Historical GIS research in Canada

Abstract
Fundamentally concerned with place, and our ability to understand human relationships with environment over time, Historical Geographic Information Systems (HGIS) as a tool and a subject has direct bearing for the study of contemporary environmental issues and realities. To date, HGIS projects in Canada are few and publications that discuss these projects directly even fewer. This book brings together case studies of HGIS projects in historical geography, social and cultural history, and environmental history from Canada's diverse regions. Projects include religion and ethnicity, migration, indigenous land practices, rebuilding a nineteenth-century neighborhood, and working with Google Earth.
Description
Series: Canadian History and Environment Series; 2
Keywords
Historical geographic information systems—Canada, Canada— Historical geography, History—Data processing
Citation
"Historical GIS research in Canada". Jennifer Bonnell and Marcel Fortin, editors. University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta, 2014.