What’s on the map?

Records are the most common type of content on the map. These can be images, videos, and audio recordings. Each individual image, video or audio recording represents one record, and each record will be represented by a black pin on the map. White circles with a number in the centre are shown when there is more than one record in proximity, with the number representing the quantity of records in that area. Zooming in will display the black pins for each record.

Annotations are additional information that is added to a record or collection that represents spatial information. These will never stand alone as records themselves. Types of annotation include:

• Viewpoints are annotations for images. They demonstrate from an aerial view, the area that is visible in an image-based record and are shown as two lines forming an angle. The point where the lines connect represents the place the photo was taken from, and the lines extend to show which part of the landscape is captured in that image.
• Polygons are closed shapes made up of a series of connected points representing 2-dimensional spatial data on a map. They are drawn by contributors to show additional spatial information about a record.
• Polylines are a series of connected points that do not create a closed shape. These are used to represent linear features on the map like paths or boundaries.

Overlays are historical maps or other spatial data that lie on top of the base map. Overlays can be accessed by selecting ‘Change Map’ at the top of the map view or by going to the ‘Overlay’ section in the left-hand menu. This section will also give you more information about each individual overlay. The base map in the community archive is an OpenStreetMap. The other map views available in the platform are a satellite view, six Ordinance Survey maps (1885-1903, 1888-1913, 1900s, 1919-1947, 1937-1961, and 1955-1961) and the National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes (NNRCMP) aerial (oblique) photography which shows low tide imagery in the project regions.

Collections are curated groups of records with a common theme. They are represented by an icon of 3 pins together.

Timelines are curated groups of records that show the progression of one place over time. Records from different dates are linked together and you can navigate through them in chronological order. These are represented by a yellow pin with a clock icon

Trails are walkable series of records that you can explore online or in person. Their pins are green with an illustration of a map pin with a route.