TY - BOOK AU - Schweikart,Jürgen AU - Martí-Henneberg,Jordi AU - Pieper,Jonas AU - Morillas-Torné,Mateu AU - Schulte,Bennet ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Regional European Geographic Information System (REGIS), 1870-2020: A GIS Database for Thematic Mapping and Analysis T2 - SpringerBriefs in Geography, SN - 9783032149329 AV - G70.212-.217 U1 - 910.285 23 PY - 2026/// CY - Cham PB - Springer Nature Switzerland, Imprint: Springer KW - Geographic information systems KW - Cartography KW - Geography KW - Geographical Information System KW - Regional Geography N1 - Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Methodological Approach -- Chapter 3. Structure of the REGIS Data Set -- Chapter 4. Use of the REGIS and REThM Data -- Chapter 5. Conclusion; Open Access N2 - This open-access SpringerBrief accompanies and explains a comprehensive GIS dataset that traces both the external and internal administrative borders of the current 27 EU member states, the United Kingdom, the EFTA member states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), as well as the countries that formerly constituted Yugoslavia and Albania, covering the period from 1870 to 2020. The dataset represents the first geospatial data package to provide complete and systematic information on changes in European borders at the regional level. Together, the book and dataset enable users at all levels of expertise to use standard GIS tools to generate regional maps. Detailed knowledge of these regional transformations provides a solid foundation for examining Europe’s cultural and political heterogeneity and its historical development. This resource is particularly valuable for academics and secondary school teachers working in fields such as history, geography, sociology, and European studies UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-14932-9 ER -