GEOPARSING, GIS, AND TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPATIAL HUMANITIES RESEARCH

International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Gregory, Ian ^a   Donaldson, Christopher ^a   Murrieta Flores, Patricia ^a   Rayson, Paul ^a  

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EID: 84940921400     PISSN: 17538548     EISSN: 17551706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/ijhac.2015.0135     Document Type: Article

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