2. Programme
09.00 – 09.45
Registration and Coffee
09.45 – 10.00
Welcome Address from Khalid Al-Begain,
CEMAS Director
10.00 – 10.10
Opening Address John Griffiths AM,
Minister for Culture & Sport
10.10 – 10.30
CEMAS Development of the Archwilio App
Martin Spicer, CEMAS Programme Manager
10.30 – 10.50
Archwilio App Features and the Apps Impact
Chris Martin, Regional Archaeologist,
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
10.50 – 11.10
Refreshment Break
11.10 – 11.30
Why a Mobile App will be Important
for Archaeology in Wales, Louise Austin,
Principal Archaeologist (Heritage Management),
Dyfed Archaeological Trust
11.30 – 12.00
Showcasing the App — App Demonstration
12pm – Close
Thanks from Khalid Al-Begain & Event Close
There will be a tour of the Origins Archaeology Gallery
for attendees of the App Launch after the event
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The Client
The Dyfed Archaeological Trust
is one of four Welsh Archaeological
Trust (WATs) established to advance the
education of the public in archaeology
and is committed to helping protect,
record and interpret all aspects of
the historic environment.
The Regional Historic Environment Records,
managed and maintained by the four Trusts,
include over 200,000 individual entries and
are continually updated and expanded as new
information becomes available. Online access
to these records has been achieved through the
Archwilio website found at www.archwilio.org.uk
The App
Dyfed Archaeological Trust,
in partnership with Clwyd-Powys,
Gwynedd and Glamorgan-Gwent
Archaeological Trusts, approached
CEMAS to develop their fantastic
new Archwilio App.
They felt that an innovative application linked
to the website would not only be exciting and
engaging, but could raise awareness of the
Welsh Archaeological Trusts and their work.
The app will enable them to reach new audiences,
provide interactive opportunities for public
engagement and offer people a unique
opportunity to investigate the heritage of Wales.
3. Content Features
Wherever you may be, up a mountain, on the
beach or even in the pub, the app allows users to
access over one hundred thousand records in the
HERs to find out about the archaeology of Wales.
Should you discover something new about
a recorded site, the Archwilio App enables you
to send new information to allow existing records
to be updated. If you find something that isn’t
on Archwilio you may have discovered a new site!
The app allows you to take a photograph,
make a new record and send it through
to your local Archaeological Trust so your
information can be added to the system.
We are delighted to have had the
opportunity to support such an
important project. This is an
example of how cutting edge
technology can act in an innovative
way for heritage and culture.
Khalid Al-Begain, CEMAS Director
The knowledge, skill and experience
of the CEMAS team has been
invaluable in enabling the WATs to
realise their aspirations for an app.
Louise Austin, Principal Archaeologist
(Heritage Management),
Dyfed Archaeological Trust
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4. App Store
Feedback
Excellent app!
Well done to the developers!
Fantastic!
Surprised how user
friendly and detailed.
Very handy! Found it very
user friendly and contains
plenty of information for the
sites I’ve looked at so far.
Cool app, makes archaeological
sites really accessible.
Quote from
the Minister
John Griffiths AM,
Minister for Culture & Sport
The new Archwilio Phone App puts
the heritage of Wales on the map.
Available to download for free,
it makes it possible for anyone
with a suitable smartphone to
access information on the thousands
of known archaeological and
historic sites in Wales. The Historic
Environment Records of Wales
were already available online,
but with the launch of the Archwilio
App Wales will make this wealth of
information, collected by generations
of investigators, available to mobile
users, allowing them a glimpse of
the hidden heritage all around us.
The Archwilio App marks an important
leap forwards in using technology
to discover the heritage of Wales.
As well as allowing users to check
records, the app can be used to add
information, opening up opportunities
for volunteers to get directly involved
in archaeological recording and
investigation. The Archwilio App
truly opens archaeology
to everyone in Wales.
For more information on Archwilio please visit www.archwilio.org.uk
To find out how CEMAS can support your business with mobile app development please get in touch:
t.01443 654265 e.cemas@southwales.ac.uk w.www.cemas.mobi
