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Geospatial data & map resources Postgraduate workshop & seminar programme 2014 Special Collections

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Page 1: GIS - special collections UCT

Geospatial data & map resources

Postgraduate workshop & seminar programme

2014

Special Collections

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Using maps for research• Topography - Natural and man-made features, - Contour lines, - Elevations and land formations

• Historical research - Making sense of the past

• Business - Business planning - Conservation restrictions - Population centres - Transport routes

• Family history - Genealogy research - Name changes

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Using maps for research (cont.)

• Travel - Plan trips - Local attractions - Recreational facilities

• Recreation - Walking trails - Driving holidays - Camping sites

• Military history - Strategic military information

• Science and the environment - Convey scientific information - Natural vegetation - Climate zones

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Maps in Special Collections

• Scope- Africa- South Africa- Local

• Status- Catalogued- Uncatalogued- Digitised

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Where and how to find them• Catalogued maps

– in the Library catalogue

• Digitised maps– found on DigiTool– in three categories:

- African Historical Maps- Cape Town Street Plans- Military Mapping, including two Imperial Map series:i) Imperial Maps of South Africaii) Imperial Maps of the Cape of Good Hope

• Help to find maps– Oceanography LibGuide