Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis is one of the United States launch sites for the English-language version of HGIS Germany, an innovative web-based mapping and information system on German history and culture, reports the IUPUI News Bureau. The event, open to the public, will be held in University Library 1126 from 3:30-5 p.m. on Tuesday (16 October).Developed by a team of scholars and technologists from the Institute of European History and the Institute for Spatial Information and Surveying Technology, both located in Mainz, the system allows users to examine the various dynastic, state, and economic relationships that existed in Germany from 1820 to 1914. Plans are underway to extend the system soon to cover entire twentieth century as well.
The event is sponsored by four IUPUI units: the Max Kade German American Center, the Department of Geography, the Department of History, and the Polis Center. For more information, send an email or call the Polis Center, 317:274-2455.
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