In:
Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 35, No. 2 ( 2020-06-01), p. 429-440
Abstract:
This article describes the context and design of heiMAP, a virtual research environment (VRE) currently under development at Heidelberg University. heiMAP is aimed at users from a wide spectrum of disciplines within the Humanities, allowing them to collaborate and share data using space as their common frame of reference by way of a collaborative web platform. We first set out the challenges that spatial research in the Humanities poses for such a working platform, including but not limited to reflecting the often heterogeneous and imperfect nature of Humanities data in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Next, we give an overview of some existing VREs and detail where heiMAP fits into this context and show what makes it a worthwhile addition to the existing research landscape. Finally, we revisit the initially outlined challenges and showcase heiMAP’s approaches to address them.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2055-7671
,
2055-768X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2020
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2805934-7
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