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Unlock Hidden Value in Historical Data

Transform decades of "dark" geographic data into actionable intelligence

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The Opportunity

A foreign government sends you tens of thousands of municipal flood data records from 1960-1970.

There is clearly enough data to vastly improve the risk profile of several present-day geographic places.

The data is perfect for a real-estate developer assessing the risk of building in a small, coastal town.

This is valuable, historic data.

Rows of Historical Data

The Problem

The data was gathered at the municipal level 20 years ago, and most of these municipalities no longer exist after several land reforms.

The flood data is massively impactful for risk assessment, but without proper geocoding, it's practically valueless.

It can't be tied to a present-day location on Earth's surface. Not yet...

Note on Boundary Changes: Administrative boundaries change constantly. Municipalities merge, split, or are renamed. A town that was in Municipality A in 1960 might be in Municipality B today. Without knowing the modern location, historical data becomes useless for current decision-making.
Unmapped Historical Data

The Scale of the Problem

This isn't a small issue. When a foreign government sends you 500,000 rows of historical location data, the problem multiplies.

500,000 rows ×
10+ possible matches per record ×
Months of research per dataset =
Huge expense!

Furthermore, boundaries are changing over time constantly. You could receive data from last year for a municipality that is extinct, or for a city that is now in a different municipality.

Trying to geocode historical places as a batch operation is vital — and only possible with the right historical GIS datasets.

Scale of Problem - Workplace Stress

Our Solution

Ikonen solves this problem instantly. We have geocoded hundreds of years of history with daily resolution, allowing companies to permanently relate extinct or changed historical entities to current geographic locations.

We transform historical place records:

"Berghaus (Town), Vik (municipality),
Hordaland (county), Norway (country)"

↓ IKONEN GEOCODING ↓

To its present day location:
"Berghaus (Town), Sogn (municipality),
Vestland (county), Norway (country)"

With our data, this transformation happens instantly and automatically across all 500,000 records.

Ikonen Geocoding Animation

The Historic Record is Instantly Located

The historic record was instantly tied to the present-day town of Sandvik at the precise coordinates.

What was once an unmappable data point is now a actionable geographic reference that can be used for risk assessment, property valuation, and strategic planning.

Sandvik - Real Location

The Entire Historical Dataset, Now Mapped

Your entire historical data set now has present-day locations. Every single record has been geocoded, verified, and integrated into modern geographic frameworks.

What was previously worthless "dark data" is now ready for analysis, integration, and decision-making.

Complete Flood Data Mapped

Derivative Intelligence

From properly geocoded historical data, you can now generate derivative products: risk maps, caution zones, probability models, and forecasts.

Your data becomes a foundation for decision-making across real estate, insurance, infrastructure planning, and climate adaptation.

Derivative Caution Map

The Value Transformation

Without Ikonen

500,000 rows of unmapped data

10+ possible locations per record

Months of manual geographic research

Constant validation failures

Data is worthless for risk assessment

With Ikonen

Instantly geocoded to modern locations

Single, precise geographic match

Automated batch processing

Permanent historical relationships

Ready for analysis and integration

Transform 500,000 rows of obsolete geographic data into precise, actionable intelligence in seconds, not weeks.