Laying the Foundation for Community-Driven, Open Cultural Gazetteers

KULA

Randa El Khatib¹ 

[1] Univeristy of Victoria;

关键词: cultural gazetteers;    topophilia;    volunteered geographical information;    geospatial humanities;    prototyping;   

DOI  :  10.5334/kula.53

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Geospatial humanities projects rely on information found in gazetteers to supply the infrastructure for projects. However, a majority of spatial gazetteers provide place names and geographical coordinates but lack contextualizing information that give meaning to a place, making them insufficient resources for humanities inquiry. In this article, I explore contemporary approaches to data collection and models for cultural gazetteers set forth by early modern chorographical traditions to lay the foundation for building community-driven, open cultural gazetteers. Concurrently, the role of the public in providing Volunteered Geographical Information (VGI) by harnessing user-friendly tools is explored.

【 授权许可】

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