------- Original Message -------- Subject: Two new online map related tools from the University of Minnesota - MHAPO and MapHappy Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:45:12 -0600 From: Kristi Jensen <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Maps-L Colleagues, The John R. Borchert Map Library is pleased to announce the release of MHAPO - Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online (see http://map.lib.umn.edu/mhapo/index.html). MHAPO provides access to over 7700 digitized copies of historic photos covering the Twin Cities metro area. MHAPO uses a Google mashup interface with push pins indicating the center point of each photo. Clicking on a push pin provides additional information about the photo including a link to view the photo. Please check out our new tool and feel free to provide feedback. A couple of notes....in case you don't read the instructions on the page: first, you will need to zoom in to get push pins to appear on the map and second, be patient...it may take a few seconds for the pins to appear. Also in development is MapHappy (a project spearheaded by Lisa Johnston - [log in to unmask] - in the Science and Engineering Library) which provides users with a new way to search for maps at the University of Minnesota Libraries. MapHappy is another (more complex) Google mashup interface that utilizes existing data from our OPAC to provide a geographic interface for looking at search results. MapHappy hasn't been officially released yet....but feel free to take a look and send us your feedback. Best regards, Kristi -- Kristi Jensen Head, John R. Borchert Map Library University of Minnesota S-76 Wilson Library 309 19th Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-624-0545 [log in to unmask]