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Working with Named Places: How and Why to Build a Gazetteer

Reviewed by:

  • Vincent Ducatteeuw
  • Andrew Janco

Learning outcomes

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Understand the concept of place
  • Define what a gazetteer is and distinguish it from other forms of spatial information
  • Identify scenarios for which creating a gazetteer may be preferable to using a geographic information system
  • Transform a historical text into a gazetteer
  • Share a gazetteer with other platforms to enhance it and use it for analytical purposes
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Cite as

Susan Grunewald and Ruth Mostern (2024). Working with Named Places: How and Why to Build a Gazetteer. Version 1.0.0. Edited by Yann Ryan. ProgHist Ltd. [Training module]. https://doi.org/10.46430/phen0117

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Full metadata

Title:
Working with Named Places: How and Why to Build a Gazetteer
Authors:
Susan Grunewald, Ruth Mostern
Domain:
Social Sciences and Humanities
Language:
en
Published to DARIAH-Campus:
12/11/2024
Originally published:
3/27/2024
Content type:
Training module
Licence:
CCBY 4.0
Sources:
Programming Historian
Topics:
DH, Open education, Open access, Data management, Linked Open Data
Version:
1.0.0