One Historical Map Locating the Past of Present Katherine Chong Singapore Land Authority (SLA) GeoSmart Asia 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17-19 October 2016 www.oneHmap.sg Introduction to One Historical Map (OHM) • Created by SLA to celebrate SG50 • To raise awareness to and educate the public, especially the younger generation, about the changes in their neighbourhoods and the country • OHM traces the momentous changes to the Singapore landscape over a span of 50 years since our independence • Compare modern Singapore streetscapes to those of yesteryears • Users can contribute to the geographical history of Singapore by geo-tagging their personal collection of past and present photographs of Singapore 2 Introduction to OHM • Developed by a team of geospatial application specialists within SLA • Available on Google Play and App Store www.oneHmap.sg 3 OHM Activities • Launched in December 2015 • GeoHackathon 2015 • Digi.tech @ Clementi 2016 • Support crowdsourcing to chronicle Singapore’s past GeoHackathon Digi.tech@ 2015 Clementi 2016 4 Singapore island Over the years... 5 Ten Mile Junction Features Locating and Tracing the Development of a Place 6 Ten Mile Junction Features Crowdsourcing Historic Photographs 7 Ten Mile Junction Features Compare Maps of Different Years 8 LIVE DEMO TEN MILE JUNCTION HWA CHONG INSTITUTION SENTOSA ISLAND 9 Ten Mile Junction 10 To Study the Ten Mile Junction Development of a Particular Area/Building Insert Ten Mile Junction and select the first result. 11 To Study the Development 2016 of a Particular Area/Building Bring view to Ten Mile Junction on base map of year 2016. Photo contributed by National Heritage Board 12 To Study the Development 1966 of a Particular Area/Building Change the year of map to 1966, it shows Bukit Panjang English School and a police station. 13 To Study the Development 1975 of a Particular Area/Building Change the year of map to 1975, the map still shows Bukit Panjang English School and the police station. 14 To Study the Development 1984 of a Particular Area/Building Change the year of map to 1984, Bukit Panjang English School and the police station are still around. 15 To Study the Development 1995 of a Particular Area/Building Change the year of map to 1995, Bukit Panjang English School and the police station no longer exist on the map. 16 To Study the Development 2007 of a Particular Area/Building Change the year of map to 2007, it shows that the area was used to build Ten Mile Junction building. 17 Hwa Chong Institution 18 To Study the History of Building Conservation Search for Hwa Chong Institution and select the first result. 19 To Study the History of 2016 Building Conservation The map of year 2016 shows where Hwa Chong Institution is located. 20 To Study the History of 1966 Building Conservation Change the year of map to 1966, it shows the area was occupied by Chinese High School instead. 21 To Study the History of 1975 Building Conservation In year 1975, Chinese High School still exists in the area. At the same time, Hwa Chong Junior College appears next to Chinese High School. 22 To Study the History of 1984 Building Conservation In year 1984, there isn’t much changes at the same location. 23 To Study the History of 1995 Building Conservation In year 1995, road construction started to happen around the area. 24 To Study the History of 2007 Building Conservation On the map of year 2007, Clock Tower Building appears at the same location. It can be deduced that Hwa Chong Junior College and Chinese High School (as seen in earlier maps) were merged to form Hwa Chong Institution. 25 To Study the History of 2016 Building Conservation The map of year 2016 shows that more buildings had been built under Hwa Chong Institution. 26 1966 1995 To Study the History of Building Conservation 1975 2007 The Hwa Chinese Chong High Junior 1984 2016 School College Hwa Chong Institution 27 To Study the History of Year 1950s Building Posted by tan_jiayi98 Conservation Photo of Chinese High School in year 1950s vs 2016. Year 2016 Posted by Joseph 28 Sentosa 29 To Study the History and 1966 Development of an Area The island was formerly known as Pulau Blakang Mati as seen in map of year 1966. Whereas the former Pulau Hantu is now known as Pulau Keppel. 30 To Study the History and 1975 Development of an Area On the map of year 1975, the island was renamed to Sentosa and land reclamation started to happen. 31 To Study the History and 1984 Development Pulau Keppel of an Area On the map of year 1984, Pulau Hantu was renamed to Pulau Keppel. More land reclamation activities happened at Pulau Brani and Tanjong Pagar Terminal area. 32 To Study the History and 1995 Development of an Area In year 1995, a large tract of land was reclaimed at the east of Sentosa island. 33 To Study the History and 2007 Development of an Area In 2007, mass developments started to take place at east of Sentosa island. 34 To Study the History and 2016 Development of an Area On the map of year 2016, several jetties were built at Sentosa island and Keppel island. With map comparison side by side, it shows that every 10 years, new area is being developed and reclaimed. 35 Conclusion • OHM can be used to study the evolving of any part of Singapore • OHM facilitates the sharing of personal photos of places and buildings of Singapore • OHM as a geo-historical platform, integrating maps and technology helps to preserve the historical geographical information, shared history and heritage Thank You About SLA Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is a statutory board with the Ministry of Law. Its mission is to optimise land resources for the social and economic development of Singapore. SLA manages some 12,000 hectares of State land and about 5,000 State buildings, which have largely been tenanted out for a variety of uses. It also manages land sales, leases, acquisitions and allocation, developing and marketing land-related information, and maintaining the national land information database through digitised land information services. Being the national land registration authority for property transactions, SLA issues and guarantees land titles in Singapore. It also manages and maintains the national land survey system, where boundaries or legal limits of properties are defined, based on a coordinated cadastre survey system. The use of geospatial information is also spearheaded by SLA through a national collaborative environment where geospatial data, policies and technologies are established and defined, thereby fostering innovation, knowledge and value creation for the Government, enterprises and community. For more details, visit www.sla.gov.sg or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SingaporeLandAuthority 37 .