Implementing a new geospatial data discovery interface across a multi-institution consortium
- 1. Implementing a new geospatial data discovery interface across a multi- institution consortium Nathan Piekielek1, James Whitacre2 1The Pennsylvania State University 2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign October 21, 2016 Colorado Springs, CO
- 2. Outline 1. Background 2. The Project 3. Content 4. Methods and Tools 5. The Geoportal 6. Future Work
- 3. The Data (geospatial?) Revolution Petabytes 2005 2010(Gantz et al. 2007) “ 80 – 90% of gov’t produced data has a spatial component.” - National Geospatial Advisory Committee 2008 “ 70 – 80% of information managed by businesses is connected to a specific geographic location.” - Geographic Information and Technology Association 2006, from Byrd 2012
- 4. The Holy Grail – Consolidated Search
- 5. What is the role of the academic library? “…collect, organize, and ensure access to information in all its forms.” “…provide strong academic research collections in… digital formats, and help our patrons access collections internationally.” - Penn State University Libraries Strategic Plan (2014 – 2019) “…providing and stewarding collections and content that comprise a current and retrospective record of human knowledge…” “…ensuring unfettered access to information and by providing a network of expertise that ensures value, quality, and authenticity of information resources.” - University Of Illinois Library Mission Statement
- 6. A Brief History of GIS in libraries 1992 2015 Association of Research (ARL) Libraries – ESRI Geographic Information Systems Literacy Project 1997 74% of surveyed ARL libraries offer GIS equipment and services ~2 FTE GIS staff / institution Advanced training in: geog., natural resources, geology etc. Technical expertise in: GIS, statistics, research academia, research data management 1996 Penn State opens GIS center in library Penn State and PA DEP launch state spatial data clearinghouse (ARL1999;Holstein2015;Xiaetal.2014)
- 7. Geospatial data in libraries Maps Digital Maps Geospatial Data Public Domain Data Proprietary Data Research Data Scanned Maps (Adapted from N. Kong, CNI 2016)
- 8. The Project
- 10. James Whitacre, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Ann Liss &Theresa Quill, University of Indiana Cathy Hodge & Rob Shepard, University of Iowa Kelley O'Neal & Bria Parker, University of Maryland Mara Blake &Tim Utter, University of Michigan Kathleen Weessies & AmandaTickner, Michigan State University Ryan Mattke & Karen Majewicz, University of Minnesota Linda Ballinger, Nathan Piekielek, & PaigeAndrew, Pennsylvania State University Nicole Kong, Purdue University Jaime Martindale & AJWortley, University ofWisconsin Madison Task Force:
- 11. Resources Project Administration + 1.0 FTE Metadata Coordinator 0.25 FTE Spatial Data Analyst Task Force and Working Sub-committees Hardware, Software and Tech Support Steering Committee
- 12. It’s all about the Metadata (Adapted from K. Weessies and K. R. Willson, ICA 2016)
- 13. Content
- 14. The Workflow (Adapted from K. Majewicz, BTAA GDP 2016)
- 15. • GeoBlacklight: geoportal platform • GeoNetwork: online metadata editing ISO 19139 standard • Omeka: online metadata editing for Dublin Core standard • Google Docs: project management and file sharing/storage • ArcCatalog: desktop metadata translation for GIS records • Oxygen: batch editing for XML documents • MarcEdit: desktop metadata translation for map records • Python: batch harvesting, editing, and publishing • GitHub: file repository for OpenGeoMetadata • Asana: project management software Methods and Tools
- 17. The Geoportal
- 18. Future Work • Continue to get more data as services • Authenticated access for proprietary/licensed data • Georeferencing (more) scanned maps • Contiguous geography/Institutions currently not participating
- 19. References cited 1.Gantz, J.F. et al. (2007). A forecast of worldwide information growth through 2010. IDC: analyze the future, Framingham, MA. 2.National Geospatial Advisory Committee. (2008). A national geospatial strategy. 3.Byrd, J.B. (2012). The political surveyor: the need for a geospatial market study. Professional Surveyor Magazine (http://archives.profsurv.com/). 4.Kong, N. (2016). A multi-institution project toward geospatial data discovery. Coalition for Networked Data, San Antonio, TX. 5.Holstein, A. (2015). Geographic Information and Technologies in Academic Libraries: An ARL survey of services and support. Information Technology and Libraries, March: 38-51. 6.Association of Research Libraries (ARL). (March 1999). The ARL geographic information systems literacy project: A SPEC kit. SPEC kit, 238. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, Office of Leadership and Management Services. 7.Xia, J. and M. Wang. 2014. Competencies and responsibilities of social science data librarians: an analysis of job descriptions. College and Research Libraries, May 362-388.