Zhang, Y;
Adnan, M;
Longley, P;
Maciejewski, R;
(2013)
Exploring geo-genealogy using internet surname search histories.
JOURNAL OF MAPS
, 9
(4)
481 - 486.
10.1080/17445647.2013.824391.
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Abstract
We present an interactive flow map to visualize aspects of the ways in which surnames have dispersed and migrated around the globe. This work utilizes Internet search queries from the Worldnames Project and uses the density of search locations to determine the node and leaf structures of a flow map. The mapping technique utilized in this work is a variant of geometric minimal Steiner arborescences called the spiral tree. Our implementation is developed in JavaScript to allow for interactive online exploration. Nodes and flow lines can be interactively modified to allow for esthetic changes of color and layout. The results can provide interesting insight into the geography of amateur genealogy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Exploring geo-genealogy using internet surname search histories |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17445647.2013.824391 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2013.824391 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2013 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. |
| Keywords: | surname, genealogy, flow map |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1400422 |
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