Category: Regions and History




A Taxonomy of Places

In our reference library it is important that we have a hierarchical catalogue of regions, where articles can be stored. However places need arranging according to various (sometimes conflicting) classifications. But a basic Country/Region/Place structure is what we are aiming for. But where to obtain such a structure? Possible sources of geographical structure: ( https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9627654/where-can-i-get-a-list-of-countries-states-and-cities […]

Processing old maps

Sources of maps: Scan yourself from printed copies Scanned images which are made available on other websites (e.g. National Library of Scotland) Vectorised maps (e.g. OpenStreetmap) Note about copyright: Depending upon your intended usage of any maps you harvest, especially if you intend to publish them on a website, be careful of the copyright. For […]