Manuscripts, Mapping, and Provenance
The Digital Orientalist has given us many examples of the uses of digital cartography or, more simply, mapping. Ranging from … Continue reading Manuscripts, Mapping, and Provenance
Category: Digital Cartography
Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 2: Linking and Visualizing Population Data in ArcGIS
This post has been contributed by Emre Amasyali. Information about the author is included at the end of the post. … Continue reading Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 2: Linking and Visualizing Population Data in ArcGIS
Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 1: Digitizing Historical Maps and Creating District Polygons in ArcGIS
This post has been contributed by Emre Amasyali. Information about the author is included at the end of the post. … Continue reading Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 1: Digitizing Historical Maps and Creating District Polygons in ArcGIS
Simple Map-Making with ArcGIS Online: A Brief Tutorial
As discussed in several of our previous posts by Fatma, Deniz, and Giulia, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a useful … Continue reading Simple Map-Making with ArcGIS Online: A Brief Tutorial
Georeferencing Historical Maps: Applying Map Warper to Ottoman Urban History
Digital research methods and software that allow spatial analysis enable different research questions to be produced by moving cities, places, … Continue reading Georeferencing Historical Maps: Applying Map Warper to Ottoman Urban History
Mapping Ancient Indian Urban Spaces
This article deals with GIS in Classical Indian Studies, focusing on the case-study of “Mapping Vijayanagara.” Continue reading Mapping Ancient Indian Urban Spaces
GSM: A Lesson for Beginners, by a Beginner
Composing a text for a website such as this requires a balancing act between the website’s likely readership. Some readers … Continue reading GSM: A Lesson for Beginners, by a Beginner
Apps for Viewing Historical Japanese Maps
Several years ago, I received an iPad and realizing that I wanted to use it for academic purposes began to … Continue reading Apps for Viewing Historical Japanese Maps
Making online interactive maps with Leaflet (Part 2)
In the first part of my post about making maps with Leaflet, I had explained the basics of creating an … Continue reading Making online interactive maps with Leaflet (Part 2)
Making online interactive maps with Leaflet (Part 1)
If you study or teach humanities and social sciences and are interested in digital tools, you have probably heard of … Continue reading Making online interactive maps with Leaflet (Part 1)
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