List of All Tutorials
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Tom Elliott
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An alphabetical list of all the Pleiades step-by-step tutorials (how-tos).
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| Title | Description |
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| How to cite Pleiades | Guidance on citing either the entire gazetteer or individual entries. |
| How to search for things in Pleiades | Learn how to find a place by its ancient or modern name, and in other ways. |
| Is there a big map showing all the places? | Pleiades has a couple of internal options for maps with multiple places on them. Some of our partners also provide other options. |
| Why can't I find my favorite ancient site? | The two most likely explanations are: a) we don't have it, or b) search failure. |
| I've lost my username. How do I recover it? | You may need to send us an email. Here's what to check first and where to send it. |
| Reference: Attributes of Places | A list of every attribute (field) in a Pleiades place resource, complete with definition and editorial guidelines for each. |
| How do I indicate origin and accuracy of new location coordinates? | |
| How do I connect to the Pleiades IRC channel? | Pleiades community members and any other parties interested in using or collaborating with Pleiades development are welcome to drop in and join us in our Intern... |
| Using Advanced Search | In addition to our ubiquitous "Live Search", Pleiades provides a sophisticated "Advanced Search" form for more complicated queries. Here are some tips for using... |
Tom Elliott on How do I propose a different (better) pair of coordinates for an existing place?
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I've fixed the broken reference. Will undertake to clarify remaining issues identified by tcarlson. |
| How do I propose a different (better) pair of coordinates for an existing place? | Adding new locations with more accurate coordinates or more detailed geometry (i.e., lines and polygons) is a common and important desire of Pleiades community ... |
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Thomas Carlson on How do I propose a different (better) pair of coordinates for an existing place?
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Link in Step #6 to FAQ 21 is broken. The actual form for inputing a new pair of coordinates is confusing whether the order is [...] |
| How do I use GPS to collect coordinates for contribution to Pleiades? | |
| Is there a way to upload large collections of data into Pleiades? | At present, no. But we're working on it and would be grateful for your feedback. |
| Eye on the sidebar: related photos from Flickr | Now showing live information about related Flickr photos |
| Resolving duplicate places | We've figured out a new way to deal with duplicate places in Pleiades and will describe it here. |
| Barrington Atlas Bibliography | The complete bibliography is now online. |
| Reviewers' Guide | The basic things a Pleiades reviewer or editor should check before publishing or checking in changed/new content. |