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About
Mobile Historical is an initiative of the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities that seeks to develop Curatescape a location-based mobile publishing tool designed to allow humanities scholars and organizations to "curate the city" through the use of geo-located historical texts, archival film and images, oral history (and other) audio, and short documentary videos. The Curatescape platform is built on Omeka, an open source archival Content Management System developed by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. The Mobile Historical initiative began its life in 2010, when the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities, in collaboration with Epstein Design Partners and DXY Solutions, released Cleveland Historical, a mobile application for iOS and Android devices. Cleveland Historical is the first implementation of a larger mobile platform called Curatescape.
- What is the Mobile Historical Initiative?
- For a list of current deployments, visit mobilehistorical.org
Quickstart Guide
- Quickstart Guide for project admins and content creators
Setting up the technical infrastructure for Curatescape
Configuring the client apps
App Store Deployments
Content Creation
Support and FAQ
- How can I get involved in the Mobile Historical Initiative and deploy Curatescape?
- Can I use Curatescape in indoor spaces, like museums?
- Under what terms is Curatescape licensed?
- Can I use Curatescape with a hosted omeka.net account?
- What happens when a new version of Android, iOS or Omeka is released?
- Can I add new features to the app software?
Release History
- November, 2010: [Cleveland Historical], initial test release of iOS version
- April, 2011: [Cleveland Historical], initial release of Android version
- April, 2011: [Cleveland Historical], feature parity between iOS and Android devices, addition of social sharing (Facebook, Twitter, email) functionality and site-specific mapping ("Get Directions")
- September, 2011: NEH ODH Grant to fund exploration and development of Mobile Historical tool, which leads to development of Curatescape.
- April, 2012: Curatescape 0.9 released in beta, with [Spokane Historical].
- May, 2012: Curatescape beta releases in [Baltimore Heritage], [New Orleans Historical], Discover Medina, Geauga Historical
- May, 2012: Curatescape Omeka Theme expected to be released, an Omeka theme optimized for the mobile web.
- June, 2012, expected installations of Curatescape: St. Paul Heritage by Historic St. Paul (Minnesota); Kentucky Historic Markers, by Kentucky Historical Society; Champaign/Urban Art Tour, by the University of Illinois; and Mt. Pleasant Historical by Main Street Mt. Pleasant (South Carolina).
Development Wishlist & Known Issues
- Public bug tracking and feature requests are currently listed on Github at CPHDH/MobileHistorical
- Private staff issue tracking is available with an account at Curatescape Trac - DXY
Press Coverage
See: Press coverage
Awards and Grants
See: Awards and Grants
Admin Quick Links
Wiki admins may find the following resources useful. Please note that only Mobile Historical staff and site admins may add or edit material on this site. If you would like access, please contact CPHDH staff
