Florida’sEphemeral CitiesErich Kesse - kesse@ufl.edu - 2004 March

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Objectives

• Create an historic atlas of Florida cities,using historic maps as GIS layers

• Link historical resourcesto the geo-temporal core & build query methods supporting discovery

• Author learning modules,as proof of concept,that allow users to walk through history both by location and through time

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Assumptions

• Everything can be fixed in place and time

• Semantic Processes can be applied to automate this work

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• TampaCigars + Industrial History +Cuban Heritage

• Key WestSeafaring & Shipping + Military HistoryHistoric Gateway to the Caribbean

Florida Cities

GainesvilleEducation + Railroad History +Historic Boundary between North & South

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• PALMMPublications of Archival, Library, & Museum Materials

http://palmm.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automationwith content drawn from around the state

Florida Partnerships

• GainesvilleUniversity of Florida

• Key WestFlorida International University

• TampaUniversity of South Florida

Lead Institutions

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Florida Partnerships

GainesvilleUniversity of Florida+Alachua County Library DistrictAlachua County Public Records OfficeMatheson History Center & Museum, Inc. +Citizens of the greater Gainesville area

Local Partnerships

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Florida Partnerships

Key WestFlorida International University+City of Key West, FloridaKey West Art & Historical SocietyMonroe County Public Library+South Florida Water Management District +Citizens of the Florida Keys

Local Partnerships

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Florida Partnerships

TampaUniversity of South Florida+Henry B. Plant MuseumTampa Bay History Center+Citizens of the Tampa Bay Area

Local Partnerships

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Florida Collections

PALMMhttp://palmm.fcla.edu/

Florida Environments Online Florida Heritage Collection Florida Historical Legal Documents Floridiana on the Web (Tampa Bay Region) Milemarkers: Linking Keys History Reclaiming the Everglades Sanborn™ Maps of Florida University of Florida Herbarium Collections World Map Collections: “Florida Map Collection”

Distributed Collections

Alachua County Archives (“Ancient Records”) Alachua County Library District (“Heritage Collection”) Florida State Archives (“Florida Memory”)

Content drawn from the following collections

Terracotta = major collection

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Florida Collections

• ArchivesGovernment Records & Census Schedules

• Monographs• Pamphlets

Content types

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Florida Collections

• Maps & Plans

• Postcards

• Photographs

Content types

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Florida Collections

• Newspapersand newspaper indexes

Content types

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Florida Collections

• Artifacts

• Specimens

Content types

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Technologies• DLXS XPAT

http://dlxs.org/products/xpat.html

• Prime Recognitionhttp://www.primerecognition.com/

• GATE and ANNIE scriptshttp://www.gate.ac.uk/

• Relational databasesMS-SQL with C# programming

• ESRI ArcGIS and Internet Map Serverhttp://www.esri.com/

• FCLA Digital Archivehttp://www.fcla.edu/digitalArchive/

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Text Processing

Elaborated workflow:http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/technologies/software/prime/

Shingles- Manufacturers of.DIXON NICHOLAS, First av c Miller (for ad.see index)Silver and Silver Plated Ware.AYRES C. L., Franklin c Jackson (for ad. seeindex)Skating Rinks - Roller.

Jackson c Morgan, Charles Parcell, prop.

• Optical Character Recognition

Shingles- Manufacturers of.DIXON NICHOLAS, First av c Miller (for ad. see index)

Silver and Silver Plated Ware.AYRES C. L., Franklin c Jackson (for ad. see index)

Skating Rinks - Roller.

Jackson c Morgan, Charles Parcell, prop.

• Automated Mark-upColor coded to illustrate types of data tagged

Page image: Converted text:

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GIS Layers

Temporary Interface:http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/collections/sanborn

1884

Tampa, Florida

1887 1889

Using the Sanborn® maps to track change over time

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GIS Layers

Tampa1884

Using the Sanborn® maps to locate builds in know space

Maps are geo-rectified to match them to known points as described by longitude and latitude,

so that historic city information can be compared over time and with current urban plans.

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GIS Layers

Tampa1884

Tampa1903

Using the Sanborn® maps to track change over timeHere, the virtual reconstruction & major development of Tampa

Yellow = Wooden Structure Red/Pink = Brick Structure

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GIS Layers

Tampa1884

Tampa1903

Using the Sanborn® maps to track change over timeHere, new uses changed the character of Tampa

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GIS Layers

Using a GIS Interface

The user selects an area of interest either graphically or by search strategies.

These images, from Aerial Photography: Florida http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/collections/FLAP/

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GIS Layers

Using a GIS Interface

As the level of zoom increases, additional layers with identifying information appear. Here, zooming in on Gainesville’s Alachua County home.

These images, from Aerial Photography: Florida http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/collections/FLAP/

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

The user mayeither point and click, or, search by a particular search strategy; here, by building Information.

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

In this case, the user has decided to search “Building Use” for “Cigar Factories”

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

The cigar factory in this block is identified by a red dot.

If the user so desired, they could see all of the cigar factories in Gainesville, or, in any or all of the target cities.

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

Clicking on a red dot (or, on any building) displays all of the known information about that building’s use and occupants at that approximate time.

Advanced queries will allow building uses and occupants over time.

This information is extracted from name rich resources.

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

When the user clicks

on an alternate use – say, Grocery – red dots indicate the location of other grocers.

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

By clicking the red dot of any of these locations, information about that location is displayed.

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

Clicking either a use or occupant launches a query against targeted collections.

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Alachua County Archives. Ancient Records.

Marriage LicenseCharles A. Sheldon and Grace T. Wilson

Alachua County Library District. Heritage Collection.

PhotographSheldon Whole Goods

PALMM Collections

Full TextCharles Sheldon Grocer to the Wealthy

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

with retrieval lists sorted by holding institution, and displaying a thumbnail together with brief descriptive information.

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Demo: Internet Interface

Demo:

Zoom to Gainesville, 1884.

Resource display in a new window.

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Project Web Page

Erich Kesse - kesse@ufl.edu - 2004 March

For more information about the project, see:http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/digital/collections/EphemeralCities/