospatial data
190 000 air photos
Teachers, students and researchers across the campus
A service offered by the Université Laval Library
Mandate: Facilitate the discovery and the access for research and education
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Spatial treasure!
Rich information Visible features : Not generalized or symbolized
Witness of the past
Stereo perspective : Stereoscope or scan and integrate in a numerical stereo software
Scan + orthorectify + georeferenced
Roles : Preserve and PromoteSave lost collections (create indexes, don’t refuse donations)
Discovery tools… collaborative tools!
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History
Since the beginning : map indexes
Time consuming
2006 -GéoPhoto
Web mapping platform
Automation
Democratization
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Why redesigning GéoPhoto?
Old interface not enough convivialNo localisation engine, no filter, complex search…
Complex update (adding new photos) Excel, Access, ShapeFile, ArcIMS
One collection (Laval University)
Not built to be collaborative
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Why redesigning GéoPhoto?
Old ArcIMS architectureToo slow, no update,
BasemapCreated and updated by us, not enough precise
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Demo time
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Under the hood…(Flashback of )
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And again… The cookMartin Ouellet
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Numerical indexes sources… at this time
NAPLSubset of the National Air Photo (Quebec Province)
BDPA
Base de Données sur les Photographies Aériennes (Ministère Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec)
GéoStat Our home made indexes
TOTAL : 2 260 942 Air Photos Centroids
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Collections pointed in it… at this time
Laval180 000 Air Photos Centre GéoStat
Sherbrooke96 000 Air Photos Cartothèque Jean-Marie-Roy
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The Ultimate Goal
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Collective Directory of Airs Photos (union catalog)
Québec, Canada….
…and why not the World?
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How to do it! (step by step…)
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Get the entire NAP indexesIt’s almost done (discussions)
Get other provincial or city indexesWe need your help
Become PartnerSend your air photos inventory
Shape file, KML, Excel or CSVIt’s a work in progress
Exemple of Excel sheet from USherbrooke
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How to do it! (step by step…ouh baby)
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Create numerical indexes Easiest way with Google Earth and it’s very fun
Maintain your inventory up to date Add new photos (it’s easy, fast and fun too)
Share your photos with others (if possible)
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When you become partnerUniversité Laval
You’ll get your own admin web page
You can limit the results to your institution collections
Receive requests of your patrons by email
You contribute to promote the use of air photos
Université de Sherbrooke
University of …
Université de…Unique bilingual interface
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Show me the money!
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Next steps
Adding Features / EnhancementsAdd other metadata (flight report, company, …)
Improve the gazetteer (clean + new one)
Add reference maps
Mecanism for downloading many scanned air photos
Adding new dataFinish to add our own air photos
Add collections from partners
PartnershipsFind new partners
Organize partnerships (administrative poutine!)
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Get on [email protected]
geophoto-plus.bibl.ulaval.ca
Questions