Mapping the Nation: representations of Scotland 1200-2000 26 th April 2014 Anne Robertson EDINA, University of Edinburgh
May 17, 2015
Mapping the Nation: representations of Scotland 1200-2000
26th April 2014
Anne RobertsonEDINA, University of Edinburgh
Outline
• Background - EDINA & Digimap• Service description• Service functions and features• Subscription info• Historical features on contemporary
mapping• Making maps• Historical mapping
EDINA @ the University of Edinburgh
Digimap for the HFE sector
Digimap for Schools mapping
• Online mapping service designed for schools
• Offers the ability to customise and print maps anywhere in GB
• Contemporary mapping at 12 zoom levels based upon 8 Ordnance Survey map products including OS MasterMap®
• Historic mapping Ordnance Survey 1 inch mapping published 1895-1899
Digimap for Schools customising maps
• Pupils can annotate maps by– Adding their own text labels– Defining lines and areas of interest and
adding their distance/area measurements– Adding photos– Creating buffers around points/lines
• Annotations can be saved and retrieved• Create print A3 & A4 print files• Create image files for use in ppt/docs
Digimap for Schools set up
• Online service, no software installation or data management
• Browser based – PC, laptop, iPad, Smartboard
• One login per school – limitless number of users per school
• Can be used out of school (e.g. at home or outdoor learning centre)
• Free resources blog and twitter feed
Digimap for Schools subscription
• Whole of school resource - History, Biology, PE, Maths
• Annual subscription charge– £69 Primary– £86.25 Secondary < 604– £120.75 Secondary < 1659– £143.75 Secondary 1660+
• Easy online registration process with immediate access
Digimap for Schools
Using Digimap for Schools to bring history to life …….
Castles
Castles
Romans
Battle of Bannockburn
Folkore
Map making (but first quick quiz)• 6th century - settled by an early Christian hermit• In the early 15th century King James I imprisoned his political
enemies here• By the 16th century location of one of Scotland’s most important
castles• Mary Queen of Scots had a garrison of 100 men stationed here
in early 16th century (incl French troops)• In 1546 the Lauder family rebuilt the small chapel above the
castle• After the Battle of Killiecrankie, it was the only Jacobite
stronghold, until in 1690, 2 years after the battle, they were starved into submission
• Features in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1893 sequel to Kidnapped• In 2010 during his visit here David Attenborough ‘one of the
wildlife wonders of the world’
Answer ……. Bass Rock
Map making
Historical maps
1890s slidebar
1890s map
1890s peak of railway before Beeching
Replaced with roads and cycle network