My latest article for Inquirer.net, the digital arm of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, is now up! 🎉

https://technology.inquirer.net/147036/digitally-mapping-the-philippines-historical-markers

Here I talk about using technology to make a digital map and database of the #Philippines’ national historical markers using #Wikidata and #WikimediaCommons.

#history #HistoricalMarkers #tootSEA #TechINQ

I have finished editing an additional 50 photos, meaning I have now completed doing perspective corrections on 550 photos of NHCP #HistoricalMarkers of the #Philippines 🇵🇭! 🎉

You can browse through all 550 in #WikimediaCommons: https://w.wiki/H$RC

And if you’re curious how I am doing this, a slightly outdated process is on my blog: https://vaes9.com/posts/perspective_correction

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This #Lua module I created nearly four months ago is now used in just over 2000 historical marker photos in #WikimediaCommons! 🎉 This makes the photos hopefully a bit more useful.

List of photos: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:NHCP_marker_depicts_inscription&namespace=6&limit=500

#Wikimedia #OpenData #HistoricalMarkers #Philippines

I have finished editing an additional 50 photos, meaning I have now completed doing perspective corrections on 500 photos of NHCP #HistoricalMarkers of the #Philippines 🇵🇭! 🎉

You can browse through all 500 in #WikimediaCommons: https://w.wiki/H$RC

And if you’re curious how I am doing this, a slightly outdated process is on my blog: https://vaes9.com/posts/perspective_correction

Previous post: https://en.osm.town/@seav/115452299371618892

In #Wikimedia land, I created my first #Lua module in #WikimediaCommons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Module:NHCP_marker_depicts_inscription

This module does all the heavy lifting for enhancing file pages of photos of #HistoricalMarkers of the #Philippines 🇵🇭 with #Wikidata items. It provides a way to point to the Wikidata item about the marker and to show the actual text inscribed in the marker. This is all done by just adding the {{NHCP marker depicts inscription}} template. 🧵 1/3

#OpenData #LinkedOpenData

It took me longer than expected but I have finished editing an additional 50 photos meaning I have now completed doing perspective corrections on 450 photos of NHCP #HistoricalMarkers of the #Philippines 🇵🇭! 🎉 I hope to complete 500 by the end of 2025.

You can browse through all 450 in #WikimediaCommons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Perspective_corrections_by_Eugene_Alvin_Villar

And if you’re curious how I am doing this, a slightly outdated process is on my blog: https://vaes9.com/posts/perspective_correction

State of Delaware: Explore the Archives’ New Interactive Historical Markers Map. “The Delaware Public Archives is excited to announce the launch of an enhanced State of Delaware Historical Markers Map, now available on our website. … With just a few clicks, users can explore all the state’s official historical markers, discover detailed information about each site, and easily navigate to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/16/state-of-delaware-explore-the-archives-new-interactive-historical-markers-map/

I rarely leave my neighborhood these days, so when the opportunity came last weekend to visit a town about 80 km from my home, I took a little detour to visit and take photos of the town’s only national historical marker.

(Those who have been following me long enough know that documenting historical markers in #Wikidata and #WikimediaCommons is one of my niche interests.)

https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q52144727

#history #HistoricalMarkers

Troy University: Wiregrass Archives launches interactive map for Alabama historical markers. “The Wiregrass Archives at Troy University-Dothan recently completed the Alabama Historical Marker Digital Enhancement Project, a grant-funded project that created a public-facing digital map for historical markers across the state. A partnership between the Alabama Historical Association Marker […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/02/troy-university-wiregrass-archives-launches-interactive-map-for-alabama-historical-markers/

Finally done processing an additional 50 photos meaning I have now completed doing perspective corrections on 400 photos of NHCP #HistoricalMarkers of the #Philippines 🇵🇭! 🎉 I hope to complete 500 by the year’s end.

You can browse through all 400 in #WikimediaCommons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Perspective_corrections_by_Eugene_Alvin_Villar

And if you’re curious how I am doing this, a slightly outdated process is on my blog: https://vaes9.com/posts/perspective_correction

Anyway, I have a backlog of around 140 photos with more on the way: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:TODO_-_Needs_perspective_correction