A Visual Index to Maps and Photographs of Redlands, California

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1 A Visual Index to Maps and Photographs of Redlands, California Jean Locke MS GIS Program University of Redlands

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5 Libraries Armacost Library Melissa Cardenas-Dow Shana Higgins A. K. Smiley Public Library Nathan Gonzales

6 Current Issues Hard to determine from entry where the items are positioned Smiley Results Armacost Results

7 Hypercities

8 Alexandria Digital Library

9 David Rumsey Collection

10 Google Earth Google Maps

11 Current Issues (cont.) Difficult to find Requires staff help

12 Objective A graphical interface to use in a browser to display maps and photographs

13 Take - The maps and photographs Prepare the data for use by a viewer application

14 Maps used for the prototype Sheet Name Year Town Plat of Redlands 1887 Map of the City of Redlands 1890 Redlands, California 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance map Sheet Number 12 ** 1908 Indexed map of the City of Redlands, circa Redlands, CA 1926 Bridle trails in & around Redlands, CA 1941 Topographical quad map of "Redlands and vicinity, California" 1943 City of Redlands 1955 Redlands and vicinity, and San Bernardino Mountain Area 1957 One of Series of aerial photographs of Redlands 1960 Redlands, California: street map 1971 Zoning Map, Redlands, CA 1991 Library Call Number Publisher Scale Map URL Smiley E 110:3 TOW Chambers of Commerce 1:2,400 Smiley E 120:45 MAP I. Ford, C.E., 1: Smiley E 120:6 RED I. Ford, C.E., 1:9,600 Smiley E 120:55 SAN Sanborn (-Perris) Map & Pub Co 1:600 Smiley E 120:39 IND John P Fisk Co. 1:18,000 est. * Smiley E 120:14 RED Chambers of Commerce 1:16,000 est. * Smiley E 130:61 BRI I. Ford, C.E., 1:9,600 Smiley E 130:69 TOP USGS 1:31,680 Smiley E 130:50 CIT G.S. Schott Engineering Dept 1:12,000 Smiley E 130:10 RED Daily Facts 1:21,000 est. * Smiley E 140:20 SER Pafford and Assoc., Surveyors, March 30, :12,000 Smiley E 140:11 RED Chambers of Commerce 1:24,000 est. * Armacost G4364.R3 * Some maps did not have a scale present, it was estimated (est.) ** The remainder of the footprints are other Sheet Numbers from the Sanborn Series Redlands City Planning Commission 1:12,000

15 Photographs used for prototype Picture Name PhotoYear Pic Comment Library Copyright ** PhotoURL State Street west cira * Downtown began to take form by late 1880s. This is State Street looking west between Firth and Sixth Street. A. K. Smiley Library Copyright: Picture can be found on page 19 in the... State Street west cira Orange Street cira * Orange Street cira * State Street at Christmas time 1955 Preseident McKinley at Smiley Library 1901 McKinley School 1910 * University of Redlands Chapel 1957 Original A.K. Smiley Library 1898 Painted White A.K. Smiley Library 1973 Casa Loma Hotel Unknown The southwest corner of State and Orange Streets as it looked in For 10 years, mules of Redlands Street Railway pulled... From City Hall, formerly the YMCA building, this view of Orange Street around 1900 looks north.the Fishet Building is... This is Orange Street in the mid-1920s seen from the second floor of the Union Bank. This view looks north to the intersection... A. K. Smiley Library A. K. Smiley Library A. K. Smiley Library Christmas decorations adorn State Street in The view from La Posada shows F.W. A. K. Smiley Woolworth at the southest corner of... Library President McKinley's carriage passes in front of Smiley Library. McKinley School, at the southeast corner of Olive and Center Street, was built in 1903 and razed in The Memorial Chapel, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was designed by architect and alumnus Herbert Powell... This April 1898 view of the about-to-bededicated A.K. Smiley Public Library features its Moorish-inspired architecture.. Because architect Elmer Grey felt the library's red color overpowered his Lincoln Memorial Shrine, just south of the... This is a sketch of the Casa Loma Hotel created by Joseph Stoddard. This picture amongs others were put into a book... Eureka Street near Brookside Ave Unknown Here is a neighborhood on Eureka Street near Brookside Ave. * These are the approximate years ** The pages are part of the copyright found in the popup A. K. Smiley Library A. K. Smiley Library A. K. Smiley Library A. K. Smiley Library A. K. Smiley Library Armacost Library A. K. Smiley Library Copyright: Picture can be found on page 25 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 28 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 39 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 42 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 75 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 104 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 111 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 118 in the... Copyright: Picture can be found on page 119 in the... Pictures can be found on page 26 in the... Pictures can be found on page 108 in the...

16 Prepare the data Scanning Presentation modification Locate on the earth Create all essential files Required software

17 Scanning Photographs Small format scanner Maps Large format scanner

18 Make Adjustments Rotate Crop to map size Modify color Brightness Contrast

19 Make Adjustments (cont.) Rotate Modify color (2x) Used ERDAS

20 Locate on the Earth Photographs Geolocate

21 Locate on the Earth (cont.) Maps Georeference

22 Essential files

23 Project Geodatabases

24 Required Software Preparing maps and photographs Scanner software Photoshop map adjustments ArcMap georefernce/geolocate, rectification

25 Required Software (cont.) Further processing ArcSDE SDE feature classes ArcGIS Server Feature and Map Services

26 Required Software (cont.) Viewer application Flash Builder create/sustain the viewer code Library user Flash includes Flash Player Browser Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera

27 Viewer Application Location of viewer application Viewer framework Instruments of the application Scanned maps Footprints Photographs Display on the library user interface

28 Library interface - Armacost Find Maps and Photographs Find Maps and Photographs

29 Library interface - Smiley Maps and Photographs

30 Viewer Framework Viewer Map Navigation Switcher Instructions Side Scale Title Panel Bar

31 Initial Prototype Viewer Display

32 Initial Display (Instructions)

33 Footprints in viewer

34 Map Information Window

35 Footprints only

36 Viewing the photographs

37 Viewer Application Demonstration

38 Benefits Easier to find what maps are offered Easier to see what photographs are available Easier to see the location of the maps and photographs Easier on staff to help patrons Better serve the community

39 Overall Summary Acquire maps and photographs Scan the sources Georeference/geolocate Determine proper sequence for preparing source Finalize files Build the viewer application Create the framework Develop the working elements

40 Imminent Work (before 12/15) Incorporate any required changes Resolve bureaucratic and technical issues requiring hosting server(s) Moving application to hosting server Make appropriate changes Code URL addresses in attribute fields Final code compilation Pack my bags!

41 Future work (by a gullible C21er) Expand the application Enhancements to the Viewer Add an overview map Add time slider For photos add directional indicator Display in side panel only those maps in the main window Select rectangle footprint and retrieve map name Full Implementation with the libraries

42 Thank You