Georectified 1928 Map of Rio de Janeiro with Modern OpenStreetMap Overlay

A 1928 map of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, georectified and paired with contemporary OpenStreetMap data. It contains latitude and longitude coordinates for locations like churches, museums, and government buildings. The dataset was created by Joshua Ortiz Baco and is hosted by the Texas Data Repository.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban development patterns based on the georectified 1928 map and modern overlay.
• Train map alignment or feature detection models based on historical and contemporary landmark coordinates.
• Create historical map visualizations or interactive tours based on the provided latitude and longitude data for structures.

Strengths

• Provides a direct comparison between a historical 1928 map and contemporary OpenStreetMap data.
• Data is available in multiple formats including CSV, KML, PNG, and GeoTIFF for different use cases.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Created using Map Warper for georectification.

Time Range

1928 (historical map) and contemporary (OpenStreetMap version).

Freshness

Last updated 2024-03-18 07:30:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.