Abstract
Storytelling Campus History through Mapping of Archival Collections
Track: User Presentations - Research
Authors: Kathy Weimer, Miriam Olivares
Libraries and archives have large collections of historic maps and photos. The Map & GIS Library at Texas A&M University used GIS technology to present "Mapping Historic Aggieland," a digital collection of historic maps, aerial photos, and photos of significant sites and buildings on campus. These materials are gathered to tell the story of the growth of the university over 100 years. This story is interesting to alumni who lived through the evolving landscape as well as current students who are exploring the past. GIS is used to display the digitized copies of the maps in georeferenced form. Archival photos of campus buildings with their temporal attributes are added in geographic context. The researchers used ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Viewer for Flex to create the web service.