03317cam a2200481 a 4500 OSt 20260629075349.0 070813s2007 enkab b 000 0 eng 9780521855631 9780521671705 ALCL 910.285 GRE-H Gregory, Ian N. Paul S. Ell 1970- Historical GIS : Technologies, Methodologies, and Scholarship / Ian N. Gregory, Paul S. Ell. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. x, 227 p. : 26 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Cambridge studies in historical geography ; 39 Includes bibliographical references. 1 GIS and its role in historical research: an introduction 2 GIS: a framework for representing the Earth’s surface 3 Building historical GIS databases 4 Basic approaches to handling data in a historical GIS 5 Using GIS to visualise historical data 6 Time in historical GIS databases 7 Geographic Information Retrieval: historical geographic information on the internet and in digital libraries 8 GIS and quantitative spatial analysis 9 From techniques to knowledge: historical GIS in practice Historical GIS is an emerging field that uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to research the geographies of the past. Ian Gregory and Paul Ell present the first study to comprehensively define this emerging field, exploring all aspects of using GIS in historical research. A GIS is a form of database in which every item of data is linked to a spatial location. This technology offers unparalleled opportunities to add insight and rejuvenate historical research through the ability to identify and use the geographical characteristics of data. Historical GIS introduces the basic concepts and tools underpinning GIS technology, describing and critically assessing the visualisation, analytical and e-Science methodologies that it enables, and examining key scholarship where GIS has been used to enhance research debates. The result is a clear agenda charting how GIS will develop as one of the most important approaches to scholarship in historical geography. Geography and Travel Historical geographic information systems. Geographic information systems. GPS Historical geography Methodology. Ell, Paul S. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007032991-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007032991-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007032991-t.html Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=23981 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK ddc 0 44951 44951 0 0 ddc 0 0 AKCL AKCL 2026-06-29 0 910.285 GRE-H 69306 2026-06-29 07:54:52 2026-06-29 BK