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Name: Placing History: Introducing geographic information systems in the context of current humanities research
ID: m13693
Language: English (en)
Summary: Using the TIMEA project (Travelers in the Middle East Archive) as a case study, this module will explore an increasingly popular trend in historical research: the use of advanced mapping software-- broadly called geographic information systems, or GIS-- as a means of animating and visualizing research. Among current research initiatives, TIMEA has been particularly successful at employing a variety of innovative digital resources to make a large set of printed antiquities more publicly accessible. The use of Geographic Information Systems is among these digital resources and this module will explain how this tool is being leveraged to the benefit of the project.
Subject: Humanities, Science and Technology
Keywords: Geographic Information, geography, GIS, history, mapping, maps, Middle East, TIMEA
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: eric leshinsky (leshmail@yahoo.com), Marie Wise (mwise158@gmail.com), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: eric leshinsky (leshmail@yahoo.com)
Maintainers: eric leshinsky (leshmail@yahoo.com), Marie Wise (mwise158@gmail.com), Lisa Spiro (lspiro@sparta.rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.6 (history)
First publication date: Feb 2, 2006 1:36 pm US/Central
Last revision to module: Sep 14, 2006 2:40 pm GMT-5

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Version History

Version: 1.6 Sep 14, 2006 2:40 pm GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
Changes: 
 Corrected spelling errors
Version: 1.5 Jul 25, 2006 4:27 pm GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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Version: 1.4 Jul 24, 2006 4:33 pm GMT-5 by eric leshinsky
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Version: 1.3 Jul 11, 2006 10:10 am GMT-5 by Lisa Spiro
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Added link to TIMEA
Version: 1.2 Jul 10, 2006 1:59 pm GMT-5 by eric leshinsky
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new final sentnence
Version: 1.1 Jul 10, 2006 10:38 am GMT-5 by eric leshinsky
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