MapRank: Geographical Search for Cartographic Materials in Libraries

Describes a web-based geographical search system (geosearch) developed for the Swiss research portal for maps, which analyses the geographical coordinates of MARC21 field 034 and enables cartographic material to be found quickly and efficiently on the basis of its location and spatial extent via an...

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Published inD-Lib magazine Vol. 17; no. 9/10
Main Authors Oehrli, Markus, Zollinger, Susanne, Siber, Rosi, Přidal, Petr
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2011
Subjects
Algorithms
Cartography
Cataloging of cartographic materials
Cataloging of maps
Catalogues
Data processing
Electronic information resource searching
Geographical materials
Indexing
Information retrieval
Libraries
Library resources
Location
MARC
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ISSN1082-9873
1082-9873
DOI10.1045/september2011-oehrli

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Summary:Describes a web-based geographical search system (geosearch) developed for the Swiss research portal for maps, which analyses the geographical coordinates of MARC21 field 034 and enables cartographic material to be found quickly and efficiently on the basis of its location and spatial extent via an intuitively accessible user interface, using a ranking algorithm (MapRank®) and an innovative indexing mechanism. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Includes link to related electronic resource
Includes glossary, illustrations, references
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ISSN:1082-9873
1082-9873
DOI:10.1045/september2011-oehrli