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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.</p>
		<p> => 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 <a href= "../mappit_samples/upload_sample.xml">[sample table, which can be edited using MS-Excel]</a>. 
			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 any loss of work, please maintain an external backup.</p> 
			<p>You can email <a href="mailto:mappit@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de">mappit@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de</a> to request a personal login, or use the test account (user: guest / password: test) to explore the platform right away</p>
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