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Historical GIS Research in Canada [PDF]

open access: yesEcological Restoration, 2014
Fundamentally concerned with place, and our ability to understand human relationships with environment over time, Historical Geographic Information Systems (HGIS) as a tool and a subject has direct bearing for the study of contemporary environmental issues and realities.
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Historical GIS

open access: yes, 2022
The historical GIS is, without any doubt, a powerful means of communication of historical phenomena for the public and also of collecting georeferenceable historical source through crowdsourcing activities, but the complexity of the data model underlying a GIS can also distance the public from understanding the complexity of the phenomena themselves ...
Paolo Mogorovich, Enrica Salvatori
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A new reading of the economic system of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany through the georeferencing of shops and factories at the time of the setting up of the Lorraine Land Registry (1835)

open access: yesUmanistica Digitale, 2023
This paper focuses on the reconstruction of the social and economic conditions of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in the mid eighteen thirties on the basis of recent geohistorical information.
Massimiliano Grava   +1 more
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Landscapes, Settlements and Traditional Housing in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia

open access: yesQuaestiones Geographicae, 2021
A change in livelihood and folk architecture is an indicator of cultural landscape transformation, which is often the result of changes occurring in the natural and socio-political realms.
Maisuradze Roman   +2 more
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Role of Geographic Information Systems in analysing the selection of cichociemni drop zones based on a case study of the “Mewa 1” drop zone

open access: yesPolish Cartographical Review, 2023
The article discusses the possible use of GIS tools in detailed spatial analysis of materials and old maps showing the activities of Polish soldiers during World War II.
Polończyk Agnieszka   +2 more
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Historical GIS: mapping the Bucharest geographies of the pre-socialist industryHistorical GIS: mapping the Bucharest geographies of the pre-socialist industry [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography, 2016
This article aims to map the manner in which the first industrial units crystalized in Bucharest and their subsequent dynamic. Another phenomenon considered was the way industrial sites grew and propagated and how the first industrial clusters formed ...
Gabriel Simion   +3 more
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The use of web-GIS and crowdsourcing in the acquisition of historical data on the example of Polegli1939 project

open access: yesPolish Cartographical Review, 2023
The historical Polegli1939 geoportal is probably the first thematic portal using spatial-temporal databases to present information on people killed during the World War II.
Zawadzki Mateusz   +3 more
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Anthropogenic degradation of dunes within a city: a disappearing feature of the cultural landscape of Toruń (Poland)

open access: yesJournal of Maps, 2021
The article presents changes in the topography of the Toruń area due to the degradation of dunes by human activity, and a reconstruction of their earlier location and morphology.
Paweł Molewski
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Rebuilding the Landscape of the Rural Post Office: A Geo-Spatial Analysis of 19th-century Postal Spaces and Networks

open access: yesRural Landscapes: Society Environment History, 2016
This paper uses Post Office (PO) petitions to uncover the complex spatial relationships that developed through the unique social space of the PO.
Nicholas Van Allen, Don Lafreniere
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The importance of historical maps for man-made pond research: From the past extent of ponds to issues of the present landscape. A case study from the Czech Republic

open access: yesMoravian Geographical Reports, 2021
Historical maps are a valuable resource in landscape research. The information gathered from them facilitates the cognisance of landscapes and may assist current landscape planning.
Frajer Jindřich   +4 more
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