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JOURNAL OF MAP & GEOGRAPHY LIBRARIES
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 39-57Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/15420353.2022.2041529
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Libraries; digital georeferenced aerial imagery; aerial photography; GIS; data management; geospatial information librarians
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Academic libraries have been managing print-based and digitized aerial photography collections, but face challenges in managing born-digital georeferenced imagery. This article describes one library's approach to managing a collection of digital georeferenced aerial imagery over the past two decades, providing valuable information for other libraries.
Academic libraries have managed print-based aerial photography collections for many years. Some have spent substantial time and effort digitizing items in those collections. Additionally, some libraries have taken on the task of georeferencing these digital images. In recent decades, libraries have begun to receive and manage born-digital georeferenced orthorectified aerial imagery collections, as this acquisition format has superseded print-based photographs. There are significant challenges associated with this shift to managing born-digital imagery. This article describes one academic library's approach, over the past two decades, of managing a collection of digital georeferenced aerial imagery used in teaching, research, university operations, and all-purpose inquiry by the public. The management activities detailed in here aim to provide helpful information for other libraries having interest in maintaining similar collections.
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