Historical GIS: Technologies, Methodologies and Scholarship

by Paul S. Ell and Ian N. Gregory

Book Overview

Historical GIS is an emerging field that uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to research the geographies of the past. Ian Gregory and Paul Ell's study, first published in 2007, comprehensively defines this 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521671701
• ISBN13: 9780521671705
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 9.5"