title: Roads and cities of 18th century France.
abstract: The evolution of infrastructure networks such as roads and streets are of utmost importance to understand the evolution of urban systems. However, datasets describing these spatial objects are rare and sparse. The database presented here represents the road network at the french national level described in the historical map of Cassini in the 18th century. The digitization of this historical map is based on a collaborative methodology that we describe in detail. This dataset can be used for a variety of interdisciplinary studies, covering multiple spatial resolutions and ranging from history, geography, urban economics to network science.
authors.affiliation: COGIT, IGN , 73 avenue de Paris, Saint-Mande, Cedex 94165, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perret
authors.affiliation: LaDéHiS, EHESS , 190-198 avenue de France, Paris 75013, France.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gribaudi
authors.affiliation: IPhT, CEA, Orme-des-Merisiers , Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France ; CAMS, EHESS , 190-198 Avenue de France, Paris 75013, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barthelemy
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities / Q000266:history*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D008377:Maps as Topic; D014186:Transportation