Peripleo is a prototype application for the discovery and spatial visualisation of collection data, originally an initiative of the Pelagios Network and developed early in 2022 as part of the British Library's Locating a National Collection project (LaNC). LaNC was a Foundation project within the AHRC-funded Towards a National Collection Programme.
LaNC has investigated how creating links between locations in different collections might open up new forms of research, engagement and interaction for different audiences. Project partners included: The National Trust, Historic Royal Palaces, Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, Museum of London Archaeology, The Portable Antiquities Scheme, and English Heritage.
Peripleo grew out of an earlier Peripleo version, developed by Pelagios, and Peripleo-lite, a TEI visualisation tool developed with funding from the Open University.
Several examples of geospatial datasets rendered as maps using Peripleo can be seen on the project web site at https://britishlibrary.github.io/locating-a-national-collection/.
You can quickly deploy Peripleo for the visualisation of your own geospatial data, without any dedicated technical infrastructure. Follow the instructions given in:
- the Installation Guide, and
- the Configuration Guide.