Where to Find GIS Data for Historical Country Boundaries
Finding historical GIS data can be hard to find. Listed here are available sites that offer historical country data in GIS file formats for download.
GIS and Modern Research from Historical Maps
While GIS offers a way to digitize detailed historical records and maps, it can also provide a new way to understand history and trends over time.
Where to Look for Historical Maps
The use of extracting data from old paper maps is growing in popularity as a method to understanding historical geography. David Ramsey popularized the method … Read more
Historical Geography and GIS
Historical GIS is the use of GIS data to document the given geography of an area in history. GIS can be used in historical geography … Read more
16th and 17th Century Cartography Versus 2011 Imagery
How did the major cities in the 16th and 17th centuries compare with their modern counterparts? The Atlantic has a slideshow comparing the look of … Read more