Points and Coordinates for Distance Calculations in Wyngaerde's Zaragoza View

Zaragoza, Spain is the focus of this dataset containing location points and descriptions used to calculate distances and deviations. The analysis compares spatial variations between Anton van den Wyngaerde's 1563 chorography of the city and current maps. The dataset was created by Gabriel Marro-Gros and is 2.1 MB in size.

Use Cases

• Calculate spatial deviations between historical and modern maps based on location points.
• Analyze the accuracy of a 16th-century chorography based on coordinate data.
• Conduct comparative urban studies of Zaragoza's historical and contemporary layout.
• Train geospatial models for historical map rectification based on control points.

Strengths

• Dataset is 2.1 MB, indicating a focused and manageable size for analysis.
• Includes data from a specific historical source (Wyngaerde's 1563 view) for direct comparison.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Created for distance and deviation calculations presented in an associated research paper.

Time Range

Primary source from 1563.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-24 19:50:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zaragoza, Spain.