Geospatial

Content definition: Tools that support the preservation of data describing geographical or topographical features, typically referred to as Geospatial data.

Tools for this content type

		Access, Use and Reuse	Create or Receive (Acquire)	Cross-Lifecycle Functions	Dispose	Ingest	Preservation Action	Preservation Planning	Store
Leaflet	Open-source JavaScript library for building interactive maps (OpenStreetMap)	X
QGIS	QGIS is a Free and Open Source GIS application that supports a wide range of raster and vector spatial data types.	X					X
SPARQLing Unicorn QGIS Plugin	Plugin for QGIS. Fetches data from Wikidata and other Linked Data SPARQL endpoints and adds a new layer in a QGIS project. Just insert a SPARQL query for Geo-Items and get a new vector layer into QGIS.	X	X				X
USGS Formal metadata: information and software	This page links to information and tools from the USGS.					X

Available best practice guides

• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) - OGC Standards and Resources: https://www.ogc.org/standards
• Artefactual Systems and the Digital Preservation Coalition - Preserving GIS: http://doi.org/10.7207/twgn21-16
• Archaeology Data Service / Digital Antiquity - Guides to Good Practice, GIS Guide to Good Practice: https://guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/g2gp/Gis_Toc
• Preserving GIS, DPC Technology Watch Guidance Note: http://doi.org/10.7207/twgn21-16

Available tools for R programming language

• Duke University - R: Mapping and Geospatial: https://guides.library.duke.edu/r-geospatial