Some of the technical issues addressed in ECAI are documented in the FAQ summaries. The building of this page will be an ongoing project.
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Archaeology
How do I handle Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing Data in an Archaeology project?
How do I create a good digital archive for Archaeological data?
Art History
Are there good examples of integrated time and place interfaces?
Cartography
What does a map scale mean?
Where can I find general information about Topo maps, land navigation compasses, GPS systems and orientering?
What is a Map? Where can I learn about maps and the history of mapmaking?
Digital Library
How can place-time referencing methods be used in digital libraries?
Digital Project Development
Is there a recommended format for citations of Internet pages?
Who provides an excellent online guides to good practice selection?
Is there a site with comprehensive information for digital library developers?
How do I create digital projects from historical documents?
ECAI ePublications
What is the difference between an ECAI project and an ECAI ePublication?
What does an ECAI ePublication look like?
What is ECAI's ePublication process?
What information is needed in order to submit a publication proposal to ECAI?
ECAI Metadata
How can I browse the contents of ECAI?
What is the ECAI Metadata Clearinghouse
Is there a user guide for the ECAI clearinghouse?
What is the ECAI Metadata Standard?
Electronic Texts
Is there a guide to good practice for creating electronic texts?
Featured Project
Where can I find the ECAI epublication on Sasanian Seals?
What is ECAI Iraq?
Gazetteers
What is a multilingual gazetteer?
Are there any applicable Gazetteer standards
What is the ADL gazetteer server?
Where can I find information about Historical place names?
Where can I find latitude and longitude for current city names world wide?
Where can I find and download lists of current international place names with point locations?
Where can I find place names and point locations for places in the U.S.A.?
GIS
How do I find GIS basemap data for my project?
Are there other online GIS data catalogs?
Is there a GIS guide to good practice?
Where can I find GIS practioners in historical studies?
Where do I find global DEM data?
Who provides a good list of GIS resources by country?
How do I convert my degree minute Latitude and Longitude to decimal degrees?
What is the citation for the article on ECAI in the book Past Time, Past Place?
What is a good source of internationa data?
GPS
How do I record GPS data for my projects?
What is the GIS format for lat and long called WGS84?
Image Management
How do I digitize and manage my photographs and slides?
How can format my view large images for people to view on the web? This image format is supported by TimeMap TmJava.
International Data
Where can I find Satellite images of the Earth?
Where can I find geographic information on Central and Latin American
Language Mapping
Has ECAI published information on language mapping?
Is than an online reference for the worlds languages?
Map
Whats the best index for finding maps online?
Metadata
What is Dublin Core?
Where can I find reference information about metadata standards
Online Maps
Is there a source for images from 19th Century maps and atlases online?
Where can I find images of Ancient maps online?
Where can I find images of Renaissance maps online?
Where can I find images of Early Medieval maps online?
Where can I find images of Late Medival maps online?
Photo Documenation
How do I create photograghic documentation of sites in the field?
Population
Where can I find the population for countries and cities?
TimeMap
What is TimeMap™?
Where can I download TimeMap™ software?
How do I set up a TimeMap Project?
Tell me more about the TimeMap Project and ECAI
How do I use Zoomify Images in my TimeMap maps?
