Abstract
Digital Atlas of Ancient and Medieval Civilizations in Europe
Track: Education
Author(s): Guoping Huang
Today's students are more visually oriented than yesterday's, and more digitally aware in general. It is essential for educators to move from the era of inert wall maps to interactive and adaptable digital maps. The 'Digital Atlas of Ancient and Medieval Civilization in Europe' project creates digital maps of the late Roman Empire and Medieval Europe which are being used by two undergraduate courses. The digital maps have multiple interfaces that allow students to navigate the map and query attributes for answering research questions or making maps. The geodatabase created from this project is also suitable for continuous improvement and adaptation in teaching and research worldwide.
Guoping Huang
Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge , Massachusetts 02140
United States
Phone: 617-496-6373
E-mail: ghuang@cga.harvard.edu