Deceptive Contiguity. The Polygon in Spatial History

Luca Scholz

doi:10.3138/cart.54.3.2018-0018

Deceptive Contiguity. The Polygon in Spatial History

Luca Scholz

Art History and Cultural Practices

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Abstract

This is a critique of the polygon, the most common vector data model used to represent political entities in spatial history and historical GIS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	206-216
Journal	Cartographica
Volume	54
Issue number	3
Early online date	18 Sept 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3138/cart.54.3.2018-0018
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2019

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