GIS Data

GIS Data

From Tibet to Altai - Russian Historical Maps of China

In collaboration with CHGIS, the Russian Academy of Science, Institute of Geography in Moscow is cataloging and digitizing important historical maps that were produced by Russian cartographers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Owner
Harvard University
Access
Open access
Language
English
Data Type

China Historical GIS/地图历史

The China Historical Geographic Information System, CHGIS, project was launched in January 2001 to establish a database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 221 BCE and 1911 CE. CHGIS provides a base GIS platform for researchers to use in spatial analysis, temporal statistical modeling, and representation of selected historical units as digital maps.

Category
Owner
Harvard University
Access
Open access
Language
English

China in Time and Space (CITAS)/中国时空

A project to create and maintain databases of spatially- and temporally-referenced data on China. It reconstructs Chinese administrative geography for specific historical dates, and allows for comparison of spatial data at two points in time, whether over years or over centuries.

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Owner
Joint Committee on Chinese Studies, Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
Access
Application required
Language
English