Harvard Cartographic Materials

Harvard will create native Linked Data descriptions for a selection of library cartographic resources including printed maps, atlases, digital geospatial datasets, and other cartographic information resources. 

Together with LD4L-Labs partners, Harvard will convert a set of Harvard Geospatial Library metadata records into linked data descriptions.

Harvard Project Proposal

April 2017 Project Update

• Set of natively cataloged BIBFRAME descriptions for a variety of cartographic resource types using the cartographic materials extension ontology.
• Develop a set of mapping rules for Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) geospatial metadata standards to linked data.
• A set of Harvard Geospatial Library metadata records converted to linked open data using the cartographic materials extension.

Last updated: 4/14/2017

Analysis/Modeling

• Beginning Cartographic Materials Extension fields mappings: FGDC to LD4L-CM

Tool Exploration / Requirements Definition

• VitroLib custom form specification and development for cartographic materials: Spatial Extent - Bounding Box.
• Setting up input/output test files for FGDC to LD4L/ALL LD4LCM ontology conversion

Community Engagement

• Possible geospatial metadata conversion break-out discussion at LD4-Partners meeting in April

See Harvard LD4L Labs wiki for documents

Link to working documents (for partners only)

Last updated: 4/14/2017

Analysis/Modeling

• Core fields mappings: FGDC to LD4L-ALL (3/2017)

Community Engagement

•  Initial geospatial metadata conversion meeting of LD4L-Labs Partners (3/2017)

See Harvard LD4L Labs wiki for documents