Hi guys, As i am going through various references to understand my idea better,in the meantime i would like to upload my screen shots of Arches VM running on my virtual-box.
The Arches VM and the especially the map section looks so beautiful :) Arches VM Screen shots <http://goo.gl/GaIxdM> :This folder also contains a read me text file that explains the screen shots. Cheers :) Utsav On Friday, March 7, 2014 7:48:31 PM UTC+5:30, Edmund Lee wrote: > > Hi Utsav, > > > > Glad to hear you like Stonehenge! It is one of the historic places in the > care of English Heritage, my employer in the UK, and we’re all rather proud > of it. There’s more on our website at > http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stonehenge/ > > > > Your thoughts about StreetView prompted me to answer in a new thread, > using the title for one of the GSoC Ideas from > http://archesproject.org/ideas/ I hope that’s OK? > > > > I’ve been thinking that most heritage inventories record in 2D – basically > dots, lines and polygons on maps. The Idea listed by the project is to > develop Arches to handle the complex polygons that are needed to > appropriately record complex sites in two dimensions. But could we extend > that idea to include 3D representation of sites? Increasingly > archaeologists record data in3D in the field using techniques such as Lidar > http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/research/landscapes-and-areas/aerial-survey/archaeology/lidar/. > They also create 3D representations of sites, both for presentation, and > as a way to learn more about the construction and use of sites. But those > 3D data don’t normally end up in the heritage inventory. Maybe this is > something Arches could look at in the future? Maybe more Google Earth than > Google Streetview. > > > > It sounds like you have a project already thought out, and I don’t want to > distract you from that, but I hope it’s OK to raise this possibility from > the perspective of a heritage inventory user. > > > > Anyone else got any ideas along this line? > > > > Ed > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Utsav > *Sent:* 07 March 2014 13:52 > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Cc:* utsav kumar; utsav kumar > *Subject:* Re: [Arches] Re: Signing in > > > > I looked up Stonehenge from this url <http://goo.gl/w8S2cj> and it just > seems fascinating to me really how much more we can do with arches. :) > > As i have set-up arches on my Ubuntu, i found out that Stonehenge has been > described vividly by arches and it looks great :) > > It seems to me it would be a good idea to expand arches to set-up another > prehistoric monument.:) > > I know this wouldn't be easy so i want to divide it into phases: > > Phase 1: (Must do phase) The minimum i want to do with my project is that > i would want to make sure i have a new prehistoric monument with all it's > inventories available on arches. > > Phase 2:(If time permits)This url <http://goo.gl/w8S2cj> i embedded above > in this post also has a street view available.Street view seems a > fascinating concept,you can have the actual experience of visiting a site > (i)if you use the google street view api(link <http://goo.gl/uLrMN1>) and > (ii)if you can upload panorama pics of the site. > So this may seem a little ambitious but if we are allowed to take a > panoramic view,it will make google street view possible and make our > project look so good. > > > All explained,i do need a prehistoric site to base my project on and i > want the forum to decide which site would be the best. :) > > > Cheers :) > > Utsav > > On Friday, March 7, 2014 12:33:35 AM UTC+5:30, Alexei Peters wrote: > > Hi Utsav, > > I'm having trouble understanding your Idea. Can you please explain what > you're proposing? > > Cheers, > > Alexei > > > > > Director of Web Development - Farallon Geographics, Inc. - 971.227.3173 > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 4:29 PM, utsav kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was able to skim through the newsletter and i made a post for it on the > forum Gosc Idea Expansion <http://goo.gl/EOdo34>. > > > > > Thanks :) > > > > On Saturday, March 1, 2014 6:04:02 AM UTC+5:30, David Myers wrote: > > Greetings Utsav > > > > Welcome to the Arches forum! One source that I would recommend to learn > more about how heritage inventories work (as well as about the Arches > project) is the fall 2013 issue of the Getty Conservation Institute > newsletter, which is focused on the theme of heritage inventories. It's > online at: > > http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/28_2/ > > > > Best regards, > > > > David Myers > > Arches Project Team > > > > >>> On 2/28/2014 at 2:35 PM, in message < > [email protected] <javascript:>>, > utsav kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes,sir actually i think i may know a good deal about the tradition and > culture of India(i just wanted to keep my introduction short :D) and i can > start in a small way towards contributing to inventories of sites from > India. My interest in heritage blossomed from my reading of Dan Brown > novels and getting to understand the deep richness of any culture. > > As i find out more about arches i will be asking more question about how > really the inventories work practically.One of the awesome things i feel is > that we can learn so much about a site by examining it's ruins and then get > to know more about the ancient culture of that place. > > If it's possible,please do share some references about how inventories > really work! > > And robert gatson has guided me a lot in setting up arches on my ubuntu. > > And it's so nice to get to know someone who has a vast trove of knowledge > on culture and history. > > On Friday, 28 February 2014 15:49:13 UTC+5:30, Edmund Lee wrote: > > Welcome to the Arches project forum Utsav! > > > > As well as computer and IT specialists on this group you will find many > members such as myself who share your passion for the past, and work in > heritage organisations aimed at doing what we can to ensure that the > significance for all of us of heritage sites is maintained for future > generations. Do feel free to ask questions about how heritage inventories > work in practice, as well as the technical questions about Arches. > > > > And of course there’s a lot more than just the Taj Mahal out there… > http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs.asp (and that’s just the World Heritage > Sites). > > > > Everyone… Do we have any specialists in the archaeology of India in the > group? > > > > Ed > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *utsav kumar > *Sent:* 28 February 2014 07:34 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Arches] Re: Signing in > > > > I get really excited when i get to know organizations that help in > protecting our cultural heritage.It's a pity that the vast treasure of our > monuments are destroyed just because it's inventory is not organized.I am a > computer science engineering student from india .I chatted quite a lot with > robert gatson yesterdayon irc who guided me in building arches into my > linux ubuntu 12.04 yesterday.This is a screenshot of my system with vagrant > up command that setup up virtual vm into my system .. > http://postimg.org/image/han8ufvqb/ .I am really eager to start > contributing to arches and make this dream of preserving our heritage come > through . :) > > And well,india has a rich history of culture.Indian civilization is a very > ancient one and some of the special things like yoga originated from here > and we have the taj mahal ..yayy :) > > > On Wednesday, 13 March 2013 15:59:01 UTC+5:30, Edmund Lee wrote: > > Hello all, ... and welcome in particular to those who have joined the > Arches Discussion Forum recently. > > This online group was initially set up for the project team, and has just > recently been opened up as the public, so some of us haven't met before. > How about we all share a bit of background, just like we would if we were > meeting in the real world? If that sounds good to you, reply to this thread > and share with the group some or all of the following: > > - what is your interest in Arches? > > > - where in the world are you working? > > and, just to make it a bit more fun, > > - what can you see out of the window? Is there any heritage in your > view? > > I look forward to getting to know everyone a bit better! > > > > Ed > > -- > -- To post, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, > send email to [email protected]. 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