Design and implementation of a proposed standard for digital storage and Internet-based retrieval of data from the Tithe Survey of England and Wales

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    Abstract

    One can easily use nineteenth-century tithe data of England and Wales in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to analyze a range of subjects, for example, land use, productivity, land ownership, or tenancy. Making the tithe data GIS ready, on the other hand, is a nontrivial matter. The tithe data consist of two main types: spatial, that is, the tithe map, and nonspatial attribute data linked to the map. The tithe therefore has the characteristics of a GIS, albeit in paper form. The author outlines the process of creating the structures for building a data repository that allows the storage and dissemination of both tithe schedules and maps in a single GIS-ready system. The author chose Oracle to host the repository. The Oracle Spatial module allows storage of both spatial and attribute information. Oracle also provides the means of serving data to users via the Internet.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)61-72
    JournalHistorical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History
    Volume37
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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