Publication Date:
2021
Short description:
From ancient maps to Web-GIS systems for the future of Tabula Imperii Romani / Migliorati, Luisa; Trivelloni, Ilaria; Ebanista, Laura. - (2021), pp. 27-38. (Intervento presentato al convegno 1st Tir-For Symposium. From territory studies to digital cartography tenutosi a Institut d’Estudis Catalans; on line).
abstract:
This paper traces the history of the International Map of the World (IMW), starting from the first attempts made
by humans to represent the world in which they lived, including the difficulties faced in representing the spherical
earth (Anaximander), until the well-known Tabula Peutingeriana, a map which documents the oikoumene. In
1928 Crawford highlighted the importance of a European historical map, choosing the International Map of the
World (IMW) as the cartographic base for the Tabula Imperii Romani, subdividing this into sheets at a scale of
1:1,000,000.
In more recent times, the TIR has tackled the transition from a printed to a digital format and the last part
of this paper deals with the complex mechanism of transposing the data from printed maps to the most modern
GIS and WebGIS systems. This issue reveals numerous critical topics, including accurate positioning and the
problem of varying scale ratios.
by humans to represent the world in which they lived, including the difficulties faced in representing the spherical
earth (Anaximander), until the well-known Tabula Peutingeriana, a map which documents the oikoumene. In
1928 Crawford highlighted the importance of a European historical map, choosing the International Map of the
World (IMW) as the cartographic base for the Tabula Imperii Romani, subdividing this into sheets at a scale of
1:1,000,000.
In more recent times, the TIR has tackled the transition from a printed to a digital format and the last part
of this paper deals with the complex mechanism of transposing the data from printed maps to the most modern
GIS and WebGIS systems. This issue reveals numerous critical topics, including accurate positioning and the
problem of varying scale ratios.
Iris type:
4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno
Keywords:
International Map of the World; Tabula Imperii Romani; Digital cartography; WebGIS systems
List of contributors:
Migliorati, Luisa; Trivelloni, Ilaria; Ebanista, Laura
Book title:
Proceedings of the 1st Tir-For Symposium. From territory studies to digital cartography