Last November, Josh Sadvari and Michelle Hooper hosted a Georef-a-thon at The Ohio State University Libraries using OldInsuranceMaps.net, and wrote this detailed piece about how they prepared for the event, how the platform worked for them, and what kind of engagement their participants got from the experience.
Piloting a Sanborn Map Georef-a-thon for GIS Day 2023, WAML Information Bulletin, Western Association of Map Libraries. 2024. Josh Sadvari and Michelle Hooper
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Working with Kiri and Sanjay from Development Seed, we put together this post for Dev Seed’s blog: Open Source Spotlight - Old Insurance Maps. This came about because Kiri saw my presentation at FOSS4G Southeast in Nashville last year, where I described how I had reworked OldInsuranceMaps.net to use TiTiler (open source software that Dev Seed created and maintains) for dynamic raster tiling, replacing GeoServer which had been incorporated into the platform from the beginning.
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After a couple years of researching, programming, and then a lot of writing, I’ve completed my final MS thesis document: “Creating a Public Space for Georeferencing Sanborn Maps: A Louisiana Case Study”.
Many thanks is owed to my committee for working with me through the project, and especially all of the participants in the crowdsourcing pilot project last spring!
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