Map Examples
Maps in this project are developed in ArcGIS, the industry standard application for GIS. These maps and their layers are then presented in the graphical user interfaces, as shown here. The underlying geo-referenced historical maps have been provided by the Danish Cadastral Survey, and include three sets of maps, each with different scales. There are two sets of maps produced by Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab (The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences) in 1820, at scales of 1:100,000 and 1:50,000, and a second set of maps produced by the Cadastral Survey in 1880, at a scale of 1:25,000. These maps are used at different "zoom" levels. The maps will appear in a window in the presentation graphical user interface. In both the stand alone and web enabled interface, the navigational functionality, and the end user choices for showing various layers of information native to ArcReader or ArcExplorer will be available.
There are several map views that comprise the main mapping components of this project. These include maps showing fieldtrip routes, places visited, informant locations, places of biographical importance for an informant, and places mentioned in stories. Each of these maps, and their functionality is explained below.
Fieldtrip routes
These maps allow one to trace Tang Kristensen's field trip routes through Denmark. Layers that show routes, direction of travel, places visited, and informants visited can be turned on and off. Clicking on a place icon brings one to the "place view" for that place, while clicking on an informant icon brings one to the "informant view" for that person.
One can also overlay multiple fieldtrip routes on a single map.
Places and informant locations can be toggled on and off.
Informant related maps
There are two important types of maps related to informants: maps that show detail about places of importance in their lives, and maps that show places mentioned in their stories.
Clicking on a place related to a life event can, for example, bring up an image from the church book recording the event, or bring up the floor plans of a house.
Another map shows all of the places mentioned in an informant's repertoire. Each of the labels on the map links back to the storyview for a particular story.
An important feature of all these maps is that one can zoom in/out, and that different types of information become available at these different zoom levels. Similarly, the end user is empowered to choose the types of information they want to hide or reveal. Map study tools indigenous to the Arc platforms allow for various types of discovery, including measuring distances, on historically accurate maps. Finally, links in the map allow for navigation throughout the collection.