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A collection of documentation and explanation and resources tagged "help"

Plone help

The Pleiades site runs Plone. Background on using Plone can be found at plone.org. The Plone manual is a good starting point.

Pleiades documents

See our docs.

Answers to frequently asked questions

See our FAQ.

Collected help resources

Below are listed resources that we've tagged with "help". They are presented here in the order of most recently modified. You can also use the search box to find text of interest.

Discussion Item Thomas Carlson on How do I propose a different (better) pair of coordinates for an existing place? — by Thomas Carlson — last modified Feb 11, 2013 10:51 AM
Link in Step #6 to FAQ 21 is broken. The actual form for inputing a new pair of coordinates is confusing whether the order is [...]
New page and feed for Pleiades site status and service announcements — by Sean Gillies — last modified Apr 12, 2013 12:34 PM
If the Pleiades website is slow or offline, check http://pleiades-site-status.tumblr.com/ for the reasons why
Pleiades RDF Vocabulary — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 06, 2019 01:30 AM
A description of the Pleiades RDF Vocabulary, its classes, and predicates
Add a new name resource — by Tom Elliott — last modified May 28, 2020 06:27 PM
Do you need to add a new modern or historical name or name variant to a place resource in Pleiades? Here's how to do it.
Add a new place resource — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 22, 2020 02:33 PM
Do you need to add a new place resource to Pleiades? Here's how to do it.
Linking Pleiades to OpenStreetMap — by Sean Gillies — last modified Nov 23, 2016 04:34 PM
We've made it much easier to get coordinates from and make ties to entities in OpenStreetMap, the world's foremost open geographical database. Easy enough, we hope, that this will become the first choice for Pleiades users.
How to search for things in Pleiades — by Brian Turner — last modified Jan 30, 2024 05:18 AM
Learn how to find a place by its ancient or modern name, and in other ways.
Reviewers' Guide — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jan 30, 2013 11:35 AM
The basic things a Pleiades reviewer or editor should check before publishing or checking in changed/new content.
Add a new connection between two places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Apr 11, 2017 12:11 PM
"Connections" can be used to express relationships between two places in Pleiades. It's easy to add a new connection.
What are "connections?" — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 11, 2013 10:21 AM
Direct place-to-place relationships allowing the construction of geographic hierarchies and networks. Rivers to seas, roads to towns, towns to ethnic regions or provinces.
Blog Post: What's an un-GIS? (2010) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Jun 28, 2023 04:49 PM
Reprint of a 2010 blog post by Sean Gillies, which was also distributed as a handout at Digital Humanities 2011.
Precision and Accuracy in Geolocation — by Tom Elliott — last modified Feb 11, 2013 09:06 AM
Information about the horizontal accuracy and precision of Pleiades location content.
Pleiades Contributor Agreement — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 21, 2015 11:31 AM
This is a draft document, which has not yet been approved by the legal departments of Pleiades' supporting institutions. Until it is completed, all Pleiades users operate in good faith with respect to the spirit of this agreement and the specific terms of the software and content licenses outlined therein.
Standards of Conduct — by Tom Elliott — last modified Nov 01, 2024 02:55 PM
A guide to expected behavior and civility in the Pleiades community.
Citation Policy — by Tom Elliott — last modified Dec 01, 2016 02:08 PM
Distinguishing original and derivative work, citing evidence, giving credit where credit is due, and avoiding plagiarism are core values of the Pleiades community.
What are Pleiades URIs? — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 26, 2020 10:26 AM
Pleiades uses Uniform Resource Identifiers to identify (uniquely and permanently) each distinct place, location, name, and connection in the gazetteer.
How does one cite the Tabula Peutingeriana? — by Tom Elliott — last modified Nov 24, 2016 09:57 AM
The so-called "Peutinger Map" is a primary source for a number of names and variants, and there is now an excellent online edition (Talbert) that can be cited.
New maps for search results — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 19, 2012 03:18 PM
Maps are intended to help users disambiguate locatable content
Resolving duplicate places — by Sean Gillies — last modified Feb 11, 2013 09:00 AM
We've figured out a new way to deal with duplicate places in Pleiades and will describe it here.
Add a new location resource — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jun 22, 2020 02:36 PM
Do you need to add a new location resource to Pleiades? Here's how to do it.