Implementing GIS in Libraries Linda Zellmer Maps Librarian Arizona State University

Implementation Steps Developing a service plan Acquiring hardware and software Obtaining and organizing data Developing a service policy Providing services

Planning the Service

Service Plan Educate library administrators about Geographic Information Systems & uses of GIS in Libraries Describe reasons for the service Components needed to offer service Policy statement

An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary

What can you do with a Geographic Information System?

“capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information”

What CAN you do with a GIS? Make Maps

What CAN you do with a GIS? Analyze & Manipulate Spatial Data

Library Uses of GIS

Index Map to ASU’s Fairchild Photos Library Uses of GIS

Reasons for the Service User expectations Government agencies issuing data Web resources do not provide everything needed by users

Implementing the Service

Educate library administrators about GIS, its uses and reasons for GIS in Libraries Components needed to offer service Policy statement

An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary

An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary

Computer Hardware

Hardware Recommended Specifications for Public Access Work Stations in Federal Depository Libraries are available at: fdlp/computers/index.html Includes guidelines for computers used for cartographic data (GIS).

Linda’s Advice #1 You can never be too rich, too thin, too good looking or have too much RAM. T-Shirt Logo ESRI Annual Meeting, July, 1998

Linda’s Advice # 2 A really big hard drive doesn’t hurt.

Computer Software

Data

GIS Data Spatial data Attribute data Imagery

Spatial Data

Statistical Data

Arizona Ethnicity Asian/ Native Pacific County White Black American Islanders Hispanic Other____ Apache Cochise Coconino Gila Graham Greenlee La Paz Maricopa Mohave Navajo Pima Pinal Santa Cruz Yavapai Yuma

Thematic Data

Metro Phoenix Soil Hazards

Sources of GIS Data ESRI  ESRI Data & Maps  ESRI Data Download sites   index.html

Sources of GIS Data Government Agencies  Local and County Agencies  State Agencies  Federal Agencies Other Sources  Commercial data  Newspapers

Local & County Data Many city & county governments use GIS. Tax Assessor - maintain property ownership & assessed values. Engineers & planners use it to manage and plan growth. Social Service Agencies use it to help develop plans for health and social services.

Local & County Data Data available may be fee or free. Contact at a local city or county agency that may work with GIS (Engineer, Planner, Transportation, Information Services) can provide more information on who to contact.

State Data State agencies - develop data and also receive or purchase Federal Data. Centralized State GIS Agencies. State agencies may share data with government agencies, educational institutions or libraries.

State Data Check with state GIS agency about obtaining data. State GIS Agency Web Sites  Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC):  National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC):

State Data Attribute data can be found on State Agency Web sites School Test Scores, Drop Out Rates, Teacher Salaries, Natality and Mortality information Check for numerical or tabular data that relates to geographic areas on state agency web sites

Federal Data Most of the data available to Libraries comes from Federal Agencies. Data may be available free through FDLP or Federal web sites. Some data must be purchased. Wide variety of data from many agencies.

Federal Agency Data Census Bureau Natural Resources Conservation Service Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Agency Data Environmental Protection Agency National Imagery & Mapping Agency US Geological Survey

Other Data Sources Commercial data Data in almanacs, newspapers, and textbooks can be used in a GIS. Must be formatted for use.

Data Manipulation Some data may require editing before use. Clipping National Atlas data sets Editing Census data

Working With Data

Organizing Data

Geographic - by area Provenance - by source Type of data Date Combination of above

Personnel

Planning the Service Educate library administrators about Geographic Information Systems Description of GIS Uses of GIS in Libraries Policy Statement

Service Policies

Service Policy

User Guides

Instruction

GIS does not replace a traditional Map Collection.

GIS is an expanded service of the Map Collection

GIS has helped us expand service to users at ASU Able to make thematic maps with Census and and other data Produce general and thematic maps on demand for individual users Provide maps as GIF images via the World Wide Web for classes

An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, & personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. -- ESRI Online GIS Glossary