GIS Brings Rare Old Maps To Life

David Rumsey's vast private collection of rare 19th and 20th century maps is available online. GIS enables users to compare old maps with modern data.

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March 8, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[Users] can overlay multiple maps from different time periods with current geospatial data, like roads, lakes, parks, aerial photos and satellite imagery. They can also create, save and print their own custom maps to trace changes in a geographic area's history, population or culture...Rumsey is the first collector to make GIS freely available to people through the Internet. That effort is part of his plan to "keep access open and free" to his entire collection."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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