Digitizing and Geocoding Old Maps? 235
alobar72 writes "I have quite a few old maps (several hundreds; 100+ years old, some are already damaged – so time is not on my side). What I want to do is to digitize them and to apply geo-coordinates to them so I can use them as overlays for openstreetmap data or such. Obviously I cannot put those maps onto my €80 scanner and go. Some of them are really large (1.5m x 1.5m roughly, I believe) and they need to be treated with great care because the paper is partly damaged. So firstly I need a method or service provider that can do the digitizing without damaging them. Secondly I need a hint what the best method is to apply geo coordinates to those maps then. The maps are old and landscape and places have changed, it maybe difficult to identify exact spots. So: are there any experiences or tips I could use?"
Oblig: Steven Wright (Score:4, Funny)
I have a map of the U.S. - its actual size. The legend says "1 mile = 1 mile".
People ask me where I live and I say, "E4".
Re:set course (Score:1, Funny)
I guess you should have used a more up to date map.
Google Them (Score:3, Funny)
Take photographs of them and put them on the internet. Google will automagically index them and add them to their street maps in real time.
Re:Oblig: Steven Wright (Score:3, Funny)
You sunk my battleship!
Re:Contact a Museum (Score:3, Funny)
piqued, not peaked
To be fair, his email could just be the most interesting thing to ever happen in the recipient's life. ;)
*Note for Grammar Nazis: I am aware I have split an infinitive. So you all can just sic it. :P
Re:Oblig: Steven Wright (Score:3, Funny)
Re:We can help! (Score:1, Funny)
placenamese
It's a language of its own.