Railroads and the Making of Modern America—Tools for Spatio-Temporal Correlation, Analysis, and Visualization

Awardees: William Thomas, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NEH; Richard Healey, University of Portsmouth, JISC

Additional Key Participants: The University of Victoria, McGill University, Paris One University, University of Lancaster, Middlebury College, and Stanford University.

Description: This project will integrate a vast collection of textual, geographical and numerical data to allow for the visual presentation of the railroads and its impact on society over time, concentrating initially on the Great Plains and Northeast United States.

 

Official Project Website:

http://railroads.unl.edu/

 

Related Websites:

Article in the Lincoln Journal Star

Interview with NET Radio

UNL Press Release