The Managing Scanned Maps workflow provides a set of geoprocessing tools and best practices for managing scanned versions of hard copy maps using mosaic datasets.
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What are scanned maps?
Any type of paper scientific paper map that is scanned to digital format can be counted as a scanned map. These include scanned historical maps, CADRG maps, topographic maps, engineering maps, and bathymetric maps, among others. Organizations may receive maps that have already been scanned, or scan their own paper map archives.
Who uses the workflow?
The Managing Scanned Maps workflow is typically used by people with collections of scanned maps they wish to manage digitally and share with end users. While the workflow will provide some guidance for those scanning their own maps, the focus will be on managing existing digital scans.
Requirements
This workflow requires specific technical experience and software, and is designed to work with certain types of imagery.
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Known limitations
There are no known limitations for this workflow.
What do you get
To try the Managing Scanned Maps workflow, you will download two zip files:
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| ScannedMapsScripts.zip | ZIP archive containing Python scripts and batch files for building mosaic datasets to manage scanned maps |
| ScannedMapsSampleDataDownload.zip | ZIP archive containing sample scanned maps of Redlands, California, to use with the workflow scripts |
What's new
Below are release dates and notes for this workflow.
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July 2017 | First release of the Managing Scanned Maps workflow |