This release introduces scholarly authentication, programmatic reconciliation, and enhanced spatiotemporal filtering—advancing WHG's role as a Linked Open Data service for historical place research.
What's New
ORCID Authentication
Sign in and register using your ORCID iD for improved attribution and integration with scholarly research profiles.
Reconciliation Service API
Match place data programmatically against WHG's 13.6 million record index. Enables large-scale dataset alignment and Linked Open Data interoperability.
PeriodO Filters
Search and visualize places using historical periods and regions from the PeriodO authority for precise chronogeographic exploration.
Sphinx Documentation Platform
New documentation system using markdown source files and GitHub Pages deployment, to facilitate collaborative improvements.
Additional Changes
- Enhanced user account management and contributor metadata
- Expanded API documentation with examples
- Performance improvements to search and indexing
- Updated map and search interfaces
Full details: See CHANGELOG.md
Institutional support provided by the Institute for Spatial History Innovation (ISHI) and the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.