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  1. Title: Carte d'une partie de La Mer du Sud : contenant les decouvertes des vaisseaux de sa majeste Le Dauphin, Commodore Byron, la Tamar, Capitne. Mouats, 1765. Le Dauphin, Capitne. Wallis, Le Swallow, Capitne. Carteret 1767 et l'Endeavour Lieutenant Cook 1769

    • Not specified
    • 1774
    Contributors:

    Summary: Glassbach Sc. -- lower right margin below map border.; Notation in pencil in margin: From John Hawkesworth's 'Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majesté Britannique,etc.' Traduite d l'Anglaise. Paris, 1774.; Shows tracks of voyages in Southern Pacific and Australia.; Includes note. 39 x 67Centimeters

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  2. Title: Gdansk Region, Poland, 1783 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Grundriss der Stadt Dantzig : nebst ihren umliegenden Gegenden und dem Ausfluss der Weischsel in dei Ostsee nach einer genauen Aufnahme des Terrains zusammengetragen und angefertiget, durch D.F. Sotzmann den 1ten Novbr. 1783 ; C.C. Glassbach, sen. sc. Berol. It was published in 1783. Scale [ca. 1:86,921]. Covers the Gdansk region, Poland. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Pulkovo 1942 Adjust 1958 Poland Zone III' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as villages and towns, roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, boundaries, ground cover, and more.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  3. Title: Chart of the straits between Denmark and Sweden : shewing the passage from the Kattegat through the Sound to Copenhagen Road; and thence through the grounds to the entrance of the Baltic

    • Thematic maps
    • 1801
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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:150,000 (E 12°00ʹ--E 13°15ʹ/N 56°18ʹ--N 55°20ʹ). Depths shown by soundings. "Published by W. Faden Geographer to the King and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, No. 3 Charing Cross April 20th 1801." Scale bars: "Scale of three leauges" and "Scale of nautic leauges." 1 map : hand colored ; 56 x 37 centimeters

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  4. Title: French Concession, China, 1849-1861

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents French concession in China from 1849 to 1861. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). French Concession, China, 1849-1861. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/hg271jy4530. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  5. Title: French Concession, China, 1900-1914

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents French concession in China. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). French Concession, China, 1900-1914. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/rc288nn2534. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  6. Title: International Settlement, China, 1899-1943

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents international settlement in China from 1899 to 1943. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). International Settlement, China, 1899-1943. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yp257hp8403. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  7. Title: International Settlement, China, 1846-1848

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents international settlement in China from 1846 to 1848. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). International Settlement, China, 1846-1848. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xf355fd0495. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  8. Title: French Concession, China, 1914-1943

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents French concession in China. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). French Concession, China, 1914-1943. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/tm120yc5978. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  9. Title: Grave Reform in Modern China

    • Not specified
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: Grave Reform in Modern China is a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China, a campaign that has led to the exhumation and reburial of 10 million corpses in the past decade alone, and has transformed China’s graveyards into sites of acute personal, social, political, and economic contestation.

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  10. Title: French Concession, China, 1861-1900

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents French concession in China. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). French Concession, China, 1861-1900. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/dd431bc0012. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  11. Title: International Settlement, China, 1848-1863

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents international settlement in China from 1848 to 1863. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). International Settlement, China, 1848-1863. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/vx021mh6661. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  12. Title: International Settlement, China, 1863-1899

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents international settlement in China from 1863 to 1899. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). International Settlement, China, 1863-1899. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kc273nh3472. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  13. Title: French Concession Under Control Since 1849

    • Polygon data
    • 2018
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile represents French concession under control since 1849 in China. This layer was created as part of the Grave Reform in Modern China project, a digital humanities initiative based at Stanford that is building an interactive spatial and textual analysis platform to examine the phenomenon of grave relocation in modern China. Henriot, Christian. (2018). French Concession Under Control Since 1849. Stanford University. Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/xy962fw6528. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  14. Title: International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean, 500-Meter Resolution GeoTIFF (Version 3.0)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image (GeoTIFF) of a digital bathymetric model (DBM) compiled with all multibeam, dense single beam and land data added at 500 x 500 meters resolution. The original (DBM) was compiled with all multibeam, dense single beam and land data added at 500 x 500 m resolution in a final step using the remove-restore method. Data were compiled from several multibeam cruises in the region dating from 1994 to 2011. The goal of this initiative is to develop a digital data base that contains all available bathymetric data north of 64° North, for use by mapmakers, researchers, institutions, and others whose work requires a detailed and accurate knowledge of the depth and the shape of the Arctic seabed. Jakobsson, M., L. A. Mayer, B. Coakley, J. A. Dowdeswell, S. Forbes, B. Fridman, H. Hodnesdal, R. Noormets, R. Pedersen, M. Rebesco, H.-W. Schenke, Y. Zarayskaya A, D. Accettella, A. Armstrong, R. M. Anderson, P. Bienhoff, A. Camerlenghi, I. Church, M. Edwards, J. V. Gardner, J. K. Hall, B. Hell, O. B. Hestvik, Y. Kristoffersen, C. Marcussen, R. Mohammad, D. Mosher, S. V. Nghiem, M. T. Pedrosa, P. G. Travaglini, and P. Weatherall, The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0, Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2012GL052219. [Auxiliary Material] This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

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  15. Title: International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean, 30 Arc-Second Resolution GeoTIFF (Version 3.0)

