GLOBALISE Datasprint: Mapping Places in the Indian Ocean World ...

The GLOBALISE AMH Datasprint, held at the University of Amsterdam on May 15, 2023, focused on identifying and geolocating historical places within the VOC (Dutch East India Company) archives, which document two centuries of events across the Indian Ocean and the Indonesian archipelago. The sprint addressed the complex challenges of pinpointing these locations, often complicated by spelling variations, evolving place names, and ambiguous references. The event brought together historians, heritage professionals, and data scientists to collaboratively create a comprehensive dataset of these histo... Mehr ...