Author: Christiana Polycarpou

A digital introduction to Greek heritage by Athens University

A digital introduction to Greek heritage by Athens University

Posted by | Jan 15, 2018 | , |

It’s no secret that the internet is changing the way we travel. So much so that international online travel platforms are racing to meet the demands of tomorrow’s travelers as they search for their next destination. Providing reliable information has always been key, but, increasingly, an appealing presentation seems to be the secret to capturing people’s attention. Music, online tours, panoramic images, videos and interviews allow the user to digitally experience a destination before they travel. For these online platforms to survive, they need to offer something special, which is exactly the case with the interactive website YouGoCulture. Created...

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Historical Maps

Historical Maps

Posted by | Jan 15, 2018 | |

Historical maps are one of the most valuable sources of the documents. It is very difficult to handle them due to the large size or consisting of many sections. For their digitization a special large format scanner with maximum width of 110 cm is required, which has a very gentle roller system and all lighting requirements that meet the needs of the file protection. Result of scanning is a 300 DPI resolution and uncompressed TIFF file. During processing and publishing we use a special format (JPEG2000, ECW) that is specifically optimized for maps and provides fast rendering on the...

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Mapire – The historical map Portal

Mapire – The historical map Portal

Posted by | Jan 15, 2018 | |

Mapire enables the user to navigate historical maps of the Habsburg empire using state-of-the art technologies including Google Maps, Google Earth and OpenStreetMap. The main goal is to create an international collaboration to make this content available to the world in a common interface using latest GIS features....

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