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 research to map out ancient areas and the changes in cities and places over time. NHGIS (National Historical Geographic Information System) stores historical GIS data […]
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GPS works better with common sense
The Engadget blog has a collection of stories about drivers who put more stock into the directions given by their GPS car navigation systems than the signage on the roads around them. The latest post involves a truck driver who refused to believe that an ever narrowing lane wouldn’t accomodate his […]