Topics for discussion:

• Why Maps
• Mobile
• Maps without GIS knowledge
• Free
• Google Earth
• Historical Layers
• interpretation
• User interface

neatline.org – plot archives in space and time

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage- shift of synagogues in Cleveland over time. Not online, in the museum

philaplace.org– Explore the City of Neighborhoods through maps, stories, photographs, and documents, and share the story of your PhilaPlace.

atlas.lib.uiowa.edu/– The Atlas of Early Printing is an interactive map designed to be used as a tool for teaching the early history of printing in Europe during the second half

Redlining in Philadelphia

www.cityofmemory.org/map/index.php

nextexithistory.org/

www.locacious.net/– iPhone app geolocation recording/oral history

hypercities.com– historical layers of historic cities where the map is the interpretive tool

qgis.org- Quantum GIS- freeware program

www.pastvoices.net/brewcity/historicalgis – Mapping the Brew City

esri.com– Commercials GIS software ArcGIS

pictometry.com– orthographic map viewer

labs.metacarta.com/rectifier/– repository of rectified historic maps with current maps

www.thewildernessdowntown.com/ – Arcade Fire video that has customized video based on an address you enter and pulling data from Google maps

www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org/mtlebanon.html– Google Earth tour

www.gigapan.org/– gigapixel images mashed-up with mapping

cyark.org– laser mapping of world heritage sites

A THATCamp topic for consideration and also a plug for a project I’m working on…

I have a current project to collect outstanding examples of projects related to historic buildings or districts and archaeological sites that presented an innovative or creative solution to mitigating adverse effects, interpreting the history, or public outreach. We have set-up a website at www.creativemitigation.com that provides background info on the project and allows the public to submit info on projects they have worked on, or just encountered as visitors. One of the categories we are looking at is the use of new and emerging technologies (social media,  web sites/virtual tours, GPS/smartphone apps, or anything else) to more effectively interpret historic and archaeological resources and connect with and outreach to the public in interesting ways.

So if you know of or have worked on an innovative and effective project associated with a physical historic or archaeological resource, tell us about it at www.creativemitigation.com. Thanks!