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National Geospatial Digital Archive Project

Lead Partner: University of California at Santa Barbara Libraries
Additional Partner: Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Computer Science Department Logistical Computing and Internetworking Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education

NGDA is a collecting network for archiving geographic information produced with spatial software. They have partnered to construct a nationwide digital collection and preservation system. Geospatial data is information relating to the location of, and relationships between, geographical features. It provides information about the shape and location of objects on the Earth’s surface. This information can be used to manage utility distribution networks, monitor pollution, plan alternative traffic patterns, redraw voter districts, or track agricultural drought conditions.

Objectives

  • Archiving geospatial data and images
  • Create a geospatial format registry
  • Best practices for archiving digital geospatial data and policy agreements among partners
  • Browse the geospatial data in the archive using maps

More detailed project information can be found at the Project Web site (external link)

Highlights