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SOPS Mapping User Stories

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PeterC:
This is a summary of SOPS Mapping User Stories provided by members in the very early days of the project

People said they would like to be able to:

* easily find out what (free) current and historic maps are available for my 'place' online
* find out what copyright restrictions I need to adhere to when I find a map I want to use (in a book, on a website etc)
* understand how the base and layer aspects of the mapping work so they can be easily interchanged
* drill down from a road to a specific series of houses
* put annotations on current and historic maps electronically (either freehand or with icons)
* have a misc identifying feature this can be a simple pin and the ability to indicate any random issues
* annotate maps with a form of 'neighbourhood mapping notation' to detail the landmarks, landscapes of my one-place community today
* use historic maps to identify the locations of specific features/buildings
* identify various markers: local markers such as the mill or church, historical markers - blue plaques, geographical - the river & railway
* show data from my records on maps
* annotate maps to show where different people lived – e,g. I might want to mark all those serving in WW1 or annotate with different symbols to indicate the occupation of the head of household or household size
* use a map and cross reference against deaths recorded in a given period, in a given location
* annotate maps to show incidences of a surname in different records eg 1881 census, pre 1600 parish registers
* use historic maps to visually track changes in population over time, both in terms of residents of particular properties and the village as a whole
* align the maps to a census entry or directory listing? So can we plot that in Primrose Cottage Mrs Jones is there in 1881 and Mrs Smith is there in 1891
* use maps to consider route ways and transport links into and out from my community and how these change over time
* use maps to consider emigration and immigration patterns over time
* enable different countries and languages
* screenshot or save material to webspaces, blogs, documents and share amongst social media channels
Specific 'ideal' needs were prioritised by one member as:

Must be able to:

* have access to free current digital maps for my place of interest
* identify a point of interest, e.g. postcode, address, place on current map, lat-long
* mark locations within my place of interest, such as houses, buildings, cemeteries, parks etc
* make notes against my marked locations
* place predefined icons on maps, e.g. icons for roads
* know copyright restrictions for any maps I use
* know source for any maps I use
* identify places in the British Isles
* zoom in and out on maps
* save 'my' maps in a standard format, e.g. JPEG
* see all the maps I have created
* use this tool without training if I am able to use MS Office products
* (eventually) identify places in Continental Europe and overseas
Should be able to:

* have access to free historic digital maps for my place of interest
* put sources for my notes
* see my notes on hover or click
* 'turn on' my notes so they stay displayed on the map
* put URLs against my marked locations, e.g. link to an historic record, website etc
* put photos against my marked locations
* put information from different times against my marked locations, e.g. death in 1830, death in 1911, residents in 1871 etc
* view events within specific timeframes
* distinguish different types of events for my marked locations, e.g. residents, births, deaths etc
* view specific types of events, not just all events
* view specific types of icons, not just all icons
* layer historic maps on top of current OS map
* see marked locations and notes of current and historic layers together
* associate property names and addresses with marked locations
* associate surnames with marked locations
* draw on maps using standard shapes, e.g circles, lines, arrows etc
* add text to maps
* view the same property across historic map layers
* know what other digital maps are available for my place
* use the mapping tool on my mobile device
* print my maps
* embed my maps in a blog or on a webpage
* share my maps via Facebook, Google, Twitter
* share my maps with other named users of the mapping tool
* get help from this tool when I get stuck
Could be able to:

* identify the boundaries of my place of interest, which might be a house, street, town, part of a city, parish, group of villages etc
* visually distinguish events in different timeframes
* access different types of maps, e.g. road networks
* access different map views, e.g. terrain, satellite
* set which map type I prefer, e.g. OS, Bing etc
* view all events for a specific property name
* view all events for specific surnames
* draw on maps freehand
* add new icons , 'define your own'
* identify the start and end points for migration/movement and show them connected
* show number of occurrences of an event , e.g. number of migrants, surname occurrences
* visually distinguish events based on number of occurrences
* specify source and copyright restrictions (for maps that I have added myself)
* look up general advice on copyright
* accommodate foreign languages, e.g. Dutch, French
* buy the part of the map for my place (for digital maps that cost money)
* know any maps available for my place, including printed ones or ones available on other websites
* customise what I see on my tool based on my place of interest
* add digital maps that I have sourced myself to the mapping tool
* take a JPEG image of a map, e.g. from a book, and be able to layer it on top of a digitised map
* access to FamilySearch 1851 jurisdictions to get parish and other boundaries (http://maps.familysearch.org/)
* layer FamilySearch jurisdiction map on top of other maps
* see examples of what I can create with this tool
* password protect my maps if I choose to
* allow others to annotate my map
* identify groups of users
* have 'community' maps that are available to all users in a group to see
* have 'community' maps that are available to all users in a group to annotate
* limit functionality for different user groups, e.g. only Society members can use our icon library
* use an online service (paid) which will digitise maps of my place of interest that I source myself

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