E-LWYBR RHUTHUN - RUTHIN E-TRAIL

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


The Starting Point.


In-house trial – Uplands Survey


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


Compact Flash GPSReceiver

HP IPAQ PDA

ESRI ArcPad Mobile GIS

AquaPac Waterproof bag

Basic Equipment


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




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


Brynhyfryd Students visiting the Record Office


Alun Pugh AM launching the Ruthin E-Trail, 9th September 2005


Brynhyfryd students using the Ruthin E-Trail during the Heritage Weekend 17th - 18th September 2005


Students at Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin, using ArcPad GIS for the first time.By April they will have created their own E-Trails.

Welsh Baccalaureate


Future Development

• Directional querying

Not only where but whatNot only where but what

Enhanced LBSSpecific Location/direction-based queries



Future Development

• Directional querying

• Thematic trails

• Enhanced interactivity

• Geocache/treasure Hunt trails

• Audio & visual interpretation

• Tailoring to audience

Geocaching

Shropshire County Council“Time Trails”


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


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


2006 NMWMAP - National Museum of Wales archaeology collections

2004 Coflein – National Monuments Record for Wales


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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