{"id":428,"date":"2019-11-04T19:29:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T23:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/?page_id=428"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:57:14","slug":"back50","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/geolab\/projects\/back50\/","title":{"rendered":"The Back 50 Project: Mapping Rural Land Use Change in PEI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UPEI GeoREACH Lab\u2019s Back 50 project was a participatory mapping project where people were asked to tell stories about how land on PEI with which they are familiar has changed over the last 50 years. We were interested in local knowledge and perspectives, to help develop a better understanding of how and why land use on PEI has changed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey has now closed. You may still access the historical maps using the survey for an unknown period of time (as of January 2022), however please note that survey responses are no longer being monitored. Please do not enter pins and answers to survey questions on the map as this phase of the research is now over. Thank-you to all who participated. We hope you will participate in similar GeoREACH Lab projects in the future. If you have questions about responses you contributed prior to January 2022 please contact the project team at the information below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Back 50 Project Survey on Maptionnaire
Note: The Survey Has Concluded as of December 2021
Visit GeoPEI for continued access<\/a> to historical maps.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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New: Introducing the GeoPEI Prince Edward Island Historical Map Viewer<\/a>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GeoPEI is a continuation of the map interface originally developed for The Back 50 Project. Users may continue to use it to explore the same layers that were presented during the Back 50 project survey, as well as some newly developed layers. Click the “eye” in each layer on the top right to toggle between seven historical maps and aerial photo layers, as well as the 2020 aerial photos and a number of basemaps in the ArcGIS Online viewer. The full url to GeoPEI is https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/9870ec990eaa40069f772b7025fbd18c\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Back 50 Project background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Back 50 Project (active 2020-2021) sought volunteers to participate in an interactive mapping exercise about agricultural land use change on PEI over the past 50 years. We were interested in how members of the agricultural community value land that is important to them and how they have seen this land change over time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about The Back 50 Project’s first phase (2020-2021), please see the participant welcome, the project introduction video, and other details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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