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Imported map directories 15, 76 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 22, 2009 07:27 AM

Map directories 15 and 76 have been imported. Import of the map 77 directory failed.

Imported map dirs 20-22 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 10, 2009 09:23 AM

Map directories 20-22 have been imported.

Imported map directories 80-83 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 12, 2009 07:45 AM

Map directories 80-83 imported and submitted

Imported map directories 70, 71 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 17, 2009 09:57 AM

Map directories 70 and 71 have been imported.

Imported map dirs 35, 37, 73-75 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 10, 2009 08:12 AM

Map directories 35, 37, 73-75 have been imported.

Imported map directories 36, 69 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 17, 2009 04:03 AM

Map directories 36 and 69 are imported.

Imported map directories 52, 56, 61-62 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 09, 2010 12:23 AM

Map directories 52, 56, 61-12 have been imported

Imported map directories 78, 79 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 06, 2009 06:04 PM

Map directories 78 and 79 have been imported.

Imported map directories 63-64, 66-68 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 19, 2009 08:43 AM

Map directories 63-64, 66-68 have been imported.

Imported map directories 72, 86-87 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 20, 2009 06:35 AM

Map directories 72, 86, and 87 have been imported

Imported map directory 77 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 28, 2009 06:54 AM

Map directory 77 has been imported

Imported map directories 7, 8 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 28, 2009 09:20 AM

Map directories 7 and 8 have been imported.

Imported map directories 9-11 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 23, 2010 08:00 AM

To be published, pending review.

Imported map directory 12 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 23, 2010 07:59 AM

Map directory 13 has been imported without problems.

Imported map directories 13-14 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 23, 2010 08:00 AM

Map directories 13 and 14 have been imported

Imported map directory 16 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 23, 2010 08:01 AM

Map directory 16 has been imported

Imported map directories 17-19 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 23, 2010 10:32 AM

Map directories 17-19 have been imported

Imported map directories 1, 49-51, 53-54 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 24, 2010 11:04 AM

Map directories 49-51, 53-54 (Greece) have been imported

Imported map directories 100-102 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jul 06, 2010 10:19 AM

Map directories 100-102 have been imported successfully

Imported map directory 57 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 23, 2010 02:57 PM

Including the Aegaeum Mare

Collections view update — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 18, 2010 04:44 PM

We've added KML and GeoRSS links

Imported map dirs 58, 60 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 23, 2010 02:50 PM

Map directories 58 and 60 have been successfully imported

Imported map dirs 2-6 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 23, 2010 02:41 PM

Map directories 2-6 have been successfully imported

Imported map dir 23 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 23, 2010 04:04 PM

Map directory 23 has been successfully imported

Imported map dirs 24, 27-29, 30, 32-34 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 29, 2010 02:53 PM

Map directories 24, 27-29, 30, 32-34 have been successfully imported and published

Imported map dir 46 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 04, 2010 02:32 PM

Map directory 46 has been successfully imported. Its siblings have not.

Imported map dirs 84, 85 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 04, 2010 03:21 PM

Map directories 84 and 85 have been successfully imported.

Imported map dirs 88-99 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 06, 2010 02:22 PM

Map directories 88-99 have been successfully imported

Data import round 1 complete — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 09, 2010 12:46 PM

A summary

Graphical summaries of data import round 1 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 09, 2010 12:46 PM

Import status in pictures

Place map improvements — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 12, 2010 12:36 AM

We've improved the maps on each place page

Follow recently modified ancient world resources — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 15, 2010 02:23 PM

We've added a listing of recently modified places, names, and locations

Spatial criteria for collections — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 24, 2011 06:29 PM

Constrain searches for ancient world resources with new spatial criteria

Map of a place's neighborhood — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 21, 2010 11:58 PM

We're now showing neighboring places in maps

The "neighbor" tab and more — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 28, 2010 10:47 PM

New convenient view of neighborhoods, spatial criterion improvements, and distance sorting

Answers to frequently asked questions — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 02, 2010 01:34 PM

Hopefully useful answers to important questions

Imported map directories 25, 26, 31 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 10, 2010 03:50 PM

This completes the named places for Hispania-Libya

Data import round 2 schedule — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 10, 2010 02:07 PM

What and when

Imported map directories 43, 59 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 11, 2010 09:57 AM

What's an ancient world gazetteer without Athens and Rome?

