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Intriguing Use of Facial Recognition Software. Who is that girl?
The great thing about new technology is not always about the technology itself, it’s also the applications that can be found for it. Facial recognition software, used to identify criminals, is going to be applied to historic portrait paintings. Who are the sitters for paintings such as Vermeer’s ‘Girl with The Pearl Earring’ or Leonardo’s…
Read MoreMorgans Map of London Post the Great Fire 1682
William Morgan’s Map of London 1682 and 1676 were key social history documents, they reveal much more than where and how London was organised in the post Great Fire era and at the dawn of the Enlightenment why is this document important for anyone wanting to understand the later history of London and it’s population. A series of intriguing connections with marvellous maps that illustrate why the mapped and geospatial perspective is compelling and vital in researching your history project.
Read MoreBroadcast Your Event Live to Youtube Using Google+ Live
So yep you heard you can multi-video call within Google+ for free , which costs on Skype but did you know you can host and stream your hangout live to Youtube too. It’s fresh out of beta and invite only, so now why not try it, see demo video herein and links for industry review and Google How to and give it a go
Read MoreThe Scream Auction at Sothebys becomes an Artefact on YouTube Forever?
Munch sale captured on YouTube, art history and business in the making, digital transience what will happen to our archives, the equal and opposing forces of clamour for open data and archives and the need to profit to fund invention creativity and innovation. How can you secure your future archives and can we achieve a better balance, inspired by a 12 minute YouTube Moment…
Read MoreThe protection of ideas yields new important collections: Steve Jobs Patent artefacts @ Smithosonian
Steve Jobs honoured with Smithsonian Patent exhibition, what is the significance and resonance with you and your history project….what were the historic origins of intellectual property, copyright and licensing designs, so much of industry still relies on this protection what will happen going forward in an open world where everyone has access to the same knowledge, the start of a series of articles….
Read MoreIs this where the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke Island Virginia went?
New investigation of the Virginia Pars Map reveals some intriguing new evidence for the ‘Lost Colony’
Read MoreEvesham World Map c1400
Fascinating Evesham Map c1400
Read MoreInteractive Map of Isabella Bird Explorer
Interactive mapping for local, social or family history projects can be easily learnt using our tool kits. Explore history through interactive maps
Read MoreHistorically Important Arctic Sea Ice Maps
Intriguing Arctic Sea Ice Maps, reveal historical data about the extent of Arctic sea ice over the last 70 years
Read MoreBritish Population Reports Data For Family Historians.
Family history toolkit to exploring British Population Reports, enrich your family history by looking at the derived information from census material in the C19th and C20th
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