Scotland has been innovative in making heritage data available online. The national record Canmore is believed to have been one of the world’s first online monuments records and PastMap is a searchable online GIS portal which brings together over 20 heritage datasets.
However, is simply being ‘online’ enough to make a nation’s heritage data truly available? In the case of Scotland, while it is simple to drill down to individual monuments, it is harder to elucidate general patterns, and familiarity with domestic geographies is an advantage when searching.
Susan Hamilton
Computing Applications in Archaeology 2013 (25-28 March)
University of Western Australia
2. • Identifies, surveys and interprets the built environment of Scotland
• Preserve, care for and add to the information and the items in the
National
Collection relating to the archaeological, architectural and historical
environment
•Promote public understanding and enjoyment of the information and the
items in the collection
The role of RCAHMS
3. Context: Canmore and Canmore Mapping
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/
http://canmoremapping.rcahms.gov.uk/
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14. The potential for recording our urban pasts
Evidence and interpret popular understandings of and
engagements with the modern past, particularly its material
aspect. Research in this field should consider the character
and meaning of the recent past from the point of view of
different constituencies, complementing research into
national narratives concerning the recent past with
understanding of the significance and meaning of the
recent past for different communities within and beyond
Scotland.
16. Putting People at the Heart of Place
It was great living
here, because all the
other children had
Irish parents too.
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17. Putting People at the Heart of Place
This was the
Jewish Bakery .
all the Polish
Ladies went
here because
the bread
tasted the
same as back
home
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