The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland will be officially launching its Historical Maps Viewer on Wednesday 25 January with a half-day conference. The free application has been online, here, since last month, see blogpost.
The conference – A Digital Landscape: exploring historical map applications – will be held 10am–12:30pm and will start with the formal launch. The conference brings together mapping experts and GIS/historical map users from a range of sectors including Land & Property Services, Historic Environment Division and Queen's University, Belfast. The programme will include case studies demonstrating how historical maps have been used, for example as part of cross-community development programme to engage young people with exploring the history and development of their local communities. See the full programme.
Admission to the conference is free but booking is recommended via Eventbrite.
Venue: PRONI, Titanic Boulevard, Belfast.
