In February 2017, CREATE project leader Julia Noordegraaf spoke with Folia Magazine about the use of GIS (Geographic Information System) in humanities research. She explained that ‘by making digital maps with GIS, you can uncover new patterns or relations. Information that you will not findREAD MORE
Have you ever wondered about the geographic and material aspects of your research? Have you ever been curious to find out what your data would look like when plotted on a map? As the “spatial turn” in history, the rise of interdisciplinary “area” studies, andREAD MORE
Workshop Kaarten en Data. Digitale kaartapplicaties voor erfgoedbeheerders en onderzoekers Arie van Steensel (Department Geschiedenis, Amsterdam Centre for Urban History) organizes a workshop on digital historical maps and GIS. Please find the abstract and program (in Dutch) below. Digitale kaartapplicaties zijn niet meer weg teREAD MORE
Today, in the UvA Urban History Seminar, prof. dr. Nicholas Terpstra (Toronto) introduced the DECIMA GIS project on 16th century Florence, showing how one could go about mapping social, economic and sensory life in the early modern city. How can we use GIS methods toREAD MORE