2021
DOI: 10.5194/agile-giss-2-29-2021
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Challenges and limitations of modelling historical spatial data on nature: 19th century flora and fauna of Peloponnese, Greece

Abstract: Abstract. The aim of the study is the consolidation of a methodology suitable for organizing, utilizing and visualizing information regarding species distribution provided as text in historical sources. The work of the French Scientific Expedition in 1829 in Peloponnese, Greece, was used as a case study. We propose a system organized in three geographical levels: for information referring to a certain locality the form of a grid is appropriate, otherwise polygons depicting historical administrative areas or th… Show more

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“…The initial idea of applying an automated georeferencing procedure was given up after being confronted with the text. References to locations in the text were often made relevant to a landmark, so that human interpretation was needed to pinpoint the exact position [24]. Additionally, the transcription of Greek names in the available gazetteer, based on the digitized map of the French Scientific Expedition [16], was different from the transcription adopted by Leake.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The initial idea of applying an automated georeferencing procedure was given up after being confronted with the text. References to locations in the text were often made relevant to a landmark, so that human interpretation was needed to pinpoint the exact position [24]. Additionally, the transcription of Greek names in the available gazetteer, based on the digitized map of the French Scientific Expedition [16], was different from the transcription adopted by Leake.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%