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Ciolek, T. Matthew. 2000. Georeferenced data set (Series 1 - Routes): Viking trade routes across Baltic Sea 800-900 CE. OWTRAD Dromographic Digital Data Archives (ODDDA). Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online.
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Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD):
Viking trade routes across Baltic Sea 800-900 CE.

Dr T. Matthew Ciolek, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
tmciolek@ciolek.com
http://www.ciolek.com/PEOPLE/ciolek-tm.html

Data set created: 1 Oct 2000. Last updated: 1 May 2004.

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This document comprises a georeferenced data set belonging to the Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) project. It can be used for historical research (e.g. validation of some set of facts); analyses of distances/ travel times/ modes of travel/ cargo moved along particular transportation corridors; construction of an electronic map, or GIS model of the movement/ transport/ communication circuits in a given area and time-period.

The data originate in the studied analogue source(s) (indicated below). Here they are disambiguated, subjected to georeferencing, and re-stated in a highly standardised manner. Consequently, OWTRAD data are easier to crossreference, share, analyse and manipulate. Also, they are more precise, and easier to test and correct than the original sources.

Although careful judgement has been applied in constructing this body of electronic data, it is still possible that some oversights or errors may be lurking in it still. Therefore, please treat OWTRAD data as sets of plausible hypotheses, i.e. bodies of statements which always are in need of further refinement, and further testing. Whenever necessary, do test and cross-validate OWTRAD routes/tracks (and their nodes) against each other, as well as against books, maps and georeferenced data sets published by other researchers, or agencies. Please be mindful of discrepancies or contradictions (and their likely sources) between these various bodies of information. Also, whenever possible, please test all such georeferenced materials against the detailed primary historical/ geographical/ anthropological/ logistical information about the region/time-period in question.

To keep OWTRAD data a source of dependable research information, please email tmciolek@ciolek.com with any corrections, addenda, or comments. Your input, dear reader, is always warmly welcome and highly appreciated.


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Metadata [DublinCore] describing this data set

dc.title Viking trade routes across Baltic Sea 800-900 CE.
dc.creator.PersonalName T. Matthew Ciolek
dc.creator.PersonalName.Address RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia [tmciolek@ciolek.com]
dc.subject trade routes
dc.subject methodology
dc.subject historical data
dc.subject historical maps
dc.subject cultural databases
dc.description 7 data points defining 9th c. maritime trade routes between territories of today's Germany, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, and Estonia
dc.publisher www.ciolek.com
dc.publisher.address Canberra, Australia
dc.date 2000-10-01
dc.type Data set
dc.format WWW pages - static
dc.identifier http://www.ciolek.com/OWTRAD/DATA/tmcXBLm0800.html
dc.relation.type IsBasedOn
dc.relation.identifier Humnicki, J. and Borawska, D. (eds.). 1969a. Mapa 1: Slowianszczyzna Zachodnia w IX w. [Map 1: Western Slaws in the 9th c. A draft map, two colours, scale 1:5 mln]. In: Lowmianski, Henryk (ed.). 1969. Historia Polski: Tom 1 do roku 1764, czesc III - Chronologia, Bibliografia, Indexy, Tablice Genealogiczne, Mapy. [History of Poland: Vol 1 till 1764, part III - Chronology, Bibliography, Indices, Genealogical Tables, Maps] Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
dc.relation.type IsGeoReferencedBy
dc.relation.identifier TGN: shiva.pub.getty.edu/tgn_browser/
dc.relation.identifier ADL: fat-albert.alexandria.ucsb.edu:8827/gazetteer/
dc.relation.identifier OWT: http://www.ciolek.com/owtrad.html
dc.language en - English
dc.coverage.x.min 7.00
dc.coverage.x.max 25.00
dc.coverage.y.min 45.00
dc.coverage.y.max 60.00
dc.coverage.t.early 0800
dc.coverage.t.late 0900
dc.coverage.periodname Medieval Ages
dc.coverage.placename Central Europe
dc.coverage.spatial.resolution 500 (1:5M map)
dc.rights Copyright (c) 2000 - present by T. Matthew Ciolek. OWTRAD materials and data sets may be used and distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 License (the latest version is presently available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/)
owtrad.notes Trustworthiness of the source: [v.high- high - moderate - low - v.low]: v.high
owtrad.notes Geographic names follow the source's format
owtrad.notes Symbols and abbreviations follow the OWTRAD Notation

STATUS OF THE DATA FILE

  • routes georeferenced data assembled - DONE
  • nodes georeferenced data assembled - DONE
  • routes data checked for formal integrity - DONE
  • routes data checked for integrity of content - DONE
  • VERSION AND CHANGE HISTORY

  • when necessary, details will be supplied here
  • 01 May 2004 - metadata commenting on the trustworthiness of the source - added
  • 01 May 2004 - the copyright notice has been simplified.
  • 19 Dec 2001 - deleted redundant variables "FRAME","WHO", "WHEN"
  • 23 Mar 2001 - added variables "EARLYDATE","LATEDATE"
  • 13 Feb 20001 - var DETAIL moved to present position
  • 12 0ct 2000 - added variable "DETAIL"
  • DATA PROBLEMS CATALOG

  • when necessary, details will be supplied here

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    OWTRAD data in Mapinfo® interchange format

    The files listed below are published as the "Mapinfo Interchange" files. This means that their "native" format is a Mapinfo® map.
    The MapInfo Interchange files (*.mif, *mid) can be imported directly into other software, such as, for example, ArcGIS. The MIF file contains the graphics, while the MID file contains the textual data. The MIF file header contains the details of the coordinate system and bounds of the data set.

