Physical Description
x, 227 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
GIS and its role in historical research: an introduction
GIS: a framework for representing the earth's surface
Building historical GIS databases
Basic approaches to handling data in a historical GIS
Using GIS to visualise historical data
Time in historical GIS databases
Geographic information retrieval: historical geographic information on the internet and in digital libraries
GIS and quantitative spatial analysis
From techniques to knowledge: historical GIS in practice.
Other Authors/Editors
Ell, Paul S.
ISBN
9780521855631
0521855632 (hbk.)
9780521671705 (pbk.)
0521671701 (pbk.)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
GIS and its role in historical research: an introduction -- GIS: a framework for representing the earth's surface -- Building historical GIS databases -- Basic approaches to handling data in a historical GIS -- Using GIS to visualise historical data -- Time in historical GIS databases -- Geographic information retrieval: historical geographic information on the internet and in digital libraries -- GIS and quantitative spatial analysis -- From techniques to knowledge: historical GIS in practice.
Additional Form
Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
