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Construction maps and licences

Josje Everse

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construction maps

material conditiondigitization

access and use

storage (e-depot)

producer

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Boring figures in 2008

3.500 visitors made 10.500 visits

25.000 requests for consulting archives

4.300 requests for construction maps:

1861-1904: 800

1940-1986: 3.500

→16% of all requests

Total of 18 km’ archives

2 km’ construction archives (maps, licences)

→11% of all archives

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Material condition

Very bad condition before 1904

Acidification of transparent paper (calques)

Hardly accessible because of multiple numeration

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Digitazation

Subsidy

to digitize maps 1861-1895 (Metamorphosis)

Building a system for access and use (Senter Novem)

TIFF 300 dpi, 24 bits, color

Jpeg for use on internet

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Storage in E-depot

E-depot

Cooperation with National Archives

Assuring investment of digitazation

Digital born maps

Longevity, authenticity, reliability

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Access and use

Portal mijnadres.org

Harvest metadata from participating archives

Combined webshop

Issue: copyright

Business case for joint maintenance

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Producer

Near future:

Digital application for building permits

Accessible for applicant and municipality

E-depot concern:

Service at municipal archive for storage and access of non-

dynamic archives

Agree on metadata