2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts Online Program

Paper Session: 3640 Methodological approaches to Historical GIS is scheduled on Thursday, 4/17/08, from 5:20 PM - 7:00 PM in St. George C, Westin, 3rd Floor Sponsorship(s): Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Historical Geography Specialty Group China Specialty Group Organizer(s): Merrick Berman - China Historical GIS, Harvard Univ Ian N. Gregory - Lancaster University Chair(s): Peter Bol - Harvard University Abstract(s):   5:20 PM   Introduction: Peter Bol - Harvard University   5:24 PM   Author(s): *Merrick Berman - China Historical GIS, Harvard Univ *Dagmar Schäfer Schaefer - Max Planck Institute for the History of Science  Abstract Title: Analysis of Change Over Time Using CHGIS Datasets and WEB 2.0 Technology 5:42 PM   Introduction: John Logan - Brown University   5:44 PM   Author(s): John Logan - Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences, Brown University Qiang Cai - Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences, Brown University *Jason Bryan Jindrich - Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences, Brown University  Abstract Title: Mapping Neighborhoods and Households in U.S. Cities in 1880 6:00 PM   Author(s): *Alexander Akin - Harvard University  Abstract Title: Unearthing uncertainty: A case study in georeferencing the Yujitu 6:18 PM   Author(s): *Karl Grossner - UC Santa Barbara Department of Geography  Abstract Title: Spatiotemporal Primitives in Print Historical Atlases and Historical GIS 6:36 PM   Discussant: Ian N. Gregory - Lancaster University   Discussant(s): Ian N. Gregory - Lancaster University Introducer(s): Peter Bol - Harvard University John Logan - Brown University Session Description: The emergence of Historical GIS projects over the last decade has provided us with a variety of datasets and data models to use in our research.  In some cases the HGIS projects are focused on providing a basic infrastructure for the historical geography of a particular region, in other cases the HGIS projects developed innovative tools for spatiotemporal analysis.  This session will focus on practical approaches to Historical GIS with four case studies:  first, how to develop applications for the study of change over time that makes use of existing Historical GIS data.   Second, the representation of historical enumeration districts and how to use and interpret measures of spatial segregation.  Third, the examination of cartographic uncertainty in georeferencing ancient maps. And fourth, an examination of the structural content of both Print Historical Atlases and Historical GIS.

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