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Nigel James Bodleian Library
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What is digital mapping?
Raster mapping – scanned paper maps
Digital map data – viewed with specialist software
Choice depends user’s requirements
Raster mapping
No special software required
Can be inserted directly into a document
Limited modification possible
Raster mapping
Widely available on the WWW
Both historic and modern mapping
Remote sensing imagery available
Free access does not mean free to use!
Digital map data
Controlled access – most data is licenced
No charge to university members
Can be extensively modified and adaptedTo suite specific needs
Sources of digital map dataBartholomew digital data
- available in the Bodleian Map Room and on OXLIP
Global Insight world dataset
- available in the Bodleian Map Room only
3 world datasets
Europe dataset
Great Britain dataset
London dataset
Various other datasets – GB census boundaries andWorld thematic data, for example
Sources of digital map dataOrdnance Survey Digital Data from DIGIMAP
Available free to registered users
Range of datasets available
OS Strategi dataset 1:250 000 OS Land-line dataset 1:1250