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Transcript of Digital History: Space, place and the City: A simple anti-GIS approach for historians
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Richard Rodger, Stuart Nicol, Chris Fleet, Daniel Henrie
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Objectives
1. To create a set of geo-referenced historical maps of Edinburgh
2. To reach a broader public
3. To develop open source software - avoid GIS!4. To develop dynamic maps, graphs, diagrams,
relating of Edinburgh, so as to further the understanding of 19th and 20th century cities
= Pilot or Proof of Concept Project
http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/
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How did we go about this?
5 elements
1. Resources2. Map Builder3. Thematic Mapping4. ‘How to’ Guides5. Case Studies
http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/
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1. Resource Development
• Maps scanned and geo-referenced
• Boundaries Registration, ward, and sanitary districtsExtension of the Royalty boundary; municipal area Chronological map of EdinburghKirkwood 1817 property ownersBoundaries available in zip, shape and kml formats
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Resources
Geo-referenced maps of Edinburgh (1765-1950) freely available as:
Tile Map Services JPEGs/JPW KML Web Mapping Services
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Digitised and Geo-referenced Maps of Edinburgh
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William EDGARCity and Castle of Edinburgh 1765
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William EDGARCity and Castle of Edinburgh 1765
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Edgar, 1765
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Kincaid, 1784
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Ainslie, 1804
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Kirkwood, 1817
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Kirkwood, 1821
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Wood, 1831
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Ordnance Survey, 1852-3
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Ordnance Survey, 1876-7
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Ordnance Survey, 1893-4
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Bartholomew, 1939-40
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Ordnance Survey, 1945-50
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Bartholomew’s Chronological Map of Edinburgh as KML Superoverlay
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Bartholomew’s Chronological Map, 1919
chrono map
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2 Mapbuilder : address based history
census organised by household local taxation system based on a property valuation
shareholders and bank accounts linked to an address criminal records vehicle registration; driving licences your store card and credit card statements, advertising, business address utility bills for proof of residence
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2.1 Mapbuilder: Geocoder
1 My spreadsheet: cleaning up the data
2 Running the geo-coder
3 Plotting the points on a historical map
4 Results: historical interpretation
geocode
solicitors
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2.2 Mapbuilder: area, distance, elevation
• James Colville, the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company Ltd., the ‘Colonies’ and his walk to work in the 1870s
• James Steel 1869 - Easter Dalry feu
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Mapbuilder: area, distance, elevation
1 Distance =0.78km = 780m = 845 yards
2 Area = 0.04 km2
3 Elevation = 62-69 metres
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2.3 Map Builder: Customising
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2.3 Map Builder: Customising
Boundaries
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Kirkwood 1817
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Plan of the City of
Edinburgh and its Environs
containing all the recent and
intended improvements
Kirkwood 1817
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Kirkwood 1817
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Edinburgh Landowners 1872
12 Largest landowners(excluding the Crown)
residing in
acres gross annual value (£)
Heriot’s Hospital, Gov Edinburgh 180 4770
Edinburgh City, LP etc Edinburgh 167 6983
North British Railway Co Edinburgh 111 23199
Trs. Charles Rocheid Oxford 96 698
Trs Sir William Fettes Edinburgh 92 1241
Lt Col A Learmonth, MP London 83 2455
Sir George Warrender Edinburgh 74 908
Sir Thomas Dick-Lauder London 68 1066
Watson’s School, Gov Edinburgh 53 1718
Caledonian Railway Co Edinburgh 44 10363
Caledonian Ins. Co Edinburgh 42 1561
Mrs M C Agnew Clifton 36 856
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Municipal Wards and Registration Districts 1856-82 and 1905
Municipal Wards and Registration Districts 1856-82 and 1905
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Downloadable Maps
Free to use geo-referenced
maps of Edinburgh
Geo-referenced maps in Jpg/Jgw format and Web
Map Service (WMS) layers to use in Georeferencing
Applications, and KML to view in Google Earth.
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3. Thematic Mapping Engine
Families per household
Uses boundary based areas (districts, wards, constituencies) in conjunction with related statistical information to develop new historical maps
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Thematic Mapping
The Thematic mapping API(Application Programming Interface) is a JavaScript library that enables you to create thematic maps from your own data.
The API combines boundary and statistical data to create thematic maps in Google Earth format (KML).
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How did we go about this?
5 elements
1. Resources2. Map Builder3. Thematic Mapping4. ‘How to’ Guides5. Case Studies
http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/
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4 Guides/Help
• Mapbuilder
• Geo-referencing
http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/
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Guides/Help
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Mapbuilder
• Geo-referencing
• Drawing
• Online publishing
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Guides
Guides for: georeferencing maps transforming maps between projections drawing lines and points putting georeferenced maps online
…using ArcGIS and QGIS for desktop use
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Georeferencing using Quantum GIS (QGIS)
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Georeferencing using Quantum GIS (QGIS)
- Transforming the image and exporting the finished georeferenced map
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Georeferencing using Quantum GIS (QGIS)
- Viewing and editing Control Points
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5 Case Studies:
I have addresses in a spreadsheet, how can I find where those addresses are on the map?
In the Map Builder application you will find a Map Addresses tool that enables you to copy and paste addresses from a spreadsheet, locate them on a map and export the results in Google Earth format.
I’ve mapped my addresses and saved them to my computer. How can I publish the KML file to the web?
Google Sites allows you to create and edit web pages. It’s free, and you can upload any type of file and make it available on the Internet. Once you've completed the simple steps outlined here, you will have a public, personalised web presence for your KML files.
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Case Studies:
How can I view my addresses on historic maps?
How can I create a Google Account?
Google Sites accounts are linked to Google accounts. If you have a Google account, log in at http://pages.google.com. If not, go to http://mail.google.com/mail/signup and sign up for one. Then go to http://sites.google.com and create a site.
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Case Studies: From the Borders to Berlin
1. Berlin squatters: where were they in the 1970s and 1980s?2. Borders parish relief in Jedburgh and Melrose in the 19th C
3. James Connolly’s life: key locations4. Female Moneylenders in Liverpool 1930s5. Civil Society in Leicester: club memberships 1950-20006. Edinburgh Trades and Labour Council annual report, 1920-217. 40 student projects on social history of 19th C Edinburgh8. Dundee prostitution in the inter-war years
So you want to map your address-based or boundary based data?
GO FOR IT!
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