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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        RE: Georeferencing software
Date:   Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:32:08 -0400
From:   Marcel Fortin <[log in to unmask]>
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Not sure if anyone mentioned this project yet, but there is also the NYPL Map Rectifier beta project at http://dev.maps.nypl.org/warper/ that might be interesting to some of you.

Marcel Fortin
Geographic Information Systems / Map Librarian
University of Toronto
1016 - 130 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 1A5
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/maplib/


-----Original Message-----
From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maps-L Moderator for Mano Marks
Sent: April 2, 2009 9:12 AM
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Subject: Re: Georeferencing software

-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: Georeferencing software
Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:16:51 -0700
From:   Mano Marks <[log in to unmask]>
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On Windows, another, though not Open Source, option is to use
Microsoft's MapCruncher:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/mapcruncher/

It is a powerful and easy to use free tool. If you then want to convert
the results to KML, you can use CrunchUp2KML
http://rootcamp.net/crunchup2kml/

Mano



2009/4/1 Angie Cope <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>

    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject:        Re: Georeferencing software
    Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:08:48 -0700
    From:   Matt Fox <[log in to unmask]
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    This reminds me of something I've been thinking of for a while.  With
    Google Earth, it would be possible to have a network of historic map
    collections that can all be integrated seamlessly together for viewing
    within Google Earth.  For example, there could be 20 different
    universities with historic maps hosted on 20 different servers, but the
    user would only have to download one small file (about 2 kb) to have
    instant access to all of the maps.

    For example, the following KML file is a small KML "Network Link" that,
    when opened with Google Earth, gives you access to 1,000's of current
    USGS topographic maps.

    http://www.gelib.com/maps/_NL/usgs-topographic-maps.kml

    Just select the state and the scale you are interested in to enable the
    index, then click on the dot in the center of the map to open up the
    specific map you'd like to view.  The same exact format could be applied
    to Historic maps.  The example above happens to be organized by State
    and Map Scale, but they could just as easily be organized by any other
    criteria.  Also, in this example, all the files happen to be on a single
    server, but they could just as easily be located on 20 different servers
    and the user would not know the difference.  Also, each repository could
    add or modify maps at any time and the changes would automatically
    propagate to everyone else that is using the network.  There is no limit
    to the number of maps that could be added to the network.

    Anyway....something to think about.

    Matt Fox

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    On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Maps-L Moderator for Petr Pridal alias
    Klokan <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]
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      Subject:        Re: Georeferencing software
      Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:44:44 +0200
      From:   Klokan Petr Přidal <[log in to unmask]
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      Hello,

      I would like mention a link to the website where we are collecting
      information related to georeferencing process of scanned maps in
      libraries. The page includes links to several open-source projects and
      some tutorials:

      http://help.oldmapsonline.org/georeference

      Best regards,

      Mgr. Petr Pridal alias Klokan




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