Abstract
The National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark has now made such progress in scanning its collection of maps and putting it on the internet that the question arises: What to do next? There are several options: improving the quality of the metadata; incorporating maps from other institutions etc. But the expert knowledge of map curators is crucial in serving users, and their knowledge must be passed on to future generations. Finally, the author points out that much thought must be given to the process of collecting maps digitally made.
Highlights
Throughout much of the world, libraries, archives and other institutions presently are scanning maps in order to present them through the internet
The expert knowledge of map curators is crucial in serving users, and their knowledge must be passed on to future generations
In contrast to the readers, I work at a map producing institution, the National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark (Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, KMS), being the head of the archive
Summary
In contrast to the readers, I work at a map producing institution, the National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark (Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, KMS), being the head of the archive. The main purpose of the archive is to provide material for the users, mainly (>98%) case officers, who either use it for their cases or send copies on to private surveyors. KMS was created by a fusion of three government agencies, the National Cadastre, the National Survey and the National Naval Chart Archive; the profile of the archives being very different both in material and in users. The archives contain approximately 55,000 cadastral maps, 22,000 topographical maps, 2,000 naval charts, 500,000 aerial photographs, 500,000 surveying documents and 2.5 km of shelves containing other material. When scanning of surveying documents (back to 1986) is completed, perhaps only 1,000 maps will have to be retrieved manually This fall has not had any consequences for the staffing of the archive, as shall be explained later. It is an added benefit that we can save wear and tear on the maps and at the same time make their information available to a wider circle of users
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