    • Raster data
    • 2012
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image (GeoTIFF) of a digital bathymetric model (DBM) of the Arctic Ocean compiled with all multibeam, dense single beam, and land data added at a resolution of 30 x 30 arc seconds. This is a reprojected version (WGS84) of the 500 meter resolution data layer. The original (DBM) was compiled with all multibeam, dense single beam and land data added at 500 x 500 m resolution in a final step using the remove-restore method. Data were compiled from several multibeam cruises in the region dating from 1994 to 2011. The goal of this initiative is to develop a digital data base that contains all available bathymetric data north of 64° North, for use by mapmakers, researchers, institutions, and others whose work requires a detailed and accurate knowledge of the depth and the shape of the Arctic seabed. Jakobsson, M., L. A. Mayer, B. Coakley, J. A. Dowdeswell, S. Forbes, B. Fridman, H. Hodnesdal, R. Noormets, R. Pedersen, M. Rebesco, H.-W. Schenke, Y. Zarayskaya A, D. Accettella, A. Armstrong, R. M. Anderson, P. Bienhoff, A. Camerlenghi, I. Church, M. Edwards, J. V. Gardner, J. K. Hall, B. Hell, O. B. Hestvik, Y. Kristoffersen, C. Marcussen, R. Mohammad, D. Mosher, S. V. Nghiem, M. T. Pedrosa, P. G. Travaglini, and P. Weatherall, The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0, Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2012GL052219. [Auxiliary Material]

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  16. Title: Solar Insolation, Minnesota] (2006-2012)

    • LiDAR
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: The Minnesota Solar Suitability Analysis attempts to provide solar insolation analysis for the entire State of Minnesota. As far as we are aware, it is the only project of its scale in existence; similar studies have been limited to metro areas or focus on rooftop insolation. The project's existence is feasible because of statewide, freely available aerial lidar coverage. And the commitment of the team to work long hours on this unfunded project. The project finds itself at the intersection of renewable energy, big data analysis, geospatial technology, and open data availability. This data provides a measure of incedent solar radiation as it is intercepted by the earth surface, or features (such as vegetation and buildings) standing above the earth surface. The data is intended to be used to assess the suitability of a site for solar panel (photovoltaic cell) installations. The analysis used to produce this dataset looks at geographic location, surface slope, surface aspect, and the effects of shading based on local topography and adjacent structures. A digital surface model was generated from raw LiDAR data. Then, using this DSM, an individual locations on a grid surface were assessed for the amount of direct and indirect radiation that reaches the surface. This analysis was conducted at a 1m resolution for the entire state of Minnesota.

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  17. Title: Digital Surface Model [Minnesota] (2006-2012)

    • LiDAR
    • 2015
    Contributors:

    Summary: A 1m resolution digital surface model that was generated from raw lidar data. This dataset was an intermediate product of a process to model potential solar insolation for the state of Minnesota. The Digital Surface Model (DSM) was created to represent the terrain and all object present on that terrain. This included buildings, tree cover, roads, and other natural and human-altered landscapes. In effect, the DSM is a three dimensional representation of Minnesota. It was generated using a Streaming Delauney Triangulation process through rapidlasso's LAStools software package. In this process, triangles are iteratively generated using nearby lidar returns and values for each point are determined by extracting interpolated elevation from the surface of the triangle. The result is a 1 meter resolution raster covering the state. Lidar is a form of active remote sensing technology that uses light pulses, most commonly in the near-infrared wavelengths, to collected surface elevation data. A laser scanner, mounted in an aircraft and combined with high-accuracy GPS, collects light returns that are interpolated into a point cloud. Each point represents one return from a laser pulse. The laser pulse has the ability to penetrate vegetation, multiple laser returns can be gathered for each pulse including the returns from below the vegetation.The accuracy of lidar returns allow for a unique, multi-faceted analytical dataset. The first point returns can be used to interpolate a topology of Minnesota that models the objects (i.e. building, trees, etc) and geography resting upon the terrain. The lidar point files for the state of Minnesota used in the study were collected between 2006 and 2012 through an intergovernmental initiative with the primary object of providing improved elevation data for flood mapping. In some regions, existing lidar data was acquired and transformed to new state standards. Areas where data did not exist or could not be transformed, were collected by contracted vendors. The composite data forms a seamless coverage of the state with a resolutions of at least 1.5 meters. Refer to metadata.html for full details.

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  18. Title: Bristol, England, 1743 (Image 1 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Bristol, survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engrav'd by John Pine, 1742. It was published by Benjamin Hickey, Bookseller in 1743. Scale [ca. 1:2,074]. This layer is image 1 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the northwest portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings and industries, selected landowner names, churches, cemeteries, parks, docks, wharves, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also a brief description of the city and the elevation of the south front of the Exchange building.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  19. Title: Bristol, England, 1743 (Image 3 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Bristol, survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engrav'd by John Pine, 1742. It was published by Benjamin Hickey, Bookseller in 1743. Scale [ca. 1:2,074]. This layer is image 3 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southeast portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings and industries, selected landowner names, churches, cemeteries, parks, docks, wharves, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also a brief description of the city and the elevation of the south front of the Exchange building.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  20. Title: Bristol, England, 1743 (Image 4 of 4) (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2014
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Bristol, survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engrav'd by John Pine, 1742. It was published by Benjamin Hickey, Bookseller in 1743. Scale [ca. 1:2,074]. This layer is image 4 of 4 total images of the four sheet source map, representing the southwest portion of the map. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings and industries, selected landowner names, churches, cemeteries, parks, docks, wharves, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also a brief description of the city and the elevation of the south front of the Exchange building.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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