Interactive Buenos Aires Maps

There are two interactive maps available. The interactive map of Buenos Aires from 2019 is housed on Omeka, subsequential maps are on ArcGIS Storymaps. Previously, Omeka had an interactive map plugin that allowed the 2019 Digital Buenos Aires design team to map artifacts based on their location accompanied by audio, video, or images. The 2022 Digital Buenos Aires design team switched to ArcGIS due to the many changes in Omeka S’ features. ArcGIS Storymaps provides many of the same features as Omeka, in addition to auto-mapping using metadata, map customization, and other site editing tools.

ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) software primarily used for managing geographic data, whereas Omeka is a web-based content management system (CMS). ArcGIS utilizes powerful mapping capabilities and provides various spatial analysis, mapping, and visualization tools. The new version of Omeka, Omeka S, does not have mapping capabilities but third-party mapping services can be integrated into Omeka S.