This project works on improving the delivery, sharing and use of JISC mapping resources by learners, teachers and researchers via a new lightweight web service that provides historical map data to a smart phone. This user-focussed service will allow architectural historians, conservationists and tourists to download historical maps when standing in a specific location, to annotate these maps and to record and follow routes through historical space. Our user group is interested in walking through real space whilst following a map from 200 years ago (for example), and being able to tag locations and overlay related data that offers historical and contextual information.

Walking Through Time: Historical Mapping using Locative Media

Overview

This project works on improving the delivery, sharing and use of JISC mapping resources by learners, teachers and researchers via a new lightweight web service that provides historical map data to a smart phone. This user-focussed service will allow architectural historians, conservationists and tourists to download historical maps when standing in a specific location, to annotate these maps and to record and follow routes through historical space. Our user group is interested in walking through real space whilst following a map from 200 years ago (for example), and being able to tag locations and overlay related data that offers historical and contextual information.

Lead Institution
  • Edinburgh College of Art
Partner Institution
  • University of Edinburgh

 

Project Staff

Project Manager

 

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Summary
Start date
29 June 2009
End date
16 October 2009
Funding programme
Information Environment Programme 2009-11
Strand
Rapid innovation strand
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Committees
  • JISC Integrated Information Environment committee
Topic