A basemap layer will always underlay the map view. By clicking the "Basemaps" button below, you can switch between the following:
Through a process called "geo-referencing", we have added 12 historic maps for you to explore. Click on the "Historic Maps" button below to begin... But remember, it is very easy to over-interpret historic maps!
When a historic map is activated, it is added as a "layer" on top of the current basemap. You can "stack" multiple historic maps by activating more than one; the most recently activated map will be placed on top. To enhance the view, you can adjust the transparency of any historic map.
NOTE: Be sure to click on the icon to learn more about each historic map!
In the Overlays tab, you can add AFRH-W resources to the map. By default, a layer showing all resources is present.
In addition to the resource overlays, the following extra overlays are available to help you get acquainted with the layout of the AFRH-W campus:
While viewing historic map layers, keep the following in mind:
The Armed Forces Retirement Home cannot guarantee the reliability of the apparent relationship between features on historic maps and their current location.
The map view does not show the following types of resources:
Click "SHOW HELP" at the top of the page to find a full list of omitted resources.
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The AFRH-IRIS is powered by Arches v3, a free and open source software platform designed to create and manage rich inventories of culturally signficant resources. Check out the Arches website to learn more, or the Arches forum to get involved.
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