GIS and Data Analysis

Digitization of Indian Census Districts 1872 to Present

by Indian Ocean World Centre
October 23, 2020April 3, 2023

The Appraising Risk partnership is developing a variety of innovative approaches to the extraction and digitization of historical data from cartographic source materials. Central to… Read More »Digitization of Indian Census Districts 1872 to Present

Contemporary Cities and Villages

by Indian Ocean World Centre
July 11, 2019April 3, 2023

Our contemporary dataset draws from a variety of gazetteer sources, and includes over 45,000 cities and towns.

Gazetteer Example – Afghanistan

by Indian Ocean World Centre
July 11, 2019April 3, 2023

Gazetteer entries are drawn from a variety of sources, such as these towns on the Eastern edge of Afghanistan converted from entries in the geonames… Read More »Gazetteer Example – Afghanistan