The 18th century Cassini roads and cities dataset

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 digitalization of this historical map is based on a collaborative platform methodology that we describe in detail. These data can be used for a variety of interdisciplinary studies, covering multiple spatial resolutions and ranging from history, geography, urban economics to the science of network.

道路、街巷等基础设施网络的演化，对于理解城市系统的发展演进至关重要。然而，针对此类空间实体的数据集却较为稀缺且覆盖稀疏。本数据库呈现了18世纪卡西尼（Cassini）历史地图所描绘的法国国家级道路网络。该历史地图的数字化工作基于我们详细阐述的协作平台方法论。此类数据可用于多学科交叉研究，涵盖多空间分辨率场景，研究范畴覆盖历史学、地理学、城市经济学乃至网络科学等领域。