Global Sea Routes. A Historical Geodatabase of European Global Navigation (1500-1900)

Global Sea Routes (GSR) is a geospatial relational database aimed at the representation of European ships’ sea routes on a global scale in the modern and contemporary ages, in order to understand how world interconnectedness, in terms of maritime passage times from European ports to overseas destinations, evolved over four centuries (1500-1900). GSR geodatabase is powered by Nodegoat, a web-based research environment for the humanities developed by LAB1100. Nodegoat is a trademark of LAB1100, registered in the U.S. and in other countries. Within the framework of GSR project, a case study has also been developed: that of the frigate Novara. A vast array of interactive tools has been realised, in order to visualise her story and evolution as well as to discover the scientific findings of her circumnavigation (1857-1859).