Digimap: an introduction to digital map data of Great Britain

Course Code
50133643

Course has already taken place

Provider
IT

Tutor(s):
Anna Clough

Suitability
Free course for University staff and students.
***You must include an account number from your department in order to
reserve a place.***

Date(s)
Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:00 to 12:30

Max Places:
0

Description
COURSE BOOKING GUIDELINES:
1) Read the course content to ensure the course is right for you.
2) Check that you possess the required prerequisite skills.
3) Avoid trying to attend all the courses at once.
4) Arrange the courses to coincide with your research plan.
5) You must include a departmental account number on the booking.
6) Request to join the waiting list if the course is full.
7) Your place is not guaranteed until you receive confirmation from IT
Training.

COURSE FORMAT:
Digimap is a collection of online EDINA services that deliver maps and
map data of Great Britain to UK Higher Education. Learn how to use
Ordnance Survey Collection, Historic Digimap, Geology
Digimap, Environment Digimap, Aerial Digimap and Lidar Digimap. Create
and save a variety of digital maps online and then download them for
printing. Learn also how to download map data for use in a GIS package.

A presentation of the functions and content of Digimap, along with some
introductory information about maps, will be followed by the opportunity
to complete an interactive workbook. This workbook contains a number of
tasks and activities which will introduce you to Digimap.

PREREQUISITES:
This is an interactive starter session ideal for those who have never
used Digimap before.

CONTENT:
• Introduction and demo
• Logging in to the Digimap Collections
• Roam: making a map
• Data Download: selecting and downloading OS map data
• Opening OS map data in MapInfo Pro
• Historic Digimap: viewing a historic map and downloading historic
map data
• Geology Digimap: viewing a geological map and downloading
geological map data
• Environment Digimap: viewing a land cover map and downloading
land cover map data
• Aerial Digimap: viewing an aerial imagery map and downloading
aerial imagery map data
• Lidar Digimap: downloading LiDAR map data
• Logging out of the Digimap Collections
• Further help

Duration: 2.5hrs

Cost: Free of charge