InfoGuides: Humanities GIS: Begin Your Research

Begin Your Research

Welcome to the Humanities GIS Infoguide.

Humanities GIS is a field with the applications of GIS tools and techniques to common objects of study in the Humanities. Use the resources listed below to discover ways to think space, place, and geographic thinking in the Humanities.

Books and Journals: Essential books and journals for geohumanities
Historical GIS Data and Maps: Useful data and maps for geohumanities
Tools and Software: Useful open source tools and software
Write and Cite: Citation styles for maps and more.
Get Help: set up an appointment with the Geospatial Resources Librarian and data services members.

Understanding GIS applications in the Humanities

GeoHumanities
Humanities GIS project examples from Alliance of Digital Humanities Organization.
Spatial History Projects
Collaborative spatial history projects at the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA) at Stanford University
Geospatial Historians
Open lessons and resources for digital mapping and GIS skills (from the Programming Historian).
Historical GIS Projects from AAG
From Association of American Georgraphers including the forum
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wikipedia list
Spatial Humanities Step by Step
From UVA's Scholars' Lab.
GIS Training Manual for Historians and Historical Social Scientists
Download pdf and data
2016 CGA Conference on Geohumanities (via Harvard University)
Includes conference program videos/slides
Mapping Texts
Visualized a historical newspaper collection over time and space.
Interactive Map of the Battle of Gettysburg
Example of using GIS for historical research.
ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World (Stanford)
Example of using GIS to explore historical routes.