Archiving and Disseminating Historic Land Use Information
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Archiving and Disseminating Historic Land Use
InformationLinda Stewart
Records Management and Cataloguing Department
The National Archives,(TNA) Kew
Archiving GISHeld remotely from central filing system
Is made up of diverse layers
Which are frequently updated
Layers originate from different organisations
Mostly run on commercial software
TNA’s GIS ProjectEstablish extent nature and intricacies of the use of GI systems in Central Government
Identify the records being created
Identify any special issues relating to their public record status
Raise awareness in GIS community of their responsibilities under Public Records Act
Engage in the debate
What information from government GIS do you think TNA should select for permanent preservation ?