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01 November 2024

Export Updates 2024-11-01:
Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places

29 updated places.

1. Downloads: pleiades.stoa.org/downloads

2. pleiades.datasets: github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.da:

"main" branch:

797a67bc - updated legacy csv
9769b024 - updated json
no change: rdf/ttl
4799c0b5 - updated gis package
ede6ddad - updated data quality
e9c1076e - updated bibliography
6acaf854 - updated indexes

3. pleiades-geojson: github.com/ryanfb/pleiades-geo:

48e3bcab - updated geojson and names index

31 October 2024

... Pleiades ID (violates the Wikidata 'single-value constraint'): github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wi

374 Pleiades resources to each of which more than one Wikidata Item link (violates the Wikidata 'distinct-values constraint'): github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wi

31 October 2024

Pleiades <-> Wikidata and other gazetteer alignments updated 2024-10-31:
11386 Wikidata entities include a Pleiades ID property and 4310 Pleiades entities include a Wikidata ID property. Of these, 4303 are mutual (bidirectional).

6677 Pleiades resources to which Wikidata links can be added after they are checked: github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wi

7 Wikidata items to which Pleiades IDs can be added after they are checked: github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wi

97 Wikidata items that each link to more than one ...

31 October 2024

Problems with nightly exports have been resolved.

31 October 2024

Export Updates 2024-10-31:
Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places

2 new and 68 updated places.

1. Downloads: pleiades.stoa.org/downloads

2. pleiades.datasets: github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.da:

"main" branch:

63b0ba4e - updated legacy csv
ebb0f271 - updated json
no change: rdf/ttl
3e85bbe0 - updated gis package
3135e066 - updated data quality
5e9d90c9 - updated bibliography
643078b6 - updated indexes

3. pleiades-geojson: github.com/ryanfb/pleiades-geo:

47f00034 - updated geojson and names index

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Barrington Atlas Correction: Andelos

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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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.

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Pleiades spin-offs: Shapely

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Our research has produced software spin-offs like the Python package named Shapely.

Pleiades spin-offs: Shapely - Read More…

Coordinate upgrades for Thracia, Pergamum, and Antiochia

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Latest results in the reward program

Coordinate upgrades for Thracia, Pergamum, and Antiochia - Read More…

189 place and location updates

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 01:54 PM
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Manual reconciliation yields more coordinate improvements

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KML formatting for search results

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Search results can now be had as KML and viewed in Google Earth

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Praise for Pleiades spin-off software

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Programmers are saying nice things about Shapely

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Milecastles project completed

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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We've imported the milecastle and turret data compiled by Scott Vanderbilt

Milecastles project completed - Read More…

Map 35 bibliography imported

by Tom Elliott last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Map 35 bibliography imported - Read More…

Monitoring the editorial process: 2

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Part 2 in a series of recipes for getting information about the editorial process out of Pleiades

Monitoring the editorial process: 2 - Read More…

Get help

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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We're making the site more helpful

Get help - Read More…

Pleiades site upgrade 2011-02-07

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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The Pleiades site will be read-only from 15:00-21:00 UTC on February 7

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Coordinates upgrades for Tarentum and Oasis Magna

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Latest results in the reward program

Coordinates upgrades for Tarentum and Oasis Magna - Read More…

Site theme and navigation changes

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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We hope you appreciate the cleaner layout and simpler navigation

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Coordinates for contributions reward program

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Here's the deal: contribute to places now and we'll prioritize coordinate upgrades for their neighborhoods

Coordinates for contributions reward program - Read More…

Coordinate upgrades for Latium and Campania

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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508 places have been relocated with coordinates from the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations

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First coordinates from DARMC

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Places of Britannia have coordinates from the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations

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Place detail upgrades

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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We've made sweeping upgrades to the details field of places

Place detail upgrades - Read More…

Introducing modern names

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Adding modern names into the mix to improve reusability of resources

Introducing modern names - Read More…

Maps 38, 65 updates and new batch process

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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We've used map directories 38 and 65 as a successful trial of bulk location precision upgrades

Maps 38, 65 updates and new batch process - Read More…

Daily dumps of locations, names, and places

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Tabular snapshots of resources for researchers

Daily dumps of locations, names, and places - Read More…