This document provides information about geospatial data and map resources available in the Special Collections of a university library. It discusses how maps can be used for research in topics like history, business, family history, travel, recreation, and military history. It provides details on the scope and formats of maps in the Special Collections, including catalogued, uncatalogued, and digitized maps. It explains how to find maps in the library catalog and online database, and provides other sources for finding African maps.

1. Geospatial data & map resources
Postgraduate workshop & seminar
programme
2014
Special Collections

2. Using maps for research
• Topography
- Natural and man-made features,
- Contour lines,
- Elevations and land formations
• Historical research
- Making sense of the past
• Business
- Business planning
- Conservation restrictions
- Population centres
- Transport routes
• Family history
- Genealogy research
- Name changes

3. Using maps for research (cont.)
• Travel
- Plan trips
- Local attractions
- Recreational facilities
• Recreation
- Walking trails
- Driving holidays
- Camping sites
• Military history
- Strategic military information
• Science and the environment
- Convey scientific information
- Natural vegetation
- Climate zones

4. Maps in Special Collections
• Scope
- Africa
- South Africa
- Local
• Status
- Catalogued
- Uncatalogued
- Digitised

5. Where and how to find them
• Catalogued maps
– in the Library catalogue
• Digitised maps
– found on DigiTool
– in three categories:
- African Historical Maps
- Cape Town Street Plans
- Military Mapping, including two Imperial Map series:
i) Imperial Maps of South Africa
ii) Imperial Maps of the Cape of Good Hope
• Help to find maps
– Oceanography LibGuide

6. Other Sources of African Maps
• Atlas of Mutual Heritage:
http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/
• Afriterra: http://www.afriterra.org/
• Africa South of the Sahara: http://www-sul.
stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/map.html