Imported map directories 42, 44, 45, 47, 48 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 14, 2010 12:09 PM

Arretium-Asculum. Latium Vetus, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica

Imported map directories 39-41 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 15, 2010 02:15 PM

Mediolanum, Patavium, and Pisae

FAQs 6-10 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 16, 2010 01:21 PM

Answers to 5 frequently asked questions

Monitoring the editorial process — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 01, 2011 07:14 PM

Part 1 in a series of recipes for getting information about the editorial process out of Pleiades

Imported map directory 55 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 23, 2010 10:41 AM

Thessalia-Boeotia

Round 2 sub-milestone — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 23, 2010 12:26 PM

We've finished the import of all named and unnamed point-like features

Daily dumps of locations, names, and places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 05, 2011 05:54 PM

Tabular snapshots of resources for researchers

Maps 38, 65 updates and new batch process — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 10, 2011 07:16 PM

We've used map directories 38 and 65 as a successful trial of bulk location precision upgrades

Introducing modern names — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 01, 2011 07:13 PM

Adding modern names into the mix to improve reusability of resources

Place detail upgrades — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 17, 2011 01:02 PM

We've made sweeping upgrades to the details field of places

First coordinates from DARMC — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 21, 2011 11:07 PM

Places of Britannia have coordinates from the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations

Coordinate upgrades for Latium and Campania — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 24, 2011 06:56 PM

508 places have been relocated with coordinates from the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations

Coordinates for contributions reward program — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 25, 2011 06:46 PM

Here's the deal: contribute to places now and we'll prioritize coordinate upgrades for their neighborhoods

Site theme and navigation changes — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 01, 2011 07:03 PM

We hope you appreciate the cleaner layout and simpler navigation

Coordinates upgrades for Tarentum and Oasis Magna — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jan 31, 2011 04:35 PM

Latest results in the reward program

Pleiades site upgrade 2011-02-07 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 01, 2011 03:23 PM

The Pleiades site will be read-only from 15:00-21:00 UTC on February 7

Get help — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 02, 2011 03:05 PM

We're making the site more helpful

Monitoring the editorial process: 2 — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 03, 2011 03:04 PM

Part 2 in a series of recipes for getting information about the editorial process out of Pleiades

Upgrade completion — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 08, 2011 02:20 PM

We're now running Plone 3.3.5 with the latest security patch and the site is again read-write

New and improved spatial criterion for collections — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 24, 2011 06:27 PM

The new "Where" criterion replaces the previously announced "Geolocation" criterion

Spatial parameters for the site search form — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 25, 2011 01:34 PM

Public spatial search of published Pleiades content

Coordinates upgrades for Ephesus, Illyricum — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 25, 2011 05:28 PM

Latest results in the reward program

Coordinate upgrades for Thracia, Pergamum, and Antiochia — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 01, 2011 01:22 PM

Latest results in the reward program

Material tags for mines and quarries — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 01, 2011 07:55 PM

It's now possible to dig in Pleiades for gold and silver

Coordinate upgrades for Mediterranean coast of France and NE Spain — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 04, 2011 06:53 PM

Arelate–Massalia, Colonia Forum Iulii–Albingaunum, and Hispania Tarraconensis

KML formatting for search results — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 08, 2011 12:06 PM

Search results can now be had as KML and viewed in Google Earth

DARMC matching coordinates import completed — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 10, 2011 01:39 AM

The remaining 11655 matching coordinates have been imported and published

Navigating name resources — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 10, 2011 05:38 PM

On an effort to improve discoverability and navigability of name resources

Mapping aggregations of roughly located places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Mar 12, 2011 12:46 AM

No longer do fuzzy places blot out their neighborhood

Daily KML dumps — by Sean Gillies — last modified Apr 21, 2011 11:17 AM

The whole enchilada as KMZ archives

Pleiades spin-offs: Shapely — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 04, 2011 01:56 PM

Our research has produced software spin-offs like the Python package named Shapely.

