Focus on the contents of data; the maps marker direct evidences presenting the changes of our environment. The values of historical and cultural maps are as important as other historical documents, and therefore we can set up the temporal and spatial infrastructure of historical and cultural researches by accumulating old maps. Furthermore we are able to integrate events with multiple times and spaces.
The requirements of digitizing maps
- In the viewpoint of document conservation, it possesses both historical and archiving value. The digitizing procedure can reduce the ratio of loan and retard the deterioration of the documents, which improves the preservation.
- Digitally archiving will save more space than copying papers or producing microfilms, and it can be preserved forever.
- By coordinating digital files with the standardized metadata. the established retrieving database of metadata has improved the convenience and the currency of digital files.
