{"id":64467,"date":"2022-02-08T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=64467"},"modified":"2022-02-08T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:41:13","slug":"the-city-of-calgary-launches-new-heritage-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2022\/02\/08\/the-city-of-calgary-launches-new-heritage-map\/","title":{"rendered":"The City of Calgary launches new Heritage map"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The City of Calgary and Heritage Calgary partnered up to launch an inventory of Calgary’s history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T<\/span>he City of Calgary teamed up with Heritage Calgary to create the new and improved version of the city\u2019s heritage map, which launched on Jan. 17.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>his tool, called the Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources, provides information of more than 800 historic sites in Calgary and is a combination of the previously available Heritage Inventory and the Discover Historic Calgary map.<\/p>\n

Josh Traptow, the CEO of Heritage Calgary, said that this inventory is one of Calgary\u2019s worst-kept secrets.<\/p>\n

\u201cOftentimes, people say Calgary doesn’t have any history because it\u2019s such a young city, but we do have a significant number of heritage sites in our city and we need to celebrate them,\u201d Traptow said.<\/p>\n

This interactive map is mobile-friendly, includes improved search and download capabilities, has aerial photos of different time-periods to see the changes over time, as well as visual accessibility for people with colour-blindness, according to The City of Calgary\u2019s press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an easy decision for the team to make it as accessible as possible,\u201d Traptow said.<\/p>\n

Harry Sanders, an Alberta-based historian and freelance writer, said this is a useful tool for people who work in history and heritage, as well as the general public, because information is readily available.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople can quickly and easily get an interesting narrative about a place and a sophisticated visual appreciation of it through archival photographs and this mapping feature,\u201d Sanders said.<\/p>\n

Sanders said this resource is valuable to people who want to learn about their home, campus, work, or a certain building.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a past to all of that. This tool can make it meaningful,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cPeople don’t know how fascinating history is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many listings on this map-based resource have a Statement of Significance, which provides a description of the resource, its heritage value, dates of significance, character defining elements, and additional heritage value information, according to the press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a treasure trove of information in our city,\u201d Traptow said.<\/p>\n

It was an easy decision for the team to make it as accessible as possible. – Josh Traptow<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources was improved because of a city-wide digital infrastructure project.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just a natural opportunity to upgrade,\u201d Traptow said.<\/p>\n

This resource can be found on both The City of Calgary website<\/a> and the Herit<\/a>age Calgary website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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