The online application entitled 'The first triangulated survey of Cyprus by Kitchener (1878-1883)' is based on the results of the Research Programme 'Construction of a Cartographic Database and online application of the geographic information of the Kitchener’s Map of Cyprus (1885 edition)', created by the Department of Geography at Harokopio University in 2016, under the scientific supervision of Professor Christos Chalkias and funded by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation. The original map belongs to the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation Collection (M.0254).

The digital map as well as the web application were reformed during the summer of 2021, upgrading the user interface, embedding additions and corrections to the content of the digital map and the integration of two detailed large scale plans (1:2500) for Nicosia (Department of Lands and Surveys of Cyprus) and Limassol (Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation).

The online application took the second place in the 'Best DH Data Visualization' category of the Digital Humanities Awards 2021.

Dissemination

• Brief description of the project (e-book): Creation of the Cartographic Database and Development of a Web Application Presenting the Geographic Information of Kitchener’s Map of the Island of Cyprus (edition of 1885).
• Publication in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information: Developing and Disseminating a New Historical Geospatial Database from Kitchener’s 19th Century Map of Cyprus
• Presentation of the application at the event 'Rediscovering Cyprus' (20/10/2023) - in Greek