NLGIS

1. NLGIS a web based historical GIS for everyoneOnno BoonstraRadboud UniversiteitDANS

2. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • Historical Geographical Information Systems on the web • some examples • differences between them • not suited very well for historical research • what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? • three demands to be met • the NLGIS project • a web based historical GIS for everyone

16. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • Status quo: web based Historical Geographical Information Systems • various visualization methods • various ways to show changes through time • various uses of contextual information • ranging from easy-to-use to sophisticated

17. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • Status quo: web based Historical Geographical Information Systems • various visualization methods • various ways to show changes through time • various uses of contextual information • ranging from easy-to-use to sophisticated • but … • not for historical researchers

18. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? Demand # 1

21. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? • Demand # 1 • A historical researcher wants a web based HGIS to allow the upload of data of his own

23. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? • Demand # 1 • A historical researcher wants a web based HGIS to allow the upload of data of his own - with ease

24. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? Demand # 2

28. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? • Demand # 2 • A historical researcher wants a web based Historical GIS first of all to have a simple web design. Only when this demand is met, the historical researcher wants the number of user defined possibilities to mould the data into a visual representation to be maximized.

29. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? Demand # 3

31. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone • what does a historical researcher want from a Historical GIS? • Demand # 3 • A historical researcher wants a web based HGIS to allow his maps to be downloadable – at least into a Word document

32. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project • initially, part of the DANS Dutch Census project • comparable to Belgian Historical GIS • all census data available within GIS • all municipals divisions 1812-1971 • all submunicipal divisions 1859-1971 • tools to manipulate census data • as a consequence, very complex • solution: • more GIS with less GIS: NLGIS

33. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS • put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries; • allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ; • create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences; • make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations

34. http://ip042.niwi.knaw.nl:9099/hgin/app

45. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS • put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries; • allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ; • create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences; • make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations

46. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS • put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries; • allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ; • create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences; • make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations

47. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS • put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries; • allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ; • create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences; • make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations

48. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS • put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries; • allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ; • create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences; • make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations

49. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project: more GIS with less GIS • put no data in NLGIS, only shapefiles with municipal and provincial boundaries; • allow user to upload data and to link them to NLGIS shapefiles by himself ; • create a set of GIS tools with which a user can visualize regional differences; • make sure that such maps can be downloaded in such a way that they are fit to be included in standard software for documents and multimedia presentations

50. NLGISa web based historical GIS for everyone the NLGIS project NLGIS • prototype: http://ip042.niwi.knaw.nl:9099/hgin/app • najaar 2007 gereed • http://www.nlgis.nl meer informatie • Onno Boonstra • DANS