    Copyright restrictions applicable to the OWTRAD Project data are stated at the end of this web document.


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    OWTRAD data in Google Earth® Data Exchange (KML) format

    The KML files are published in "Keyhole Markup Language" format. This means that they can be immediately used (e.g. displayed, shared, juxtaposed, analysed, combined with other OWTRAD data sets) via the Google Earth® software. These files represent a dual attempt. Firstly, they are an attempt at the basic clean up of collected raw data. Secondly, they are an attempt at a guess/reconstruction of the most plausible geography of the movement/transport/communication circuit in question.

    Comments

    OWTRAD KML files use the following terminology:

    Access on the Web "filename-data.kml.txt" file & save it as the Google-Earth-ready "filename-data.kml" file.

    Copyright restrictions applicable to the OWTRAD Project data are stated at the end of this web document.


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    OWTRAD data in Comma Separated Value (CSV) File Format

    All data listed below are stored in the CSV File Format. The top line of each group of records provides the fieldnames. Records are published on separate lines, one record per line. Fields within records are separated by a comma. The last field in each record provides a record number indicating the data set it belongs to and the record's ID number. Fieldnames (= variable names) and their values follow a convention adopted in the OWTRAD Notation.

    All records are designed to be copied from the screen and used as an input for subsequent word-processing, email, database, spreadsheet, or GIS operations. Copyright restrictions applicable to the OWTRAD Project data are stated at the end of this web document.

    Travel routes - georeferenced and GIS-ready data (to be used in conjunction with "Travel Nodes")

    "NODE1","COUNTRY1","NODE2","COUNTRY2","DETAIL","USES","TYPE","ROLE","GOODS1","GOODS2","GOODS3","DIR","DIST","TRAVMODE","TRAVTIME","EARLYDATE","LATEDATE","DATAQLTY","SRC","LONG1","LAT1","COORDSRC1","LONG2","LAT2","COORDSRC2","NODEID1","NODEID2","PROBL","DATAID"
    "Birka","SE","loc02-tmc010204","EE","mod Tallin","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","18.049999","59.333332","ADL3961907","24.728056","59.433887","ADL1874795","349","330","P000","tmcXBLm0800_001a"
    "Bornholm Is","DK","Femer Str","DK","nkn","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","15","55.166668","ADL1789907","11.25","54.583332","ADL2116703","332","336","P000","tmcXBLm0800_002a"
    "Gdansk B","PL","Truso","PL","nkn","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","19.25","54.666668","ADL3276369","19.539068","54.164011","OWT est","347","360","P000","tmcXBLm0800_003a"
    "Szleswig","DE","Femer Str","DK","nkn","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","9.55","54.516666","ADL2205244","11.25","54.583332","ADL2116703","337","336","P000","tmcXBLm0800_004a"
    "Visby","SE","Bornholm Is","DK","nkn","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","18.299999","57.633331","ADL3974326","15","55.166668","ADL1789907","338","332","P000","tmcXBLm0800_005a"
    "Visby","SE","Gdansk B","PL","nkn","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","18.299999","57.633331","ADL3974326","19.25","54.666668","ADL3276369","338","347","P000","tmcXBLm0800_006a"
    "loc01-tmc010204","EE","loc02-tmc010204","EE","mod Narva;mod Tallin","trd","sl","maj","A000","B000","C000","nkn","d000dd","shp","t000t","800","900","QC3","Humnicki and Borawska 1969a","28.190277","59.37722","ADL1872860","24.728056","59.433887","ADL1874795","328","330","P000","tmcXBLm0800_007a"
    

    Travel nodes - georeferenced and GIS-ready data (to be used in conjunction with "Travel Routes")

    "NODE1","LONG1","LAT1","COUNTRY1","DETAIL","DATASTATUS","NODEID1","DATAID"
    "loc01-tmc010204","28.190277","59.37722","EE","mod Narva","exact","328","tmcXBLm0800_001a"
    "Birka","18.049999","59.333332","SE","nkn","approx","349","tmcXBLm0800_001a"
    "Bornholm Is","15","55.166668","DK","nkn","exact","332","tmcXBLm0800_002a "
    "Femer Str","11.25","54.583332","DK","nkn","exact","336","tmcXBLm0800_002a"
    "Gdansk B","19.25","54.666668","PL","nkn","exact","347","tmcXBLm0800_003a"
    "Truso","19.539068","54.164011","PL","nkn","approx","360","tmcXBLm0800_003a"
    "Szleswig","9.55","54.516666","DE","nkn","exact","337","tmcXBLm0800_004a"
    "Visby","18.299999","57.633331","SE","nkn","exact","338","tmcXBLm0800_005a"
    "loc02-tmc010204","24.728056","59.433887","EE","mod Tallin","exact","330","tmcXBLm0800_007a"
    

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