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NLGIS NLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone Onno Boonstra Radboud Universiteit DANS
NLGIS NLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
Onno BoonstraRadboud UniversiteitDANS
• Historical Geographical Information Systems on the web ▫ some examples▫ differences between them▫ not suited very well for historical research
• what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?▫ three demands to be met
• the NLGIS project▫ a web based historical GIS for everyone
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
Status quo: web based Historical Geographical Information Systems▫ various visualization methods▫ various ways to show changes through time▫ various uses of contextual information▫ ranging from easy-to-use to sophisticated
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
Status quo: web based Historical Geographical Information Systems▫ various visualization methods▫ various ways to show changes through time▫ various uses of contextual information▫ ranging from easy-to-use to sophisticated
but …▫ not for historical researchers
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 1
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 1A historical researcher wants a web based HGIS to allow the upload of data of his own
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 1A historical researcher wants a web based HGIS to allow the upload of data of his own - with ease
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 2
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 2
A historical researcher wants a web based Historical GIS first of all to have a simple web design. Only when this demand is met, the historical researcher wants the number of user defined possibilities to mould the data into a visual representation to be maximized.
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 3
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS?
Demand # 3
A historical researcher wants a web based HGIS to allow his maps to be downloadable – at least into a Word document
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
• initially, part of the DANS Dutch Census project▫ comparable to Belgian Historical GIS▫ all census data available within GIS▫ all municipals divisions 1812-1971▫ all submunicipal divisions 1859-1971▫ tools to manipulate census data
• as a consequence, very complex• solution:▫ more GIS with less GIS: NLGIS
the NLGIS project
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
▫ put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries;
▫ allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ;
▫ create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences;
▫ make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS
▫ put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries;
▫ allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ;
▫ create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences;
▫ make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS
put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries;
▫ allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ;
▫ create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences;
▫ make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS
put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries;
allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ;
▫ create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences;
▫ make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS
put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries;
allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ;
create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences;
▫ make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS
put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries;
allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ;
create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences;
make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS
NLGIS▫ prototype:
http://ip042.niwi.knaw.nl:9099/hgin/app▫ najaar 2007 gereed▫ http://www.nlgis.nl
meer informatie▫ Onno Boonstra▫ DANS
the NLGIS project
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
the NLGIS project
NLGISNLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyone
