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We are delighted to announce that EDINA Digimap went live as a fully
supported and ATHENS authenticated service on 10 January, as planned,
providing access to Ordnance Survey map data for Great Britain. Further
details of the EDINA Digimap service, and the data that it provides
access
to, can be found at http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
The most detailed map dataset available through Digimap is
Land-Line.Plus.
30% of national coverage of Land-Line is available through Digimap.
Which
30% is available is to be determined by Digimap Site Representatives in
subscribing institutions.
The data downloading facility of Digimap (Digimap Download) is not
currently available. This has been delayed pending the conclusion of
contract and agreement between JISC and Ordnance Survey.
In common with other EDINA services, the service can be accessed from
the
EDINA home page (http://edina.ac.uk).
Subscribing sites have received sample documentation for the service,
including posters and Quick Reference Guides. As for all EDINA
services,
we will distribute reasonable quantities of documentation free of charge
in
order to assist institutions with local support of EDINA Digimap. Please
contact us to discuss your requirements.
39 Universities and other Higher Education Institutions have committed
to
subscribing to Digimap, slightly more than anticipated at this stage. A
list of current subscribing institutions and details of their Digimap
site
representatives can be found at
http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/subscribe/list.html
If you are interested in using Digimap, and your institution subscribes,
then you should contact your site representative. If you are interested
in
using Digimap, but your institution does not subscribe, you will find
materials that help to make the case for subscribing on the edina
website
http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
EDINA Digimap support
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