Abstract
The study aimed to create a historical geographic information system (HGIS), including a geodatabase and simple web application for Dodoma Capital City (DCC) in Tanzania. A web GIS application based is an outcome of the study that can improves research on, and knowledge of, the rare artifacts of cultural and historical heritage in Dodoma Capital City (DCC) for historians and the wider academic community. Likewise, spatial data incorporated allows for visualization of the relationship between people, and their geographic and cultural surroundings. Therefore, the cultural geo-history in this paper describes the specific connection of the cultural artifacts and historical site in a given area to their environment and geographic space. For that purpose, the Dodoma Capital City (DCC) historical artifacts as a case study were cataloged based on GIS techniques, geocoding protocols, and describing the artifacts to create an intuitive and familiar tool for historical researchers and archivists to better understand the cultural geo-history of Dodoma Capital City (DCC). The resulting tool, the Dodoma Capital City Historical Geographical Information System (DCCHGIS), combines a geodatabase and a web application to provide access to a small portion of the geospatial cultural history of Dodoma Capital City (DCC). The DCCHGIS demonstrates that archiving are useful in creating an accurate, informative, and usable Historical Geographic Information System (HGIS) tool that increase the knowledge of and access to cultural geo-history.
Highlights
In the year 1973, Government of United Republic of Tanzania (URT) designated Dodoma Municipal to become the Capital City of Tanzania (URT, 1976; URT, 2014)
This study has successfully combined techniques and technology used in GIS with the standards and cataloging processes of archival description of Dodoma Capital City Historical Geographic Information System (DCCHGIS)
There are forerunners in terms of historical geographic information systems (HGIS) based on artifacts data and published to the web, none use established archival description guidelines, policies, and practices that could standardize the use of such data in a geodatabase
Summary
In the year 1973, Government of United Republic of Tanzania (URT) designated Dodoma Municipal to become the Capital City of Tanzania (URT, 1976; URT, 2014). The urbanization rate between 1973 and 2005 was mute despite being selected by popular referendum as Tanzania’s new capital in 1973. Low urbanization rate is explained by failure to follow through that decision, with the majority of government departments remaining in Dar es Salaam (Wenban-Smith, 2014). It is the case that Dodoma has few particular advantages, apart from a central location (Ibid). Contributing factors to low urbanization may be a result of debates over misconception on perceived harsh environmental conditions, perceived inadequate socio-economic services to host influx of migrants and government budget constraints. Between 1988 and 2012, urbanization rate has increased tremendously (Table 1)
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