Geographic information science in historical landscape studies
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https://doi.org/10.21138/GF.736Keywords:
spatial analysis, integration, comparison, combination, geo-statistics, modelling.Abstract
The use of geographic information science in historical landscape studies at the theoretical-methodological level constitutes a clear scientific gap that needs to be filled. This work explores this field, considering important issues in relation to spatio-temporal analyses and integration, as well as the sources and the main techniques which can be used. A brief description and explanation is provided of photo-interpretation, vector, raster and remote sensing techniques as useful tools for spatial analysis in historical landscape studies. Finally, an overview of the field is given through several examples of case studies and theoretical-methodological publications, providing in this way a brief state-of-the-art.References
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