Machines Reading Maps

NEH/AHRC-funded #digitalhumanities project. Turning text on maps into data. Brought to you by @khetiwe24 @yaoyichiang @USCdiglib @aboutgeo & @nottinauta!

[Machines Reading Maps @ReadingMaps]

We are delighted to be featured on the @turinginst blog today! Read about the project's vision, our fantastic partners & the fascinating collections we're working on here:
https://t.co/x7cnAhEByT

[Machines Reading Maps @ReadingMaps]

Now YOU can search text on 57k historical maps 👇

[David Rumsey @DavidRumseyMaps]

Our new Machines Reading Maps tool that allows searching Text on Maps is now live at https://t.co/I78lXjjztf 100 million words indexed on 57,000 maps. Users can correct any errors. See our Text On Maps Help Guide for detailed descriptions on using this exciting new feature.

[Bert Spaan @bertspaan]

Good news for maps! Yesterday @iiif_io & the IIIF Maps Technical Specification Group (TSG) published the Georeference Extension specification. As part of the https://t.co/kJ3IrvkZVZ project, @Sammeltassen and I worked on this spec for more than a year https://t.co/VyDd6PkkTs

[National Library of Scotland @natlibscot]

Book your place at our AI symposium with @RLUK and @SCURLScottish, in Edinburgh or online - Tuesday 25 April (all day). Free entry > https://t.co/luw7L52MEX

Esteemed speakers include Prof Sir Adrian Smith of @turinginst, @mkhokhar, @N_Fitzgerald, @Ma_rionC, @pmgooding and more.

[Rumsey Map Center @rumseymapcenter]

If @WillieNelson were to come by @StanfordLibs, Monday before his @frost_stanford_ show, to use the new @ReadingMaps #AI search to find maps of Luckenbach, TX? Well,... that would be just fine. #LetsGoFindLuckenbach

[Katie McDonough @khetiwe24]

@ReadingMaps & @DavidRumseyMaps Summit @StanfordLibs is tomorrow (Thurs, 4/20, 1-4pm pacific)!!!

[Katie McDonough @khetiwe24]

Workshop led by @ReadingMaps team about text on maps data from @DavidRumseyMaps this Friday (4/21) @cesta_stanford - join us from 1-4pm if you're on campus. Register here: https://t.co/ICJA2ybODe

@StanfordHistory @StanfordLibs

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

In a stunning show of support for libraries, late yesterday afternoon the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to support a resolution backing the Internet Archive and the digital rights of all libraries. ▶️https://t.co/9KnEeke3aB #DigitalRightsForLibraries

[Katie McDonough @khetiwe24]

Join @ReadingMaps @DavidRumseyMaps & @LunaImaging at @StanfordLibs on April 20 1-4pm pacific for the Machines Reading Maps Summit, a conference about creating, searching, and interacting with TEXT on MAPS.

In-person & zoom participation both possible.

https://t.co/2lG5QbBAN0

[MAHSA Project @MAHSA_Project]

Happy #MapsMonday! Speaking of happy we have the walled #settlement of Sara (which means happy, pure in Arabic). The urban settlement has since expanded but some of the #historic structures still remain.
#map #MapMonday #architecture

[Katie McDonough @khetiwe24]

Something cool is happening in April w/@ReadingMaps, @DavidRumseyMaps, & @LunaImaging hosted by @StanfordLibs... Details coming v. soon. A little teaser:

[Time Machine @TimeMachineEU]

#SavetheDate 🥁 
🗓️ 28 April + 12 & 19 May

Our next #TMAcademies is gearing up to introduce #Recogito – an online #OS tool for collaborative document annotation – to our #TMOmembers. 💫

🪄 Our hosts: @OpenUniversity, @sheffielduni & @PelagiosNetwork. 🤩
https://t.co/cdpXoB3454

[Machines Reading Maps @ReadingMaps]

Meeting @jywarren and learning about his work with Sanborn maps as the Innovator in Residence at @librarycongress is the highlight of our week! Can't wait to see more!

[Elton Barker @eltonteb]

Today 13:30 - 14:30 GMT: Exploring text on maps. Join the @ReadingMaps team as they discuss experimental features being developed to enhance how #maps @DavidRumseyMaps can be accessed, searched, investigated & experienced — & make your own suggestions https://t.co/K7yYGgP360 3/4

[Ludovic Moncla @MonclaLudovic]

A big thank you to @nottinauta & @aboutgeo for their talks yesterday on their work on the @ReadingMaps project at our @I_X_X_I_ seminar.
The recorded videos of the presentations are available on the seminar website: https://t.co/dFbwtERPmb

[Ludovic Moncla @MonclaLudovic]

@nottinauta will present "Labels and Symbols: the representation of Antiquities on the Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain, and their digital annotation." and @aboutgeo "Machines Reading Maps and Recogito: an Online Environment for the Annotation of Historic Maps" @ReadingMaps

[Ludovic Moncla @MonclaLudovic]

The next session of the seminar « Traitement de données géographiques »
@I_X_X_I_ will take place on Thursday, November 24 at 2pm (CET) at @ENSdeLyon (and online). Free registration https://t.co/MLvygovujE
Program https://t.co/dFbwtESnbJ

[NLS Map Collections @natlibscotmaps]

An 1890s #Firework Factory! In the woods on the hill by Craigmillar Castle. Who’d have known?!

Just one of many long gone features now easily discoverable with our amazing new 25-inch #Edinburgh gazetteer.

Explore more: https://t.co/S5WsSlj6Fb

[Machines Reading Maps @ReadingMaps]

This was such a great experience for us! We can't wait to celebrate the results with @natlibscotmaps and all the contributors next week.

[NLS Map Collections @natlibscotmaps]

New online viewer: search 21,950 names and features from OS 25 Inch Edinburgh mapping (1890s).
https://t.co/S5WsSlA9Hb

[NLS Map Collections @natlibscotmaps]

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with our map transcription projects this year. https://t.co/3rqd09zcfY
Book now for our closing event at 17.00 GMT on Thursday 8th November to celebrate the success of these projects and the new resources created.https://t.co/tGUAcJsGfR

[Machines Reading Maps @ReadingMaps]

@en_dash Yeah, these visual snippets are super helpful for spotting the errors among all the gems of correct identification!

[Machines Reading Maps @ReadingMaps]

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