Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland
Over the last four years, the National Library of Scotland has saved money and improved user access to online historical maps through the implementation of new open source technologies. These new tools include a new Viewer for MrSID images using OpenLayers, a collaborative Georeferencer application...
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Over the last four years, the National Library of Scotland has saved money and improved user access to online historical maps through the implementation of new open source technologies. These new tools include a new Viewer for MrSID images using OpenLayers, a collaborative Georeferencer application, new Tile Map Services for delivering georeferenced historical maps online, and a new GeoServer and OpenLayers application for accessing 44,000 series maps as clickable indexes. All of these applications were developed by Petr Pridal / Klokan Technologies, in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, and all of them are easily extendible to other map libraries. These open source tools also provide an excellent basis for collaboration with other map libraries, sharing technology, experience and advice.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e78e6b81e64434da1a30545f83fdd752024-01-11T16:05:29Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2012-11-0122310.18352/lq.8052Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of ScotlandChristopher Fleet0Petr Pridal1Senior Map Curator, National Library of Scotland, EdinburghTechnical Manager for R&D, Moravian Library, Brno and Managing Director, Klokan Technologies GmbH Over the last four years, the National Library of Scotland has saved money and improved user access to online historical maps through the implementation of new open source technologies. These new tools include a new Viewer for MrSID images using OpenLayers, a collaborative Georeferencer application, new Tile Map Services for delivering georeferenced historical maps online, and a new GeoServer and OpenLayers application for accessing 44,000 series maps as clickable indexes. All of these applications were developed by Petr Pridal / Klokan Technologies, in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, and all of them are easily extendible to other map libraries. These open source tools also provide an excellent basis for collaboration with other map libraries, sharing technology, experience and advice. https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10644historical mapsopen source technology |
| spellingShingle | Christopher Fleet Petr Pridal Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries historical maps open source technology |
| title | Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland |
| title_full | Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland |
| title_fullStr | Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland |
| title_short | Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland |
| title_sort | open source technologies for delivering historical maps online case studies at the national library of scotland |
| topic | historical maps open source technology |
| url | https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10644 |
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