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AHA 2014, Getting
Started in Digital HistorySpatial History & hGIS
Kalani CraigIndiana University, Bloomington
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The “spatial turn”
Geographic Information Systemsthe gathering, communicating and analysis of information that is created when you put attributes (population, etc.) into a geospatially referenced space (“onto a map”)The “h” in hGISAxis 1: AttributeAxis 2: GeoreferenceAxis 3: TimeThe “I” in hGISInsights into, and links to, the information BEHIND the map.The “S” in
hGISWhere are you getting your data? Where are you storing it? How will you present it?Slide3
hGIS concerns
Neogeography & webmapping vs GISMaps vs cartogramsModern maps vs historical mapsSlide4
GIS technical vocabulary
Vector datapoints, lines and areasAttribute datastatistical & other information mapped to vector dataShapefiles & KMLFormats in which vector data and attribute data combine to create map overlaysShapefile: single vector data type per file
KML: multiple vector data types per fileLayersWhich KML/shapefiles are showing and in what order?Slide5
Spatial history in the classroom
The ObjectProvide context for—and a better understanding of—medieval sources by recalibrating perceptions of distance and geography in the medieval MediterraneanA classroom exampleIbn Shaddad’s Third-Crusade worldDigital toolStanford ORBISRejected tools: Digital Atlas of Roman Civilization, Google mapsSlide6
Spatial history: during the exerciseSlide7
Curating & researching with spatial history
US Census bureauhttp://www.census.gov/history/www/reference/maps/population_distribution_over_time.htmlNew York City GIS projecthttp://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/06/13/nyc-historical-gis-projectI am it, and it is I (Lovecraft in Providence)http://lovecraft.neatline.org/neatline-exhibits/show/lovecraft-in-providence/fullscreenThe Age of Exploration: Digital Maps Collection
http://exploration.uoregon.eduProperty Values & Tinker Locationshttp://www.stanford.edu/group/spatialhistory/cgi-bin/site/viz.php?id=15&Slide8
Spatial history tools: Google Fusion TablesSlide9
Spatial history tools: Google mapsSlide10
Spatial history tools: ArcGISSlide11
Spatial history tools: Google Earth