Digital Humanities Research ›› 2022, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (1): 13-24.

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Design and Construction of Special Historical Place Names Database Based on TGIS – Case study of "Digital Historical Yellow River" Place Name Database 

   

  1. School of history and archives, Yunnan University, applied research center of "Digital Humanities" history, Yunnan University; Shanghai Library; School of history and archives; Yunnan University; School of history and archives, Yunnan University

  • Online:2022-02-08 Published:2022-04-25

Abstract: By introducing the spatio-temporal framework and big data technology into the historical place databasethis paper provides an idea and method based on the temporal and spatial framework and Temporal Geographic Information System (TGIS) for the development of historical place support for updating and maintaining historical place innating historical place" digital historical Yellow River" is constructed. This place names information system. It offers big data of preserving and dissem--names information and explores information based on modern information technology. Under the guidance of this idea, the database includes a historical placation management system suitable for the study of the history of the Yellow River and has targeted space-time analysis tools and historical place names update mechanisms based on big data. It also provides a reference for the information other than the place names of administrative districts and settlements such as water conservancy place names, etc.

Key words: TGIS; historical place names; temporal analysis, spatio - temporal framework;visualization;spatio -temporal analysis

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