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Title: The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) Choices Faced, Lessons Learned

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: In brief, CHGIS (currently in Version 4) is a spatial database covering the period 222 BCE to 1911 CE. This database include the administrative hierarchy from the regime capital to the county (xian p) level. At present a varying number of towns (cunzhen ) within the county are included for two points in time: 1820 and 1911. Counties and towns are given as point files. Prefectures and higher order units are given as polygons for the territory administered and point files for the administrative capitals. County polygons are also available for 1911. The core datasets are gtime-seriesh which include all administrative changes dated to the year. The 1820 and 1911 datasets are gslices-in-timeh and pertain to the administrative structure and major towns around those years. The project currently aims to cover the eighteen core provinces, home to 90% of the population, with the exception of the dynastic coverage of the Qing empire in 1820.

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Authors: Bol, Peter K.

Conference Name: Conference on Historical Maps and GIS

Publisher Location: Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Other

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