This guide provides descriptions of every tool and how to use the Historic Map. The Historic Map allows users to scan through the years of campus data collected. The key feature of this map is the prominent slider at the bottom center of the screen. This slider changes the data displayed in the map. This is not a holistic dataset and improvements or additional information are welcome.
Tools
The header
- Home Button- Takes you to the univeristy home page
- More Info- Takes you to a splash screen with additional content about this map and more.
- Print Maps- The current versions of the campus maps available to the public in multiple formats.
- FITS Website- Discover the work FITS does and the teams within.
- Help Articles- A link to this KB and the collection of other KBs
- Feedback- A form to share improvements, comments, suggestions, etc.
The Map
- Legend- A key for the symbols within the map.
- Search- A tool for searching the building data within the map.
- Layers- A toggle for the visibility of the data within the map.
- Home- Return to the default extent of the map. Layer visibility and filtering is unchanged by this.
- Keyboard shortcuts- A reference guide for keys that are helpful in interacting with the map.
- Zoom In/Out- Scale the content of the map.
- Slider- Filter the content of the map. The slider goes from year to year changing the imagery and data. Data can be searched independently of the slider.
Sources
- Herrick Archives
- SIMS Archived Projects
- The Ohio State University Board of Trustee archived minutes
- Historic Aerials
- Nearmap
- Ohio State Univeristy Campus Maps
- Makio Digital Issues
- The Lantern Digital Issues
- Ohio State University Monthly digital issues
- OSU Archives photo galleries
- Franklin County Engineer
- Columbus Railroads
- Columbus Library
- The OSU Oval written history by John Herrick
- Historic Sanborn Maps