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100 1 _aGregory, Ian N.
100 1 _aPaul S. Ell
100 1 _d1970-
245 1 0 _aHistorical GIS :
_bTechnologies, Methodologies, and Scholarship /
_cIan N. Gregory, Paul S. Ell.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2007.
300 _ax, 227 p. :
300 _c26 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge studies in historical geography ;
_v39
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 _a1 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
520 _aHistorical 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.
650 0 _aGeography and Travel
650 0 _aHistorical geographic information systems.
650 0 _aGeographic information systems.
650 0 _aGPS
650 0 _aHistorical geography
650 0 _xMethodology.
700 1 _aEll, Paul S.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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856 4 2 _3Book review (H-Net)
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