{"id":45257,"date":"2025-03-27T14:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=45257"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:51:51","slug":"georeferencing-historical-maps","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/event\/georeferencing-historical-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Georeferencing Historical Maps with Allmaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Learn how to use Allmaps (<a class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/allmaps.org\/. 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We will share tips on how to use Allmaps \u2013 a popular open source , browser-based georeferencing tool \u2013 and where to find rich troves of compatible digitized historical maps. (Hint:\u00a0<a class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lib-collections\/agsl-digital-map-collection\/\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lib-collections\/agsl-digital-map-collection\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Right here at 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries<\/a>!)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Workshop led by Stephen Appel.\u00a0 VIRTUAL ONLY<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Register here:\u00a0<a class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-humanities\/dh-lab-events\/dh-event-registration-georeferencing-historical-maps-with-allmaps\/\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-humanities\/dh-lab-events\/dh-event-registration-georeferencing-historical-maps-with-allmaps\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/digital-humanities\/dh-lab-events\/dh-event-registration-georeferencing-historical-maps-with-allmaps\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to use Allmaps (allmaps.org) to georeference digitized maps from digital collections. 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