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Assessing the planimetric accuracy of historical maps (sixteenth to nineteenth centuries): new methods and potential for coastal landscape reconstruction / Iason Jongepier in Cartographic journal (the), Vol 53 n° 2 (May 2016)  

Public [article]  inCartographic journal (the) > Vol 53 n° 2 (May 2016) . - pp 114 - 132 Titre : Assessing the planimetric accuracy of historical maps (sixteenth to nineteenth centuries): new methods and potential for coastal landscape reconstruction Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Iason Jongepier, Auteur ; Tim Soens, Auteur ; Stijn Temmerman, Auteur ; Tine Missiaen, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 114 - 132 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Cartographie ancienne [Termes IGN] analyse diachronique [Termes IGN] dix-neuvième siècle [Termes IGN] erreur de positionnement [Termes IGN] littoral [Termes IGN] précision planimétrique [Termes IGN] reconstruction d'image [Termes IGN] seizième siècle [Termes IGN] système d'information géographique [Termes IGN] utilisation du sol Résumé : (Auteur) Historical maps are vital tools for landscape reconstruction from the late medieval period onwards. However, the planimetric accuracy of local and regional maps before the nineteenth century is often considered problematic. This paper proposes a method for the evaluation of these maps, through integration in multiple computer programs such as ArcGIS, MapAnalyst and statistical software (SPSS). This method has been tested on a sample of historical maps depicting coastal landscape change in an area at the present-day Dutch-Belgian border (ranging from the local to the supra-regional level and from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries), and variations in planimetric accuracy over time have been interpreted. Results point to an exceptionally high accuracy of earlier medium- and large-scale maps – scale being the first determinant of planimetric accuracy – since no significant rise in accuracy over time was found. Notwithstanding this overall accuracy, many maps display pronounced local distortions. However, rather than disqualifying maps for landscape reconstruction, systematic analysis of these distortions can help to facilitate the interpretation of the historical maps and their use for landscape reconstruction. Finally, a method for integrating map accuracies in landscape reconstructions based on multiple maps is proposed and illustrated. Numéro de notice : A2016-510 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1179/1743277414Y.0000000095 En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743277414Y.0000000095 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=81581 [article]

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