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	<h2 >Welcome!</h2>
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		<p> => This website offers you a platform for geographical representation and analysis of historical data. <br/>
		    => The beta version is available for you to test and evaluate.</p>
		<p> => The diagram below shows which functions are already active.</p>
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		<p>=><a href="./home">Login</a></p>
		<p>=> First time here? <br/>
		   Then go to the<a href="#newbie-intro"> end of this page</a>.</p>
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		<h3>Introduction for Newbies</h3>
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			<p>On this platform you can visualize and analyze the geographical aspects of historical data with spatial references.</p>
			<p>The system works on the basis of the GoogleMaps API. </p>
			<p>You can display pre-existing data as maps [Song Yingxing example] or input and process your own data [sample table in Excel]. 
			Select your desired features for geographical analysis and save for future use!</p>
			<p>In the beta phase, data is accessible to all registered users. To prevent your work from being altered or deleted, please save externally.</p> 
			<p>To test the system, <a href="./home">login</a> as user <b>test</b> with the password <b>test</b> and get started now!</p>
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