中央研究院-數位文化中心於去年9月發行《臺北歷史地圖散步》,為國內首度結合行動APP的導覽書,廣受好評。特於今年8月底進一步推出英譯版WalkingintoTaipei’sPastandPresent,以饗讀者,並讓國際間得以深入了解臺北市的時代變遷、歷史文化。本書精選12幀最早回溯至1895年的歷史古地圖、逾200幀老照片,創新結合免費行動裝置APP「臺北歷史地圖」,運用「地理資訊系統」(GIS)技術,對比今日Google地圖與街景影像,讓使用者滑動指尖即能穿越時空,在街角遇見老臺北,是國內導覽書首創之全新體驗。此外,亦特聘專家針對24個主題撰寫專文,穿越歷史掌故、人文背景與奇聞軼事,對照地圖與照片,詳實呈現歷史切片。WalkingintoTaichung’sPastandPresentintroducesthefirsttourguidewithmobileappofthecityofTaichung.Garnishedwithelevenexquisiteearlymapsofthecity,alongsidewithnearlytwohundredoldphotographs,this‘digital’guidesummonsthespiritofthecity’spast.WiththeusesofGISandcomparisonswithmodernmaps,itpromisesajourneywalkingthroughTaichung’spastandpresent.TheguidealsoprovidesessaysonseventeenthemesthatareintimatelyrelatedtoTaichung’scitycultureinthepasthundredyears,fromPeriodofJapaneseRuletothePost-WarPeriod,coveringhistoriesofthedevelopmentofthecity,aswellasthecity’sculturalactivities.Readingtheseessayswiththemobileappshallincreasetheenjoymentoftouringthroughprofoundintroductionstoandlivelyexperiencesofthecity’sancientandmodernmemories.