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KE EMu Spatial Technologies Turning information into knowledge. 2 September 2005. KE EMu Object Locator. Plot internal locations of objects on building floor plans Zoom & pan functionality 3-dimensional view capabilities Drill down into plotted points. 2 September 2005.
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KE EMu Spatial Technologies Turning information into knowledge
2 September 2005 KE EMu Object Locator • Plot internal locations of objects on building floor plans • Zoom & pan functionality • 3-dimensional view capabilities • Drill down into plotted points
2 September 2005 Some Uses for KE EMu Object Locator • Finding objects in the museum • Relocating objects • Disaster recovery planning • Self-guided tours
2 September 2005 KE EMu Web Maps • Plot specimen collection locality information on world maps • Use ESRI shape files (.shp) • Use images (.png) • Zoom and pan functionality • Drill down into plotted points • Hooks into Google Maps
2 September 2005 Some Uses for KE EMu Web Maps • Species distribution • Comparisons of distributions of species • Geocode verification • Collection ‘gap’ analysis
2 September 2005 KE EMu Web Portal • Web-based search facility for multiple EMu sites • Distributes search to each EMu site concurrently • Supports specimen level retrieval • Supports aggregated analysis (KE EMu Web Maps)
2 September 2005 KE EMu Web Portal Prototype Sites participating in prototype include: • National Museum of Natural History, Washington • Natural History Museum, London • American Museum of Natural History, New York • Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago • New York Botanical Garden • Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
2 September 2005 Some Uses for KE EMu Portal • Collaborative research • Remote access to collection information • “Global” views of species • Identification of species • Repatriation of specimen data • Resource discovery