introduction to digimap's ordnance survey collection

Content

• Overview of Digimap Collections• Make maps to view/print online• Download map data for use in GIS/CAD• Support

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

•What can I do…?

Authentication

• No separate login page• Users can choose to login via UK federation, or to

Explore Resources

Digimap’s Ordnance Survey Collection

View and print PDF

maps

Download data – 3 facilities

Query tools

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."

Copyright and Terms of Use

• Guidance on the OS licence agreement:

http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/support/faq_oslicence.html

OS licence

• JISC Collections has made progress with this negotiation and the OS has agreed to cap the liabilities they seek from subscribing institutions.

• There will be an End User Licence Agreement - work is ongoing to make this as simple for the user as possible.

Content


Digimap’s Ordnance Survey Collection

•Roam – fixed scale mapping. Zoom levels, or views. Each view uses an OS data product, the product used will be the one most appropriate for that scale. Print A3, A4 PDF.

•Carto – user selects scale of map. However Carto will not display a product if it is not sensible to do so at the selected scale...e.g. very detailed mapping will not be displayed if the user selects a small scale, say 1:500000. Print A4 to A0 PDF.

Roam

Map panel

Map tools: hill shading, measure,

annotate, print

Hints & TipsTask menu: Search, Map

Content, Map Info, MyMaps

Roam

• 13 fixed scale map views• Some views customisable, can select which

features to display• Search options: full postcode, place name, grid

reference• Slippy maps – click and drag• Print in PDF format - A4, A3, landscape or portrait• Copyright statement included on PDF file

Gazetteer

• Place name search uses the OS 1:50000 Scale Gazetteer

• Same database that is used on the Landranger Maps

• No street name searching possible

Customising maps in Roam

• Map Content Control – select the features you wish to display

• Annotations – add shapes, lines, labels, measurements to your map

Digimap Training Workshops

Map Content Control

List of layers

Map Content Control

Uncheck boxes to

remove layers

Note: Layers only available in vector mapping data...not for raster data

Data in Digimap – 2 types

Annotations

• Add lines, symbols, polygons, labels• Print PDF with polygons

PDF print

Map Information

Map product, map date,

coordinates,print scale

Carto

Additional facilities:• Specifying the scale of a map• Search using Easting & Northing • Refine place name search• Printing at a range of (A4 to A0)

Carto Home page

Navigation and measurement

tools

Task / functions

menu

Carto will be replaced


• Digimap team working on replacement, to be available 2013

• Too difficult to maintain - changes to web browsers and Java

• Your feedback appreciated on development:– http://digimap.blogs.edina.ac.uk/2012/10/12/digimap-

carto-we-need-your-help/

Content


Download data for GIS/CAD

• Users can download a wide range of OS map data products in Data Download

• MasterMap Download is for OS MasterMap data in GML (vector) format

• Boundary Download provides OS postcode and boundary lines

Updated data

• Image of 1:25000 scale raster updated in July (OS creation date May 2012)

• Used to be one annual update - now update data more regularly

• Data Download offers different versions• MasterMap GML data – September and May• MasterMap raster data – created annually

Available datasets and dates

• http://digimap.edina.ac.uk/webhelp/os/data_information/os_data_issues/os_update_dates.htm#

Data Download

• All steps to download data on one screen• Allows for selection of multiple data products in one order• Can select the version of the data you prefer, e.g. 2011, 2012• MasterMap Download and Boundary Download will eventually be

incorporated into Data Download

Data Download

• Step 1 – Select area

• Step 2 – Select data

• Step 3 – Add to Basket

Data Download

What do I download?

• Download zip file

• Unzip to access the data

What do I download?

• Note the conditions of use text file. Data from Digimap OS is covered by the Digimap licence OR the OS OpenData licence. So each data folder has a conditions document that specifies which conditions apply.

What do I do with the data?

Download data fi le

1. Unzip the Digimap data f i le

2. Conversion may be required

Help available from:•Digimap help pages •Digimap YouTube•eLearning units •ArcGIS help pages•Other software help pages

Process the data

Import data to

software

Create a map and/or

analyse map data

Quick poll

Screensharing – what do you want to see?

•A – Demo of Roam•B – Demo of Data Download•C – Tour of support materials

Content


Possible support needs

• Map creation• Data downloading• Printing• Map data products - specifications and uses• Onward use of data• Copyright queries

Context sensitive help pages

YouTube


Training & Support Resources

Training & Support Resources

• eLearning units new in 2012

eLearning Units

eLearning units

• No prior knowledge of topics assumed

• Units 1-3: estimate 2 hours completion time

• Unit 4 – 1 hour

Forthcoming eLearning units

Local Support information

My Digimap area

Site Rep usage statistics

• Generate usage stats for your institution

• You need to have site rep status

• Only for OS at present

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]

Forthcoming

• Prototype mobile app• Learning/resource centre • Replacement for Carto – non-Java based• Feedback survey for 2012-13 to be added

shortly to the Collections page– Really important for us to get your feedback – our

funders require this