12/ The next major development in linguistic atlases was the introduction of computers to streamline and improve the data collection and cartographic processes.
Early successful examples of this include the Computer Developed Linguistic Atlas of England (CLAE, Viereck and Ramisch).
Below you can see some of the code used to map the linguistic item โanvilโ and its variants, and what this looks like on a modernised, more detailed map.
13/ Most new research/effort is focused on digitalising existing databases to preserve them and enhance accessibility, but some cutting-edge work is also being done to improve on this work using more modern GIS, geospatial analysis, and cartographic methodology.
Take the *Atlas linguistique de la France* The data points on the map are each labelled with Investigation points, which can then be remapped onto modern maps using coordinates to produce more accurate final projects.
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