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19 January 2015

MoEML launches Experimental Map Interface (Beta)

New Experimental Agas Map Interface with several location categories highlighted
New Experimental Agas Map Interface with several location categories highlighted
MoEML is excited to announce the launch of a beta version of our new hi-resolution, zoomable experimental Agas map interface.
We encourage you to play around with the map and send us feedback on both its function and design so we can improve it before launching it officially later this year. Some of you might like to read the Instructions found on the toolbar menu at the top of the page to orient yourself first. Others might prefer to jump right in and start experimenting!
Here are some things you might like to try, from the most basic to the more complex:
  • Using the slider tools on the upper left side of the interface, you can ZOOM IN AND OUT. You can also GRAB AND SLIDE THE MAP around, just as you are accustomed to doing with other map interfaces, such as Google Maps. You can also ROTATE THE MAP, something that might prove handy if you would like to compare the non-geo-rectified streets or features of the Agas map with other, more recent maps.
  • Using the gauge on the lower left side of the map interface, you can ADJUST THE MAP’S OPACITY.
  • You can turn location categories (such as churches, sites, or streets) off and on (in other words, HIGHLIGHT MAP FEATURES) by ticking the relevant category in the Location categories box on the upper right side. For example, if you tick the churches category, all the churches on the map will appear highlighted in purple. If you would like to select only certain churches, you can click on the expansion arrow on the right side of the churches category and a drop-down menu listing all the churches will appear. You can then select or de-select as you wish. If you select All Hallows Barking and then click on the target button on the right side, the map will AUTOMATICALLY ZOOM in to that particular location and place it at the centre of your viewing panel!
  • By clicking on the Bookmark button at the top right toolbar menu, you can BOOKMARK A CUSTOMIZED MAP VERSION that will include just the items in which you are interested. You can then bookmark this particular URL and return to it any time.
  • More intrepid users might like to try DRAWING POINTS, LINES, or POLYGONS on the map for teaching purposes or to communicate with MoEML about the location of a particular building, for instance.
The possibilities are nearly limitless, so get experimenting!. We have built this for you, so please play around and send us feedback.
Greg Newton and Jillian Player stitching the map
Greg Newton and Jillian Player stitching the map
This new map has been a long time in the works. Associate Director, Kim McLean-Fiander, negotiated with the London Metropolitan Archives to obtain the hi-resolution images in late 2013. Then, over the past year, Greg Newton digitally stitched the map together and made thousands of tiny adjustments. Project Director, Janelle Jenstad, and Kim also worked with local artist, Jillian Player, to reconstruct missing parts of the map. Finally, Lead Programmer, Martin Holmes, did his usual magic within the OpenLayers framework to create all the whizzy features now available to our users.
We hope you enjoy the new map!

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MLA citation

Jenstad, Janelle, Kim McLean-Fiander, Joey Takeda, and Katie Tanigawa. 19 January 2015: MoEML launches Experimental Map Interface (Beta). The Map of Early Modern London, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 26 Jun. 2020, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/news_2015-01-19.htm.

Chicago citation

Jenstad, Janelle, Kim McLean-Fiander, Joey Takeda, and Katie Tanigawa. 19 January 2015: MoEML launches Experimental Map Interface (Beta). The Map of Early Modern London. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 26, 2020. https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/news_2015-01-19.htm.

APA citation

Jenstad, J., McLean-Fiander, K., Takeda, J., & Tanigawa, K. 2020. 19 January 2015: MoEML launches Experimental Map Interface (Beta). In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London. Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/news_2015-01-19.htm.

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