Ancient World Mapping Center

The Print server is once again acting erratically. We have redone the code to automatically allow printing when it is up and to exclude printing when it is down. We are meeting with ITS in the near future to […]

We have restored the printing function, although the underlying mapfish server is still a little buggy. Please let us know if you encounter any difficulties in using it

The edit window now correctly repositions a location if the coordinates are changed.

Due to an error with the print server, exporting to .pdf has been temporarily suspended.

We fixed an error where some features which are considered a “settlement” along with other types were not being displayed correctly.

The security patch was applied and the server restarted. The application should be working as normal.

Due to a server security update, the application is temporarily down. It should be up shortly.

From our main site:

AWMC is happy to formally join the Pelagios network. Pelagios is networking site whereby linked data for the ancient world is accessible via the common denominator of Pleiades id numbers. T […]

We fixed an error where the print box would not always adjust to user input.

In addition, modern layers are now turned off by default, which should help with the application’s loading time.

We fixed an error where searching by area did not return full feature information. The search should now be working as intended.

We have now added modern GIS data (elevation from USGS GTOPO30, all other data from VMAP0) which allows you to easily visualize changes in geography from antiquity to the present. At the moment we have modern […]

We have one additional feature that makes linking to our maps even easier. Under the File menu in the map panel you will find a new option: Map URL.

Clicking on this option will spawn a popup which has a […]

The remainder of our linking code was completed much sooner than we anticipated, so this post outlines more options for linking to a customized  À-la-carte map. All of our linking options are detailed at this pag […]

In the next few posts I will discuss various aspects of our upgraded application and new features which we hope the larger ancient community may find useful.

One particularly exciting new feature is the ability […]

We have significantly improved the .kml export capabilities of the application. All of a feature’s attributes, along with dynamic links to Pleiades and Pelagios for every feature in our data set, now appear when […]

We are upgrading our database software, so the application may be down temporarily.

We have finished porting our map to the new server. The application should be working as normal.

We cleaned up our open water layer and ensured that it correctly matches the ancient coastlines. You can see the changes in the application or you can download the .shp files here.