Toponym-assisted map georeferencing: Evaluating the use of toponyms for the digitization of map collections.

A great deal of information is contained within archival maps-ranging from historic political boundaries, to mineral resources, to the locations of cultural landmarks. There are many ongoing efforts to preserve and digitize historic maps so that the information contained within them can be stored an...

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Main Authors: Karim Bahgat, Dan Runfola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260039