OpenID login and commenting — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 06, 2011 01:19 PM

We are now allowing login with OpenID and have begun to turn on commenting

Missing places from Barrington map 87 imported — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 13, 2011 07:09 PM

Idiosyncratic directories for maps 87 and 87-inset tripped us up, but we've recovered

Map user interface improvements — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 17, 2011 05:08 PM

Key improvements to the map and user interface are now in production

Map interface improvements: part 2 — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 20, 2011 06:30 PM

Less obtrusive representations of roughly located places are in production

Pleiades at AAG 2011 — by Sean Gillies — last modified May 23, 2011 12:51 PM

Pleiades was represented in a special session on gazetteers at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers

DH 2011 Poster — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 21, 2011 02:24 PM

Clickable imagemap version of our poster for the Digital Humanities 2011

New contributor quick start guide — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 29, 2011 01:02 PM

Initial emphasis is on adding new appellations to existing places, with more scenarios to come

Connecting places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Dec 05, 2011 04:10 PM

Geographically connected places can be linked together even if their exact coordinates are unknown.

Updated categorization of places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jul 19, 2011 06:08 PM

Hundreds of rivers, islands, lakes, capes, temples, monasteries, and monuments have been categorized

More locations from DARMC — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 02, 2011 11:08 PM

1793 more DARMC features have been reconciled with Pleiades places

First locations for unnamed features — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 05, 2011 06:08 PM

127 unamed DARMC features have been reconciled with Pleiades

1600 new places from the Barrington Atlas — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 15, 2011 01:48 PM

Along with coordinate improvements for another ~70 existing places

Results from partner project PELAGIOS — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 15, 2011 03:09 PM

PELAGIOS is a JISC funded project aimed at connecting ancient world resources using Pleiades as glue

189 place and location updates — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 17, 2011 06:57 PM

Manual reconciliation yields more coordinate improvements

How to follow comments — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 24, 2011 06:46 PM

Comments are now searchable and followable via RSS

Praise for Pleiades spin-off software — by Sean Gillies — last modified Aug 29, 2011 12:53 PM

Programmers are saying nice things about Shapely

Representative latitude and longitude added to daily tables — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 06, 2011 01:34 PM

Inclusion of representative points makes simple maps easy

459 place and location updates — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 09, 2011 06:13 PM

Manual reconciliation of unnamed objects yields more coordinate improvements

Evolution of the Pleiades brand — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 12, 2011 11:24 PM

We have a new icon for Pleiades and partner sites

Site downtime Wed Sep 21 22:00 UTC — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 20, 2011 02:28 PM

Approximately 1 hour

Site search improvements — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 27, 2011 04:17 PM

Results are more consistent across search methods

Ratings for locations and names and upcoming design changes — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 13, 2011 05:21 PM

Users can promote or demote names and locations within the context of their place

New landing page for places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 14, 2011 04:47 PM

A new and improved landing page for the folder of places and a technical introduction have been added

New top-level tabs — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 14, 2011 04:53 PM

The portal tabs have been modified

New home page — by Sean Gillies — last modified Oct 25, 2011 10:52 PM

Lighter, faster, more engaging

Barrington Atlas Correction: Andelos — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 03, 2011 03:54 PM

One of the goals of Pleiades is to improve upon the data recorded by the Classical Atlas Project, to include correcting mistakes and omissions. New locations for the Roman settlement of Andelos in modern Spain, and an associated dam and aqueduct, constitute a fine example of user-contributed correction.

Linked Data for Pleiades Places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Dec 05, 2011 02:22 PM

RDF representations of places and a complete RDF dump make Pleiades ready to join the Linked Open Data Cloud

Linked Data for Barrington Atlas Grids — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 18, 2011 09:10 AM

Pleiades often refers to Barrington Atlas grid cells and now there is supporting linked data

Eye on the sidebar: related photos from Flickr — by Sean Gillies — last modified Dec 14, 2011 01:47 PM

Now showing live information about related Flickr photos

Adding geographic connections to maps — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 03, 2012 03:06 PM

Connected places now appear in maps