Historical GIS Technologies, Methodologies, and Scholarship
“Historical GIS Technologies, Methodologies, and Scholarship” by Ian N. Gregory, published by Cambridge University Press on December 13, 2007, is a comprehensive exploration of the emerging field of Historical Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This 240-page book delves into how GIS can be utilized to research and understand the geographies of the past, offering insights into the integration of spatial data with historical research.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the basic concepts and tools that underpin GIS technology, alongside a critical assessment of its visualization, analytical, and e-science methodologies. The book discusses key scholarship where GIS has been applied to enhance debates in historical geography, providing a clear agenda for the future development of GIS as a significant approach in this field. Topics such as history, historical geography, and social history are woven throughout the text, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of technology and historical research.
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Historical GIS is an emerging field that uses Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to research the geographies of the past. Ian Gregory and Paul Ell’s study, first published in 2007, comprehensively defines this field, exploring all aspects of using GIS in historical research. A GIS is a form of database in which every item of data is linked to a spatial location. This technology offers unparalleled opportunities to add insight and rejuvenate historical research through the ability to identify and use the geographical characteristics of data. Historical GIS introduces the basic concepts and tools underpinning GIS technology, describing and critically assessing the visualisation, analytical and e-science methodologies that it enables and examining key scholarship where GIS has been used to enhance research debates. The result is a clear agenda charting how GIS will develop as one of the most important approaches to scholarship in historical geography.
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