Downloading and Installing QGIS Tutorial Go to https://qgis.org/ Click the ‘Download’ button on the top right of the page. It will take you to a donation page, which you can skip by clicking the orange ‘skip it and go to download’ button underneath the donation amount block. You should now Read more…
Introduction to GIS When working with GIS (Geographic Information Systems), you need to build a map by adding different components. These components primarily consist of data layers, which provide the geographic and attribute information necessary to visualize and analyze spatial relationships. The most common type of data used in GIS Read more…
GIS Teaching/Learning Resources Use this guide for further reading and finding resources to both teach GIS and learn more about GIS. The guide is divided into ‘General GIS Resources,’ ‘QGIS Resources,’ and ‘ArcGIS Resources.’ General GIS Resources University Resources/Lib Guides Michigan Technological Institution Locating Historical Maps/Finding Historic Datasets UPenn Historical Read more…
Early Modern Mapping Projects – Reference List Visualizations Death by Numbers DataScribe, Tropy, Omeka, data-driven historical research, GIS, data visualizations, London GIS Decima GIS, census data, population data, Florence, georectified historic map La Sfera Manuscripts, Maps, trade routes, Italy, Mediterranean world, navigation, interactive map Mapping Mandeville Project Read more…
How to Georectify Historic Maps in QGIS Load the Historic Map Open QGIS. Go to Raster > Georeferencer. Click Open Raster and select your scanned historic map. Set the Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Click Settings > Transformation Settings. Choose a CRS that matches your project (e.g., EPSG:4326 for WGS 84). Read more…
Finding Historic Maps Online Tutorial Where can I find historic maps for my project? Unless you can physically be in an archive and have permission to digitize a map yourself, the best place to find early modern maps is online. There are many online databases that contain digitized historic maps Read more…