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davidrumseymapcenter / thinking-spatially-toolkit

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Common map and GIS questions #5

Closed ect123 closed 2 months ago

ect123 commented 4 months ago

Please add any ideas for basic FAQ style questions below as comments

ect123 commented 4 months ago

Q: How do I georeference a map? A: Information about QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, Allmaps, Georeferencer, etc. Maybe GDAL2tiles.py?

ect123 commented 4 months ago

Q: Who can I talk to about making a map? A: SGC?

dmede commented 4 months ago

Q: How do I learn GIS?

A: SGC resources

dmede commented 4 months ago

Q: How do I add my data to Google Maps? A: Felt maps, ArcGIS Online, Google Earth Web, StoryMaps JS Note: Assumption is "Google Maps" is not the specific need but this is frequently how the question is posed to me.

dmede commented 4 months ago

Q: How do I map a set of addresses?

A: SGC address locator service guide

dmede commented 4 months ago

Q: How do I make a map without using GIS software?

A: Felt maps, Google Earth Web...

dmede commented 4 months ago

Q: How do I make a map for publishing in a journal article or on a poster?

A: SGC cartography resources.

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: How do I make comparisons between an historical map and a current / contemporary map?

A: Introduce concept of georeferencing; tools and examples = georeferencer, allmaps, felt, arcgis

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: How do I find interesting / relevant maps in Stanford's collections? A: Searchworks, different branches, reach out to librarians

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: How do I include images of maps in my paper / presentation / digital exhibition / art project? A: Download links on Searchworks & DR.com; direct linking using IIIF; exporting map images from ArcGIS

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: How should I identify or cite maps I use in my academic work? A. Examples; description of acceptable uses

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: Where can I find datasets to use in a project? A: ArcGIS, Earthworks, data.gov

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: How do I layer data on top of a historical map? A: Concept of georeferencing; ArcGIS, Felt, StoryMap, etc

nedorn commented 2 months ago

Q: How do I find a map from davidrumsey.com on Stanford SearchWorks? A: Search for the "pub list no." from davidrumsey.com in SearchWorks and filter your results to the David Rumsey Map Center. If your search comes up empty, we most likely have not received the map from David yet.

kristinallarsen commented 2 months ago

Q: "I just need a map" A ...