Ensemble Named Entity Recognition (NER): Evaluating NER Tools in the Identification of Place Names in Historical Corpora

The field of Spatial Humanities has advanced substantially in the past years. The identification and extraction of toponyms and spatial information mentioned in historical text collections has allowed its use in innovative ways, making possible the application of spatial analysis and the mapping of...

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Main Authors: Miguel Won, Patricia Murrieta-Flores, Bruno Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Digital Humanities
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fdigh.2018.00002/full