Geocoding and mapping historical census data: The geographical component of the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure

Historical Methods

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 76-91

  St Hilaire, Marc ^a   Moldofsky, Byron ^b   Richard, Laurent ^a   Beaudry, Mariange ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian census; Historical geographical information systems (GIS); Historical geography; Historical statistics

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DATA SET; DATABASE; GIS; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548176844     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/HMTS.40.2.76-91     Document Type: Article

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