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20 November 2024

Export Updates 2024-11-20:
Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places

7 updated places.

1. Downloads: pleiades.stoa.org/downloads

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

"main" branch:

89883b44 - updated legacy csv
e51e26ea - updated json
no change: rdf/ttl
6fa8888d - updated gis package
473cf3ab - updated data quality
364cbbc6 - updated bibliography
3ec8248d - updated indexes
935522f2 - updated sidebar

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

no change

20 November 2024

Updated Pleiades Sidebar data:

There are 28,331 Pleiades matches across all 6 datasets (cflago, edhgeo, itinere, manto, nomisma, wikidata). 5,582 of these are reciprocated by Pleiades. 19,219 unique Pleiades places are referenced.

New data from itinere, nomisma, and wikidata were incorporated.

github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.da

20 November 2024

Updated Pleiades < -- > Wikidata: 12141 Wikidata entities include a Pleiades ID and 4720 Pleiades entities include a Wikidata ID. Of these, 4716 are mutual (bidirectional). 6379 Pleiades resources to which Wikidata links can be added after they are checked. 4 Wikidata items to which Pleiades IDs can be added after they are checked. 90 Wikidata items that each link to more than one Pleiades ID. 903 Pleiades resources to each of which more than one Wikidata Item link.

github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wi

19 November 2024

Pleiades Gazetteer Export Updates 2024-11-19:

21 updated places.

1. Downloads: pleiades.stoa.org/downloads

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

"main" branch:

dfdcd13b - updated legacy csv
02f4206e - updated json
no change: rdf/ttl
a56f1f07 - updated gis package
517e7084 - updated data quality
9e70f4de - updated bibliography
81402be7 - updated indexes
e9409676 - updated sidebar

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

3f821392 - updated geojson and names index

19 November 2024

Updated Pleiades < -- > Wikidata: 12,130 Wikidata entities include a Pleiades ID property and 4,714 Pleiades entities include a Wikidata ID property. Of these, 4,704 are mutual (bidirectional).

github.com/isawnyu/pleiades_wi

There are 6,384 Pleiades resources to which Wikidata links can be added after they are checked, 10 Wikidata items to which Pleiades IDs can be added after they are checked, and 90 Wikidata items that each link to more than one Pleiades ID.

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New and improved spatial criterion for collections

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 01:54 PM
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The new "Where" criterion replaces the previously announced "Geolocation" criterion

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Linked Data for Barrington Atlas Grids

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Pleiades often refers to Barrington Atlas grid cells and now there is supporting linked data

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Material tags for mines and quarries

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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It's now possible to dig in Pleiades for gold and silver

Material tags for mines and quarries - Read More…

Ratings for locations and names and upcoming design changes

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Users can promote or demote names and locations within the context of their place

Ratings for locations and names and upcoming design changes - Read More…

Navigating name resources

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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On an effort to improve discoverability and navigability of name resources

Navigating name resources - Read More…

Linked Data for Pleiades Places

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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RDF representations of places and a complete RDF dump make Pleiades ready to join the Linked Open Data Cloud

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Daily KML dumps

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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The whole enchilada as KMZ archives

Daily KML dumps - Read More…

1600 new places from the Barrington Atlas

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 01:54 PM
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Along with coordinate improvements for another ~70 existing places

1600 new places from the Barrington Atlas - Read More…

New landing page for places

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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A new and improved landing page for the folder of places and a technical introduction have been added

New landing page for places - Read More…

Coordinate upgrades for Mediterranean coast of France and NE Spain

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Arelate–Massalia, Colonia Forum Iulii–Albingaunum, and Hispania Tarraconensis

Coordinate upgrades for Mediterranean coast of France and NE Spain - Read More…

Site downtime Wed Sep 21 22:00 UTC

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Approximately 1 hour

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Upgrade completion

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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We're now running Plone 3.3.5 with the latest security patch and the site is again read-write

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Connecting places

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Geographically connected places can be linked together even if their exact coordinates are unknown.

Connecting places - Read More…

First locations for unnamed features

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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127 unamed DARMC features have been reconciled with Pleiades

First locations for unnamed features - Read More…

Spatial parameters for the site search form

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Public spatial search of published Pleiades content

Spatial parameters for the site search form - Read More…

A letter to Pleiades users about privacy

by Sean Gillies last modified May 18, 2012 09:54 AM
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Let's talk about privacy

A letter to Pleiades users about privacy - Read More…

459 place and location updates

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

459 place and location updates - Read More…

Coordinates upgrades for Ephesus, Illyricum

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

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