Col l ect i ons Caret hr ough vi sual ai ds
Collections Care through visual aids
Storage
House-
keeping
Handling
&
Use
Emergency
Prep
Environment
Surrogates
Conservation
Policy &
Procedures
…plus more
Collections Care through visual aids
…storage - crates
Collections Care through visual aids
…storage - maps
Collections Care through visual aids
…housekeeping – pests
Collections Care through visual aids
…handling & use – exhibitions and events
Collections Care through visual aids
…handling & use – parts management
Collections Care through visual aids
Organism Certhidea olivacea Gould, 1837
Warbler Finch
Collector Darwin, Charles Robert
Preparations skull
skeleton
study skin
eggs (4)
nest
tissue sample
…handling & use – preparations & registers
Collections Care through visual aids
…environmental monitoring and control
Collections Care through visual aids
…conservation – mobile devices & images
Photograph (Analogue Original)
Medium res JPEG2 (Derivative)
Magazine (Usage)
Catalogue (Usage)
Medium res TIFF (Derivative)
High res TIFF (Digital Original)
Low res JPEG (Derivative)
Web site (Usage)
Magazine (Usage)
High res TIFF Crop (Digital Original)
High res DNG (Derivative)
Collections Care through visual aids
…surrogates – digital assets
Collections Care through visual aids
…surrogates – digital assets
Collections Care through visual aids
…emergency prep
Collections Care through visual aids
…policy and procedures – schedules
Collections Care through visual aids
…policy and procedures – statistics
Collections Care through visual aids
…policy and procedures – statistics
Other visual stuff
…content publishing
Other visual stuff
…mapping
Other visual stuff
…public access visual tools
Presentation
Tier
Presentation
Devices
Programmer
Tier OpenLayers
Other visual stuff
…technical layers
Case Study
Visual tools for Pest Management
The Situation
• Collections contain fur,
feathers, dried skin, dried
plants, paper.
• Susceptible to damage by
certain insects.
• 3 depts independently
monitoring pest
distributions and
managing infestations.
• Banning of Dichlorvos
(vapona) insecticide in
2004.
• Collections contain fur,
feathers, dried skin, dried
plants, paper.
• Susceptible to damage by
certain insects.
• 3 depts independantly
monitoring pest
distributions and
managing infestations.
• Banning of Dichlorvos
(vapona) insecticide in
2004.
The Situation
The Vision
• Co-ordinated
monitoring of ALL
collection spaces.
The Vision
• Standardisation of
monitoring data.
The Vision
• Risk management
approach
The Vision
• Integration of IPM activity
using GIS software to
visualise pest distributions.
The Solution
• KE to the rescue..!!
• Already using EMu.
• Generic development.
• Adopt available
standards.
Before and after
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Zones
Anthrenus sarnicus
Anthrenus sp.
Attagenus smirnovi
Attagenus sp.
Reesa vespula
Stegobium paniceum
The benefits of EMu
• Single repository for pest
management data.
• Remove dept-centric boundaries.
• Familiarity with interface.
• Close association with
specimen/collections information.
• Inform senior management based
on evidence.
The benefits of Mapper
• Spatial context; quickly observe
trends and patterns – proactive
measures.
• Effectively monitor overall situation
• Prioritise resources in reacting to
situations.
• More effective communication tool.