----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >a message relevant to Maps-L pulled from another listserve >RS > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > >Date sent: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 17:28:49 -0400 >Send reply to: IMAGELIB <[log in to unmask]> >From: Judi Zidar <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: color scanners >To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB > <[log in to unmask]> > >> a local historical society asked me >>about color flatbed scanners for old maps. The size would have to accomodate >>maps as large as 36" by 48". Does anybody know of a source? Baton Rouge is >>just too tiny to sell such a rarified item. Thanks >>Merle Suhayda >>LSU >>Hill Memorial Library >>Electronic Imaging Lab. >>Baton Rouge LA 70803 > > >You might look into the large-format scanners used for architectural and >engineering drawings and E-size maps. They come in b&w and also in color, >with a range of resolutions. They handle up to about 35 by 45, and your >36 by 48's might just make it. Sept 1994 Imaging Magazine mentions (p. >58) ANA Tech (303-973-6722) and Vidar (1-800-471-7226) as having such >scanners, ranging in price from $15,000 to $65,000. I'm sure there are >others on the market, too. Good luck! > >% Judith A. Zidar, Coordinator % Internet: [log in to unmask] % >% Natl. Agric. Text Digitizing Program % Phone: (301) 504-6813 % >% National Agricultural Library, USDA % Fax: (301) 504-7473 % >% 10301 Baltimore Blvd. - Rm. 013 % % >% Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 % % With the proper software, you can use a regular 11x14 (or whatever) scanner and scan the map in sections, then mosaic the pieces together. It is not hard to do, but takes a little time. However, the cost of the smaller scanner and the software is CONSIDERABLY less than $15,000. P. Andrew Ray Department of Geography University of Western Ontario [log in to unmask]