Historical Road Network Analysis Methodologies and Case Studies Using HGIS

This study applies the technical methodology of historical GIS to represent the road network of the entire Korean Peninsula as spatial data. I built a methodology for reconstructing them on top of the current landscape by applying an algorithm that conditions two calculations: the presence or absence of waypoint information with historical evidence and the shortest distance-time path. Applying the above methodology, I attempted to spatially recreate the descriptive and representational aspects of road system found in Jiriji(地理志) and old maps in Yang-ju(楊州) in the Joseon Dynasty. The spatial representation of these written and pictorial sources is more in keeping with the intention of shedding light on the underlying spatial perceptions reflected in the record, rather than an empirical reconstruction of the physical landscape.