Maps Historical Materials
Welcome to the Urban Research
Data Base, a resource hub designed to support urban research in the Pearl
River Delta Area. This curated collection of datasets offers insights into the
history, development, and present state of urban environments, with a specific
focus on water systems, geographical mapping, and urban planning. Whether
you're working on site analysis, urban form studies, or historical contextual
studies, these datasets provide crucial spatial information to inform your
designs and research.
Maps
Below is a list of map databases specifically useful for research in the Pearl River Delta Area:
University of Texas Maps
USGS Explorer
Open Street Maps
Max Plank Institute Maps
Hong Kong Mapping Service (HKMS)
National Geomatics Centre of China
We also have a detailed excel form of digital database of maps available. If you wish to learn more, please .
Below is a list of map databases specifically useful for research in the Pearl River Delta Area:
We also have a detailed excel form of digital database of maps available. If you wish to learn more, please .
Historical Material
Below is a list of map of historical databse that expands beyond maps, including visual, literature and oral history, they will help provide more contextual analysis to research:
Global Mapping of Macao
Image source: 蘭台集英 (must.edu.mo)
Reading Digital Atlas
Image source: Reading Digital Atlas (sinica.edu.tw)
Wanfang Xinfangzhi
Image source: 唯有读志 方知中国 (wanfangdata.com.cn)
Hong Kong Archive Society
Image source: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives - 展品將陸續增加 ... (hkskh.org)
Trove
Image source: Home - Trove (nla.gov.au)
The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group
Image source: The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group (industrialhistoryhk.org)
Below is a list of map of historical databse that expands beyond maps, including visual, literature and oral history, they will help provide more contextual analysis to research:
Image source: 蘭台集英 (must.edu.mo)
Image source: Reading Digital Atlas (sinica.edu.tw)
Image source: 唯有读志 方知中国 (wanfangdata.com.cn)
Image source: Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives - 展品將陸續增加 ... (hkskh.org)
Image source: Home - Trove (nla.gov.au)
Image source: The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group (industrialhistoryhk.org)
For tutorials on how to work with historical data, please visit