1. Mapping the Footsteps of History HIST 696- Presentation Tina Goodwin Professor Cohen 11/24/2008 N S E W

2. Abstract Mapping the Footsteps of History is a Web 2.0 geospatial mashup* tool that will allow users to interactively generate composite maps of historical battlefields sites with Google Earth’s satellite imagery. – It is also a digital database resource of battlefields maps which dates correlate as closely to the time of the battle as possible. This unique historical perspective will: - create an enhanced digital then and now experience - create a more comprehensive experience and a broader context of the battlefield - serve as a resource for amateur historians, amateur cartographers, and battle enthusiasts “…a mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool…”- Wikipedia

3. - Create a single mapping API (application programmer interface) using JavaScript to overlay the two maps. - Build a map database using JavaScript Proposed Technology

4. The Competition: – David Ramsey Collection is a close example with over 15,000 maps in its database Source: http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html

5. Choosing Google…

6. … over arcGIS

7. Battlefield Map Resource

8. Search our database: 2 nd Battle of Bull Run Antietam No. 3 © Copyright Mapfoot 2008 Google Earth search HomeAboutContactResources Most recent searches Welcome! Enter your search to begin. HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery

9. HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery Hom e Abou t Contac t Resource s Getting Started 1) Enter your search in the drop down box Search our database: 2) Click the Open Map tool button to use the map tools 3) Enter your desired location in to Google Maps 4) Click button to overaly maps © Copyright Mapfoot 2008

10. Database Map Search Result:Google Earth Search Result : HomeAboutContactResources Custer’s Last Stand HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery HomeAboutContactResources Click to open Map Tool © Copyright Mapfoot 2008 Google Earth search

11. Custer’s Last Stand Close Map Tool Hom e Abou t Contac t Resource s Source: Library of Congress call Number: B-814 HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery

12. Database Map Search Result:Google Earth Search Result : HomeAboutContactResources Custer’s Last Stand HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery HomeAboutContactResources Click to open Map Tool © Copyright Mapfoot 2008 Google Earth search

13. Database Map Search Result:Google Earth Search Result : HomeAboutContactResources Custer’s Last Stand HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery HomeAboutContactResources Click to open Map Tool © Copyright Mapfoot 2008 Overlay Maps

14. HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery Image Overlay Results Hom e Abou t Contac t Resource s © Copyright Mapfoot 2008

15. HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery Hom e Abou t Contac t Resource s Resources: (sample) Google maps JavascriptQEDwiki © Copyright Mapfoot 2008

16. ABOUT: Mapping the Footsteps of History is an open source JavaScript library for displaying map data. For more information please contact us at: MAPFOOT@gmail.com HomeAboutResources Getting Started Mapping the Footsteps of History N S E W Compare maps of the past with current satellite imagery © Copyright Mapfoot 2008 Hom e Abou t Contac t Resource s

17. Kulathuramaiyer, Narayanan. “Mashups: Emerging Application Development Paradigm for a Digital Journal” Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol. 13, no. 4 (2007), 531-542 submitted: 3/3/07, accepted: 20/4/07, appeared: 28/4/07 © J.UCS http://www.jucs.org/jucs_13_4/mashups_emerging_application_development/jucs_13_4 _0531_0542_kulathuramaiyer.pdf Hinchcliffe, Dion. “Mashups: the next major new software development model?” http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=106 Mashup definition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)