中央研究院數位文化中心於2016年製作出版之《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（2017）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。ThepasthistoryofTaipeihasbeenburiedgraduallyinpeoples’memoriesaftergenerationsandregimechangesbutcluestothepaststillremain.Whenturningacorner,wemaysuddenlystumbleonastreetviewthatmayhavebeenfamiliarbefore–thefeaturesofthepastmaybehiddenwithinourmoderncity.Thedailylivesofthepeopleinbygonegenerationsstillhavesurprisingconnectionstoourownlives.Thisbookhasselected12historicalmapsfrom1895,andover200oldphotos.UsingtheGeographicInformationSystem(GIS)technique,thebookintegratesoldandnewmaps,allowinguserstotravelintimewhilewalkingaroundthecity.Furthermore,thebookevencombineswiththefree“TaipeiHistoricalMaps”mobileAPP.IfusersscantheQRCodeofthedestinations,thenitwilllinkdirectlytotheAPPmapsandtheuserscaninstantlyseestreetscapephotosofpastandpresent.Itisthefirsteverguidebooktocombineannotatedstreetphotosfromtwodifferenttimelinestoallowreaderstoexperiencetravelthroughtimeandspace.Expertsinthefieldsofhistoryandthehumanitieswereinvitedtowritearticlesandfascinatingstoriesbasedaround24themes.Thereadersareinvitedtocomparethemapsandphotos,whilevividlyexperiencinghistoricaldetaildesignedtofueltheirimaginations.
