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Luxatlas.lu – A web atlas to explore the past 450 years of Luxembourg's urban history
Uhrmacher, Martin; Kass, Steve
2022
 

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Keywords :
History; Timemachine; cultural heritage; Luxembourg; digital history; town atlas; cartography; historical cartography; digital cartography; Web GIS; GIS
Abstract :
[en] The Luxatlas represents a collection of maps and structures (e.g., building, fortress, streets) combined with explanatory texts, chronological tables and images. On this basis, the historical town atlas documents historical processes of change diachronically for research purposes and education (university and school), for people interested in history (public history) and for municipal departments (supporting preparations for urban development projects). But the pure visualisation of research results is not the main focus of the project. The town atlas itself serves as an important tool for the acquisition of new knowledge. It is only by means of cartographic representations that comparisons can be made of various historical development processes in Luxembourg. The superimposition of different cartographic time layers enables users to visualise and analyse specific questions individually. The town atlas, therefore, offers a basis for further research on urban development. It is only through the cartographic presentation of historical, architectural, economic and urban development information that the distribution of certain spatial phenomena becomes visible and can then be interpreted and analysed. In this way, the interactive map becomes a central instrument for acquiring additional knowledge.
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Uhrmacher, Martin  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Humanities (DHUM)
Kass, Steve
Language :
English
Title :
Luxatlas.lu – A web atlas to explore the past 450 years of Luxembourg's urban history
Publication date :
21 July 2022
Name of the research project :
R-AGR-0750-Histoire des villes luxembourgeoises X (Villux10)
Commentary :
Presentation of the Luxatlas research project on timemachine.eu as part of the Local Time Machine communication campaign "#LTMThursday". => https://www.timemachine.eu/luxatlas-lu-a-web-atlas-to-explore-the-past-450-years-of-luxembourgs-urban-history/
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