The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography.

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The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography. / Gregory, Ian N.; Bennett, C.; Gilham, V. L. et al.
In: Cartographic Journal, Vol. 39, 2002, p. 37-49.

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Harvard

Gregory, IN, Bennett, C, Gilham, VL & Southall, HR 2002, 'The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography.', Cartographic Journal, vol. 39, pp. 37-49.

APA

Gregory, I. N., Bennett, C., Gilham, V. L., & Southall, H. R. (2002). The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography. Cartographic Journal, 39, 37-49.

Vancouver

Gregory IN, Bennett C, Gilham VL, Southall HR. The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography. Cartographic Journal. 2002;39:37-49.

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Gregory, Ian N. ; Bennett, C. ; Gilham, V. L. et al. / The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography. In: Cartographic Journal. 2002 ; Vol. 39. pp. 37-49.

Bibtex

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title = "The Great Britain Historical GIS: From maps to changing human geography.",

abstract = "A major project is building a specifically historical GIS (Geographical Information System) for Britain, mapping the evolving human geography of the past two centuries. This system combines the changing boundaries of administrative units with a large database of historical statistics. This paper focuses on England and Wales, where work is most advanced, and examines the sources for the mapping work, how the GIS is built, the uses of the GIS to map past geographies, and the potential for using mid-nineteenth century boundaries for mapping much earlier sources including the Domesday Book.",

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RIS

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