Walking Through History

Encyclopedia Virginia and Google Street View

Encyclopedia Virginia: Mission

Provide free and authoritative information about Virginia's history and culture using innovative tools in order to enrich our understanding of the past so that we can be better engaged in the dialogue of the present and future.   

Being Innovative

• New ways to deliver existing content
  • Mapping
  • EV mobile app
• Responding to user needs
  • Primary resources
  • Responsive design
• Pushing boundaries

Mapping

Pushing Boundaries

Street View

 Google Cars

Trekkers

Tricycle

Snowmobiles?!!!?

Geo for Good Summit

“Google Earth Outreach gives nonprofits and public benefit organizations the knowledge and resources they need to visualize their cause and tell their story in Google Earth & Maps to hundreds of millions of people.”

Menokin

Poplar Forest

Anne Spencer House

How EV Collects Imagery

• Official Google Professional Way
  • DSLR
  • Fisheye Lens
  • Google Business Photo Tools
• DIY  
  • Google Street View app

How This Effort Adds Value to EV and Education

• "Field Trips"
• "Preservation"
• Promotes innovation

Enhancing EV Content

Expanding Access: "See Inside"

The Immersive Experience

"Preserving" Virginia

Text

Sherwood Forest, Fredericksburg

Expanding Virtual Tours

Sites Captured

Questions?

EncyclopediaVirginia.org

Matthew Gibson mgibson@virginia.edu

Brendan Wolfe bwolfe@virginia.edu