A digital library for geographically referenced materials

Presently, maps, aerial photos, and other material referenced in geographic terms, such as by the names of communities that appear in the material, are largely inaccessible. Much of the information is only on paper or film, and can be found only in major research libraries. There is a need to make s...

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Calif.), 1996-05, Vol.29 (5), p.54-60
Main Author: Smith, T.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data mining
Distributed computing
Geography
Geology
Internet
Library science
Online information services
Prototypes
Public access
Satellites
Service oriented architecture
Software libraries
User interfaces
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Summary:Presently, maps, aerial photos, and other material referenced in geographic terms, such as by the names of communities that appear in the material, are largely inaccessible. Much of the information is only on paper or film, and can be found only in major research libraries. There is a need to make such material more widely available. The goal of the Alexandria Project, which is based at the University of California at Santa Barbara, is to build a distributed digital library for geographically referenced material from throughout the world. The Alexandria Digital Library is scheduled to be made available to the public in July 1996. At that time, Internet users will be able to access and extract information from the ADL's large collection. To accomplish its goal, ADL will provide user interfaces and on-line catalogs that support the formulation and evaluation of geographically constrained queries.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/2.493457