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GIS - special collections, UCT libraries
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Geospatial data & map resources
Postgraduate workshop & seminar programme
2014
Special Collections
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
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
Maps in Special Collections
• Scope- Africa- South Africa- Local
• Status- Catalogued- Uncatalogued- Digitised
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
Other Sources of African Maps
• Atlas of Mutual Heritage: http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/
• Afriterra: http://www.afriterra.org/
• Africa South of the Sahara: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/map.html
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