Uralic Historical Atlas (URHIA): Interactive web app for spatial data
: Roose, Meeli; Nylén, Tua; Pesonen, Petro; Tolvanen, Harri; Vesakoski, Outi
: Holownia, Olga; Smári Sigurðarson, Eiríkur
: Digital Humanities in Nordic and Baltic Countries
Publisher: University of Oslo Library
: 2025
Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Publications
: DHNB2024 Conference Proceedings Volume 2
: 7
: 3
: 2704-1441
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5617/dhnbpub.12261
: https://doi.org/10.5617/dhnbpub.12261
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/506362253
In this paper, we present an interactive web mapping service designed to display spatial historical data for both scientific and general audiences. The service, Uralic Historical Atlas (URHIA), was developed using user-centered design framework with Uralic linguistics researchers as the primary end-users. The platform is based on GeoNode, a local spatial data infrastructure supported by the University of Turku. Originally focused on Uralic language datasets, the platform has since been expanded to serve as other data collections as well. For example, we introduce the Archaeological Artefact Atlas as a developing case study. This paper outlines the technical solutions behind URHIA and highlights how it enhances research accessibility and usability for a broad audience.
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The development of the URHIA map platform and data release was initiated during the Uralic Triangulation project (URKO)(2020–2022), supported by the Digital Humanities programme of the Research Council of Finland (grant no. 329259), and was completed as part of the Human Diversity consortium(HuDi)(Profi7 programme by Research Council of Finland, grant no. 352727). Additional funding in 2023 was provided by the Finnish Cultural Foundation (grant no. 00220881, Meeli Roose) and the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS BGG, 2022, Meeli Roose).Roose’sparticipation in the DHNB 2024 conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, was funded by the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters.
