E-LWYBR RHUTHUN - RUTHIN E-TRAIL
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E-LWYBR RHUTHUN - RUTHIN E-TRAIL
Tapping into History through Mobile GIS
Tom Pert - RCAHMW
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of
Wales is the national organisation responsible for recording
archaeological and architectural sites in Wales.
The Royal Commission was established in 1908 by Royal Warrant and is
now sponsored by the National Assembly for Wales.
Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion CymruRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
• 33 staff, including 12 ‘Investigators’• 70,000 sites or buildings recorded• 1.5 million images• 80 books published in on-going publishing programme• Advanced electronic access for the public through Coflein• High quality teams of internationally-recognised experts • Centre of excellence in
– vernacular architecture– industrial archaeology– aerial photography– digital mapping– electronic delivery– education and outreach
COFLEIN – the National Monuments Record of Wales on-line database.
• Photographs
• Drawings
• Plans
• Reports
• Descriptions
www.coflein.gov.uk
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GIS at the RCAHMW
NMRW sites database GPS survey of Banc Du enclosure
Montgomery 3D GIS Hill slope analysis of Hill Fort, Montgomery
Norton Interrupted Ditch Enclosure, nr St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan
Norton Interrupted Ditch Enclosure, nr St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan
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The Starting Point.
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In-house trial – Uplands Survey
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In-house trial – Uplands Survey
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Ruthin E-Trail - Aims of the project
• Deliver heritage information in new and innovative way to a wider audience
• Introduce Welsh Baccalaureate students to the fundamentals of GIS, GPS and mobile technology
• Enable students to develop measurable key skills which will count towards their attainment of the Welsh Baccalaureate
• Develop our understanding of how to deliver Coflein information to mobile devices
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Compact Flash GPSReceiver
HP IPAQ PDA
ESRI ArcPad Mobile GIS
AquaPac Waterproof bag
Basic Equipment
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Tap
Tap on any of the highlighted buildings to access information and images from the Denbighshire Record Office and RCAHMW’s COFLEIN web service.
Using the E-TRail
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GPS technology enables your position to be displayed on the map, which scrolls in real time as you walk around the town.
Information alerts are triggered by your position providing directions, facts or questions.
Proximity Alerts
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Brynhyfryd Students visiting the Record Office
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Alun Pugh AM launching the Ruthin E-Trail, 9th September 2005
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Brynhyfryd students using the Ruthin E-Trail during the Heritage Weekend 17th - 18th September 2005
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Students at Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin, using ArcPad GIS for the first time.By April they will have created their own E-Trails.
Welsh Baccalaureate
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Future Development
• Directional querying
Not only where but whatNot only where but what
Enhanced LBSSpecific Location/direction-based queries
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Future Development
• Directional querying
• Thematic trails
• Enhanced interactivity
• Geocache/treasure Hunt trails
• Audio & visual interpretation
• Tailoring to audience
Geocaching
Shropshire County Council“Time Trails”
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Next area for E-Trail Development
• Complex multi-period industrial landscape
• Confusing mix of surviving archaeology anddestroyed features
• Variety of industrial processes
• Large collection of archive material and GIS data
Almost 2000 National Monuments Record sites within World Heritage Site boundary
Furnace 4 Blaenavon Ironworks
BBC History – Flash Animation of Blast Furnace
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Coflein Mobile
wireless delivery of Coflein data to non software-specific mobile devices
National portal for historic environment records
2004 Coflein – National Monuments Record for Wales
National portal for historic environment records
2006 NMWMAP - National Museum of Wales archaeology collections
2004 Coflein – National Monuments Record for Wales
National portal for historic environment records
2006 – a ‘one-stop shop’ for the historic environment data
The National Trust – sites and buildings data
Cadw – Statutory Listing and Scheduling records
Welsh Archaeological Trusts – Sites and Monuments Records
National Museum of Wales – industrial artefacts, site records
National Library of Wales – topographical pictures
Local record offices – maps and documents
Communities@One initiative – social inclusion
Local museums – site-specific artefacts
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Tapping into History through Mobile GIS
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