An Overview of the Goservices on offer from EDINA to the academic community and how they can be used to enhance learning and teaching in Geosciences

1. EDINA Geoservices:
…the view from the Digimap
Helpdesk
January 21st 2015
Tom Armitage
EDINA, Geoservices Support

2. What we do
• National Datacentre
– Data Delivery
– Data Discovery
– Apps, Tools, APIs, Infrastructure
• Geographical – Reference – Multimedia
• Over 80 People

3. What we do
• National Datacentre
– Data Delivery
– Data Discovery
– Apps, Tools, APIs, Infrastructure
• Geographical – Reference – Multimedia
• Over 80 People

4. What we do
• National Datacentre
– Data Delivery
– Data Discovery
– Apps, Tools, APIs, Infrastructure
• Geographical – Reference – Multimedia
• Over 80 People

5. What we do
• National Datacentre
– Data Delivery
– Data Discovery
– Apps, Tools, APIs, Infrastructure
• Geographical – Reference – Multimedia
• Over 80 People

6. What does EDINA Offer?
• View Annotate and Print Maps
• Download Map Data
• Search for Datasets, news etc.
• Create Metadata Records
• Create Geospatial Search Tools
• Geoparse text to find locations
• Embed Maps in Websites / GIS
• Record Data in the Field
• Crowdsource Data
OpenStream

7. How can we help you?
• Geoservices Support:
– 7 dedicated Geo-Experts
– 3 Helpdesk Staff
– 1 Training Officer
Telephone – Webchat – Email – Social Media –
Blog – Newsletters – Training Courses – Webinars
– Help Pages – YouTube – Conferences – Events

8. Digimap Launched in 2000
Trial started in 1996, about 10 years before Google Maps
A little history…

9. Digimap Launched in 2000
…but we’ve come a long way since then
A little history…

10. A little history…
• Historical OS, BGS, SeaZone and CEH maps
– In 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2013

11. A little history…
• Historical OS, BGS, SeaZone and CEH maps
– In 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2013

12. A little history…
• Historical OS, BGS, SeaZone and CEH maps
– In 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2013

13. A little history…
• Historical OS, BGS, SeaZone and CEH maps
– In 2005, 2007, 2008 & 2013

14. Some Numbers
• Around 10,000 different people use Digimap
every month
•42mpm (maps per minute, 21m in 2013-14)
• Nearly 500,000 user registrations since 2000
•£107,305,359 The commercial value of the
data and PDFs downloaded from Digimap in
2013-14

15. Who is using Digimap?
• Digimap Launched in 2000
– Trial started in 1996 (nearly 10 years before Google
Maps)
8%
24%
7%
1%
1%
1%
4%
7%
25%
7%
3% 1%
1%
5%
1%
3%
1%
1%
Digimap OS Collection: Users by Subject
Agriculture, food, and forestry
Architecture and planning
Biological sciences
Business and management studies
Communication and media studies
Creative and performing arts
Education and research methods
Engineering
Geography and environment
Humanities
Law
Mathematics and computer science
Medicine including dentistry
Modern languages and area studies
Nursing, midwifery and allied health
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Veterinary medicine
Other
Taken from the 2013 User Satisfaction Survey, see the full report here:
http://edina.ac.uk/impact/html/osdigimap2013.html

16. What do people use Digimap For?
24%
9%
10%
22%
7%
7%
10%
11%
Digimap OS Collection: Service Use
Coursework
Undergraduate thesis
Postgraduate thesis
Research
Teaching materials in a general subject
Teaching the use of maps, spatial data or
GIS
Supporting students' use of maps,
spatial data or GIS
Personal interest
Other
Taken from the 2013 User Satisfaction Survey, see the full report here:
http://edina.ac.uk/impact/html/osdigimap2013.html

17. Lectures
• Annotated Maps

18. Lectures
• Hill Shading

19. Lectures
• 3D Visualisations

20. Lectures
• Fly Throughs

21. Practicals
• Roam: An easy introduction to digital maps
– No specialist software needed

22. Practicals
• Roam: An easy introduction to digital maps
– Upload your own data as Annotations

23. Practicals
• Data for use in GIS
– New data added all the time

24. Practicals
• Data for use in GIS
– Use data from multiple collections

25. Practicals
• Use data captured on fieldtrips
– A great way to enthuse and engage students

26. • Research & Planning
– Use Roam assess facilities / GIS to identify locations
Field Work

27. • Base Maps
– Download OS Maps to print and take into the field
Field Work

28. • Data Capture
– Use Fieldtrip GB to capture information
Field Work

29. • Georeferencing
– Scan field maps and use GIS to georeference them
Field Work

30. • Digitisation
– Trace the data off the scan into your GIS
Field Work

31. Fieldtrip GB: Crowd Sourcing
http://fieldtripgb.blogs.edina.ac.uk/
•Get a new Dropbox account to share with your team
•Download Fieldtrip GB to your devices1.Before you start
•Log into the Authoring Tool
•Create a custom form and save it2. Design your form
•Get the team to log into the Dropbox account
•Use Sync to get the form on their devices3. Share the form
•Collect data using the form
•Manually correct remote points or in urban canyons4. In the field
•Connect to WiFi
•Get the team Sync to upload the data5. Back indoors
•Log into Authoring Tool
•Filter by form name and edit points if needed6. Manage your data
•Export to a KML file, GeoJSON, CSV or WMS
•Map the points in Google Earth, OpenLayers or a GIS7. View the results

32. Any Questions?
Email: edina@ed.ac.uk
Phone: 0131 651 3302
Blog: http://digimap.blogs.edina.ac.uk/
Twitter: @EDINA_Digimap
http://digimap.edina.ac.uk/webhelp/resources/
Tom Armitage
EDINA, Geoservices Support