For this assignment, I georeferenced an index map of the ordnance survey of England and Wales on the scale of four miles to the inch. The map was depicted in 1901 and published in 1902. Here is a link to… Continue Reading
My map is found here. I find web mapping to be an extremely cool and useful tool. Particularly, I think the ability to add multiple layers can facilitate so many interesting insights and discoveries. If one wanted to explore the… Continue Reading
I explored the spatial field of digital humanities this week through georeferencing. Through the David Rumsey Georeferencer page, I was able to overlay a historical map of the Mediterranean onto a modern map. You can see the two maps
I rectified a map of the Chesapeake Bay, found here. I chose to go with this map because I grew up in Maryland, so I chose something close to (my previous) home! The title of this map is “A Chart… Continue Reading
I observed the map for Kentucky and Tennessee. I was able to arrange the map correctly over the actual placement of the two states. I can access the map this way, as well as looking over the actual image itself,… Continue Reading
This is my rectified map. It is a hand-drawn Italian map made in the 18th century. In the rectifying process, I was surprised by the various format that spatial DH projects can be presented in. In the projects that we… Continue Reading
Georectifying the “World of Mercator Projection” map gave me some insights into the meaning of maps as visual arguments about the world. The purpose of georectifying a map is to create a more geographically accurate version of a map which… Continue Reading
For this assignment, I georectified a map of France. I have a limited experience with GIS, so I have done some georeferencing and some geocoding, meaning that this experience did not change my understanding at all, though this site was… Continue Reading
Georeference is a technique to connect the historic maps with the modern map we know. The process is direct and intuitive: just find a map you want to work on and click the matching spots on both maps. I personally… Continue Reading
Georeference seems to be an interesting tool as I worked throughout this process to connect the points on the image to the map of California. I searched for some of the popular cities in California such as Sacramento, San Francisco,… Continue Reading
