Books

Placing History: How Maps, Spatial Data, and GIS are Changing Historical Scholarship

Amy Hillier, University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

In the last decade, historical GIS has emerged as a promising new methodology for studying the past. Historical GIS is the use of geographic information systems software and allied geospatial methods for historical research and teaching. Placing History: How Maps, Spatial Data, and GIS Are Changing Historical Scholarship offers case studies and essays on key issues involving historical GIS, highlighting the unprecedented range of tools to visualize historical information in a geographical context.

Suggested Citation

Anne Kelly Knowles and Amy Hillier, editors. Placing History: How Maps, Spatial Data, and GIS are Changing Historical Scholarship. Redlands CA: ESRI Press, 2008.