The Oregon Spatial Data Library A public resource

The Oregon Spatial Data Library A public resource Andrea Wirth Marc Rempel Ku’uipo Walsh Bonnie Avery Oregon State University Libraries Corvallis, Oregon (U. S. ) XXIII IUFRO World Congress, Seoul, 27 Aug 2010 1

Place based portals Deschutes Data Portals Imagery Spatial Data Library Topic Portals Land Use Lakes Hazards North Coast Rural Communities Umpqua Wetlands Willamette Wildfire Risk Wildlife Information to help local citizens and policymakers make better decisions about Oregon’s natural resources. 2

Oregon Spatial Data Library (OSDL): Bridging the gap & managing the data deluge in Oregon State University Archives, “Walking the Plank” http: //www. flickr. com/photos/osucommons/3226141239/in/set-72157623095157202/ 3

Oregon Spatial Data Library (OSDL) • Provides access to GIS data created and managed by State of Oregon agencies – Launched on GIS Day (November 18, 2009) • For: State of Oregon agency staff; public • Framework data focus • Multi-phase project, based on continued funding • Collaborative effort addressing data deluge on a statewide level • Improves access to data • http: //spatialdata. oregonexplorer. info Oregon State University Libraries 4

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Partners • University (Libraries and INR) – Technical expertise – Interest in: • Natural resources digital library expansion • Communicating natural resource information to Oregonians – Libraries’ role in campus spatial data management is developing Oregon State University Libraries 6

Partners • State Agencies (GEO and navigat. OR) – Technical expertise – Data developers and authority – Develop, maintain, and communicate standards of GIS data management – Interest in serving geospatial data in a cost effective and user-friendly manner Oregon State University Libraries 7

Enhanced access to data • Limit redundancy – everyone has access to the most recent version of framework data • Central portal accessible by staff and the public • Improved search capability • Increased visibility of data • Clip, zip, ship • Personalization Oregon State University Libraries 8

Searching by keywords and filtering Oregon State University Libraries 9

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Feedback and Use • February 24 th – July 31 st 2010 – 31, 249 page views total from 4252 “unique” visitors (Google Analytics) Top Content Views (percent of total) Homepage 20, 189 (65%) Search page 9, 841 (31%) Download page 1, 170 (4%) Login page 31 (<1%) User Registration page 8 (<1%) Oregon State University Libraries 11

Feedback and Use Top Traffic Sources Visits (percent of total) Direct 6, 380 (94%) State of Oregon domain (Oregon. gov) 85 (1%) Oregonexplorer. info 70 (1%) Google 61 (1%) Geo. oregonstate. edu 58 (1%) Oregon State University Libraries 12

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Issues • Limited by portal tool kit 9. 3 • Process for vetting data and hesitation surrounding non “official” data – Slow growth of outside contributor pool – How vetting happens – defining a good dataset • Marketing is needed to expand audience Oregon State University Libraries 14

University Research Data Federal Research Data State & Local Data Oregon Spatial Data Library Oregon State University Libraries 15

The Future of OSDL • Upgrading to 9. 3. 1 or 10 – Improve harvesting through federated searching and dynamic data management • Improving user interface, better instructions for download of data • Make use of these datasets in other OE portals • Place based portals OSDL Data • Topic portals Oregon State University Libraries Mapping , reporting, and visualization tools 16

The Future of OSDL • Expand – ODOT for transportation – Use the institutional repository as an alternative access site for OSU data Oregon State University Libraries 17

• Oregon Spatial Data Library http: //spatialdata. oregonexplorer. info • Oregon Explorer http: //oregonexplorer. info/ • Me Andrea. Wirth@oregonstate. edu Oregon State University Libraries 18