System Overview Original impetus How we got started Present and future The geo-spatial interface Lynn O’Leary-Archer Demonstration The Geo-Browser The Gazetteer The Clickable Map Todd Grappone

U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser d i g a r c. u s c. e d u / 2 S Y S T E M O V E R V I E W The Original Impetus Attention to archival collections USC strategic focus on southern California / Pacific Rim Inherent geographic focus to content

How We Got Started Home-grown database, local programming High quality digital images Modified Dublin Core metadata Partnerships with area institutions Content expansion U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser d i g a r c. u s c. e d u / 3 S Y S T E M O V E R V I E W

Present and Future Major Project Funding, Migration to Documentum – Strong, flexible & expandable content management system – 190,000 digital objects and growing – Provides foundation for institutional repository Today’s Geospatial Interface: remembering our geographic beginnings S Y S T E M O V E R V I E W U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser d i g a r c. u s c. e d u / 4

The Geospatial Search Interface or GeoBrowser Recently completed demonstration project –Address Geo-coder –Gazetteer –Clickable map S Y S T E M O V E R V I E W U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser w w w. u s c. e d u / a r c / d i g a r c h i v e s / 5

U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatial Digarc.usc.edu 6 G E O B R O W S E R

U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser w w w. u s c. e d u / a r c / d i g a r c h i v e s / 7 G A Z E T T E E R

U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser Digarc.usc.edu 8 A C L I C K A B L E M A P

T H E I N T E R F A C E U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GIS Interface Digarc.usc.edu 9

U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialBrowser Digarc.usc.edu 10 M E T A D A T A

THANK YOU  Lynn O’Leary-Archer  Todd Grappone  U S C D i g i t a l A r c h i v e GeoSpatialInterface Digarc.usc.edu 12 I N C O N C L U S I O N