Automatic extraction of Lausanne cadastres using artificial intelligence
Cadastral maps are among the most complex structured historical representations, hence the late appearance of this technology. The wealth of information in these sources makes them indispensable for digital humanities and historical reconstruction. Moreover, the mathematical nature of cartography makes it easily compatible with the computational world. For several years now, historians and geographers have (…)
Historical Context of the Production of Vaud Cadastral Maps (Ancien Régime – 1840)
After 1536 and the conquest of Vaud by Bern, the Bernese authorities wanted to know the size and income of the newly acquired land: for this, documents called “terriers” were established. At a twenty- or thirty-year interval, landowners must declare their possessions, a process called recognition (“reconnaissance”). The difficulty with this type of document is (…)