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Category: Visualization

Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part II)
Buddhist Studies, Chinese Language, DH in General, Indian Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis, Visualization

Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part II)

In my previous post about the text-matching database BuddhaNexus, I corresponded with project co-director Orna Almogi, who described the promise … Continue reading Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part II)

Manuscripts, Mapping, and Provenance
Digital Cartography, Indian Studies, Visualization

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

Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo
Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Teaching, Visualization

Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo

Several months ago, some of my colleagues in Japan launched an online portal through which it is possible to explore … Continue reading Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo

Social Scientific Applications of Historical GIS, Part 2: Linking and Visualizing Population Data in ArcGIS
DH in General, Digital Cartography, Islamic Studies, Ottoman Studies, Software, Visualization

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
Digital Cartography, Islamic Studies, Ottoman Studies, Visualization

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

Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part I)
Buddhist Studies, Online Resources, Textual Analysis, Visualization

Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part I)

BuddhaNexus is a text-matching database with visualization capabilities that draws its data from Buddhist literary corpora in Pāli, Sanskrit, Tibetan, … Continue reading Text-Matching at the Canonical Crossroads: An Introduction to BuddhaNexus (Part I)

Georeferencing Historical Maps: Applying Map Warper to Ottoman Urban History
Digital Cartography, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Visualization

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

A Digital Introduction to the Chinese Buddhist Canon
Buddhist Studies, Chinese Language, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Online Resources, Sinology, Visualization

A Digital Introduction to the Chinese Buddhist Canon

The Chinese Buddhist canon contains canonical Buddhist literature as recognized in East Asia. Early practitioners interacted with one of the … Continue reading A Digital Introduction to the Chinese Buddhist Canon

Once upon a Camera…
DH in General, Indian Studies, Visualization

Once upon a Camera…

This article gives a basic introduction to photogrammetry by using the Agisoft Metashape software. Continue reading Once upon a Camera…

Mapping Ancient Indian Urban Spaces
Digital Cartography, Indian Studies, Online Resources, Software, Visualization

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

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