Presentation given at the 2010 Museum Computer Network annual conference.

1. Museums Without Walls
Deborah Boyer
Azavea
Museum Computer Network
October 29, 2010

2. Stories from the Square
2251 N. 2nd
Street
Photo from Muralfarm.org

3. Peace Through Imagination – 4th
and Monroe

4. Tribute to
Trades and
Labor – 1217
Spring
Garden

5. Each of these murals is intimately tied to a location.
Photo from Muralfarm.org

11. View in Google Street View

15. GIS for Preservation
• Track geographically
disparate assets or items
• Use geography to assist
with surveying collections
• Search for geographic
trends in deterioration of
assets
• Plan preservation
activities

16. First Rule for Preservation?
Know what you have

17. Tracking the Geography of your Collection
• Track where your
assets are located
• Ranges from noting
an address to more
complex shapefiles
• Display assets
geographically to find
new information

21. Muralfarm Survey Tool
• Stripped down design
for quick loading in
the field
• Mapping capabilities
• Data loaded into
Muralfarm for review
• Approved data
automatically updated
to mural record

22. Geographic Trends
• Look for trends in
deterioration of
outdoor sites
• Discover possible
insights into
vandalism patterns
• Note sites that have a
tendency toward
deterioration
Photo from PhillyHistory.org

23. Plan Preservation Activities
• Efficiently distribute
staff and resources
for preservation
measures
• Use geographic
information for
seeking funding
Photo from PhillyHistory.org

24. Did Someone Say
Funding?!?!

25. Encouraging Public Involvement with
Outdoor Collections
• Favorites
• Bookmarks
• RSS feeds
• Scan requests
• Error reports
• Public
commenting
Photo from PhillyHistory.org

26. Save, View, and Tag Favorite
Photos

30. So what do I do?
• Track locations
• Map those locations
to find new data or
ideas
• Brainstorm methods
for connecting to your
audience via location
Photo from PhillyHistory.org

32. Questions?
Deborah Boyer
Project Manager, Azavea
dboyer@azavea.com
Twitter: @debsting