Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Tim Tangherlini, Scandinavian
An ongoing challenge for many historical GIS projects is the aggregation of data from disparate sources. This project aims to bring together sources describing changes in infrastructure, population, and farming methods from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century in Denmark. This period was one of considerable change throughout Scandinavia, with a shift from a manorial system to a free market organization of land, the advent of ubiquitous transportation and more sophisticated communication, the rise of universal literacy, and profound shifts in political and religious affiliations. This multi-layered data provides a rich historical background for the study of cultural data useful for the study of folklore, art, literature, and other cultural expressive forms.