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MAKE GEOPORTALS
GREAT AGAIN
Nadia Panchaud | @NadiaPanch | nadia.panchaud@ethz.ch
ETH Zürich
GeoBeer #15 | Zürich
23.03.2017

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CRITICAL FEATURES FOR
SUCCESSFUL GEOPORTALS
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#1
Access to Content

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http://pdokviewer.pdok.nl
(22.03.2017)
https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil
(15.06.2015)
BLM from http://mapbrief.com/2013/02/07/paralysis-of-
choice-why-map-portals-dont-work-part-ii/

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www.geoportail.lu
https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr
https://navigator.blm.gov

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www.geoportail.lu
https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr
https://navigator.blm.gov

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www.geoportail.lu
https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr
https://navigator.blm.gov

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#1
Access to Content
Text search
Thematic maps
Map of the week
“You might also like…”

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#2
Powerful Text Search

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http://mapbrief.com/2013/02/05/why-map-portals-dont-work-part-i/
http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/

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Source: Bundesamt für Landestopografie
https://map.geo.admin.ch/
Source: geodata4edu.ch portal (intern swiss universities)
https://www.geodata4edu.ch
Source: Finnish geoportal
http://www.paikkatietoikkuna.fi

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#2
Powerful Text Search
autocomplete
datasets
(topics)
places
(location)
alternatives
all in one box
structured results

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#3
Navigation

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Source: Atlas Okolja -Slovenia
http://gis.arso.gov.si
Source: Land Board Estonia
http://xgis.maaamet.ee
Source: Bayern Atlas
https://geoportal.bayern.de
Source: Bundesamt für Landestopografie
https://map.geo.admin.ch/

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#3
Navigation
intuitive
fast
double-click = zoom
drag
continuous
zooming

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#4
The Power of No
http://mapbrief.com/2013/02/11/the-tyranny-of-requirements-why-map-portals-dont-work-part-iii/

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http://www.pcn.minambiente.it/viewer/
http://mapbrief.com/2013/02/19/an-iconography-of-confusion-why-map-portals-dont-work-part-iv/
https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil
(14.06.2015)

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Source: Bundesamt für Landestopografie
https://map.geo.admin.ch/
Source: Géoportail
https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr

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#4
The Power of No
clean, simple
interface
hide power
functions away
no endless toolbox
of “mysterious” icons
http://mapbrief.com/2013/02/11/the-tyranny-of-requirements-why-map-portals-dont-work-part-iii/

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#5
Maps, maps, maps :-)
quality & diversity
mashup & export
access to data & services
mobile and tablet access

21.
GEOPORTALS FIRST,
BOTS SECOND,
BEER FOR ALL
Nadia Panchaud | @NadiaPanch | nadia.panchaud@ethz.ch
GeoBeer #15 | Zürich
23.03.2017