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5 décembre 2017
- doi: 10.4000/books.inha.4931
- eisbn: 978-2-917902-59-2
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess , https://www.openedition.org/12554
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Frontier troubles Disputes, Boundary Frontier troubles Borders Frontiers (Boundaries) Geographic boundaries Boundary disputes Territorial boundaries Political boundaries Geographical information systems GIS (Information systems) Social science Sciences, Social Human sciences Social studies Behavioral sciences Historical research Annals Boundary lines Natural boundaries International boundaries Frontiers Borders (Geography) Lines, Boundary Geographical boundaries Perimeters (Boundaries) Political boundaries Primary sources Forerunners Primary sourcesCiter ce document
Ian Gregory et al., « Crossing Boundaries: Using GIS in Literary Studies, History and Beyond », Publications de l’Institut national d’histoire de l’art, ID : 10.4000/books.inha.4931
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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have become widely accepted in historical research and there are increasing calls for them to be used more widely in humanities disciplines. The difficulty is, however, that GIS comes from a quantitative, social science paradigm that is frequently not well suited to the kinds of sources that are widely used in the humanities. The challenge for GIS, if it is to become a widely used tool within the humanities, is thus two-fold. First, approaches need to b...