The long term preservation of digital historical geospatial data: A review of issues and methods
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Abstract
- For quite some time librarians and archivists have been concerned with the long term
preservation of all manner of digital objects in their collections. More recently scholars, who
have often spent years developing Geographic Information Systems for historical analysis, have
come to the realization that the more information technology evolves, the less likely it is that the
historical geospatial data which they have painstakingly created will be accessible for many
years to come. Further complicating the issue is the multiplicity of data structures that can make
up the collection of geospatial information necessary for the instantiation of a map view. While
there are currently no permanent solutions to these issues, there are a number of prudent steps
that can be taken to preserve such data past the short-term; thus making it more likely that these
valuable cultural resources can be migrated in step with advancing technologies well into the
future.
| Title | The long term preservation of digital historical geospatial data: A review of issues and methods |
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| Creator | Clark, John H. |
| Publisher | Journal of Map and Geography Libraries |
| Academic Department | Libraries |
| Organization | Lafayette College |
| Date Issued | 2016 |
| Date Available | 2017-12-07T18:08:46Z |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | historical GIS |
| geospatial data | |
| archives | |
| geographic information systems | |
| HGIS | |
| data preservation | |
| Bibliographic Citation | Clark, J. H. (2016) "The long term preservation of digital historical geospatial data: A review of issues and methods." Journal of Map and Geography Libraries 12 (2): 187-201. |
| Standard Identifier | DOI 10.1080/15420353.2016.1185497 |
| Handle 10385/2301 | |
| Permalink | http://hdl.handle.net/10385/2301 |
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