Future at MAGIC

University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC
University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGICUniversity of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC
FUTURE @ MAGIC
WHAT IS MAGIC?


• University
           of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic
 Information Center - MAGIC

• Collection   of over 200,000 print maps

• Providehistoric maps, aerial photos, topographic maps, and
 GIS data via the web at: magic.lib.uconn.edu
MAGIC’S MISSION...
To provide public access to GIS data, historical
maps and aerial photographs with a focus on
Connecticut and New England.
BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE
       FUTURE...
LET’S EXPLORE WHAT MAGIC
     OFFERS CURRENTLY
Historical Maps also on Flickr!
Historical Maps
HISTORICAL MASH-UPS
AERIAL PHOTO INDEXES




Shapefiles, KML and Previews
AERIAL PHOTO INDEXES IN
     GOOGLE EARTH
CUSTOM MAP CREATION -
 MAGIC 2.0 ONLINE MAP
GIS DATA PREVIEWS




Preview in Google Maps
WEB MAPPING SERVICE (WMS)
AND MUCH MORE
WE’VE BEEN BUSY....
PREPARING FOR THE NEXT
        STEPS...
BASED ON YOUR FEEDBACK!
SO WHAT DOES THE FUTURE
      LOOK LIKE?
COLLABORATIVE
USER-DRIVEN
WITH MORE
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
MORE GIS DATA SETS
MORE HISTORICAL MAPS
COLLABORATIVE DATA
      ACCESS
NEW CTSDC WEBSITE




With map friendly data (shapefiles & KML) coming soon!
MORE CENSUS DATA
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN,
AND HARTFORD RAILROAD




2,000+ maps
HISTORIC RAILROAD MAPS
MORE GIS DATA!


• Connecticut   School District Boundaries - Thanks Trinity
 College!

• Census   Data - CtSDC

• Metadata   Cleanup
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
AERIAL PHOTOS
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
     INFORMATION
AND TO ENABLE FUTURE
    SCHOLARSHIP
WITH MAPS & GEOGRAPHIC
         DATA
SO YOU MAY BE ASKING
WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN?
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS -
    JUNE 2010
WATER RESOURCE MAPS -
      JULY 2010
GEOLOGY MAPS - JULY 2010
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN, &
HARTFORD RAILROAD MAPS
       - JULY 2010
AERIAL PHOTOS -
 AUGUST 2010
HISTORICAL MAPS -
   AUGUST 2010
WHAT FORMATS?
FULL QUALITY TIFF IMAGES
GEOREFERENCED MAPS -
  WHEN AVAILABLE
EXCITED YET?
THERE’S MORE COMING!
MAP OF THE WEEK FEATURES




Outsidetheneatline.blogspot.com
SAMPLE “GEO” CLASSROOM
          ACTIVITIES


• Mash-ups   for classroom use

• Maps   & Dataset collections
IMPROVED MAP MASH-UPS

            Searchable

              Download Images

                    Multiple Years
MAGIC WORKSHOPS!

• Mash-ups   Basics & Advanced
 Features

• Making   Maps for Presentations

• Transforming   Data into Maps

• And   more!
HOW TO VIDEOS


• Videos   on how to create mash-ups

• Add   MAGIC data to your own research

• Creating   mash-ups from MAGIC’s data

• And   More!
WHO’S DRIVING THIS?
YOU!
MAGIC IS GROWING
THROUGH
COLLABORATIONS
TRINITY COLLEGE


 Which began with a
conversation at NEArc
    Spring 2009...
NEH GRANT

• Collaboration    with Jack Dougherty of Trinity College

• Hartford Area    Maps and GIS data to be added to MAGIC

• More     Map Mash-ups

• $100,800    NEH Collaborative grant!

• Starts   June 1, 2010 !
AND OUR NEXT
COLLABORATION
IS WITH...
YOU!
HAVE AN IDEA?
WANT TO INCREASE ACCESS
 TO MAPS AND GIS DATA?
CHAT WITH US!
MAGIC@UCONN.EDU




          magic.lib.uconn.edu
LET THE FUN BEGIN!
SPECIAL THANKS TO
•   Jack Dougherty at Trinity College

•   CT DEP - Kevin O’Brien & Howie Sternberg

•   Bill Miller, Cary Lynch, Doug Sands, Jeff Dunn, Josh Strunk, Chelsea
    Leiper, Tia Hogan, Tom Barchant and the rest of the MAGIC crew!

•   Tony Molloy, Robert Swanson, Rick O’Toole, Dave Hicking, and
    Raul Potenciano from UConn Libraries IT

•   Undergraduate Education Team, Susanna Cowan, Scott Kennedy,
    Brinley Franklin and the entire UConn LIbraries Staff

•   And you!
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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