> > Hello all, > > My name is Adam Cox, and I'm currently putting a proposal together to > implement arches for the Cane River National Heritage Area here in > Natchitoches, Louisiana (USA). The project won't begin until this fall, > hopefully by October, but I'm really looking forward to carrying out this > operation. The heritage area already has a local resource file geodatabase > (ESRI-style) that was commissioned a few years ago, but it really isn't > very accessible. Therefore, the built-in web front-end that Arches > provides is very appealing to the parties involved. So, the project will > really be an installation and conversion endeavor. I'm very interested to > see what comes out of the SOC, as the top priority projects are all pieces > that foresee as very useful to me, and the larger success of Arches. > > I expect to do a test install with the standard resource types, but am > really interested in the ability to customize and create new resource types > (forgive me, I'm still working on the Arches lingo). Specifically, one of > the most important cultural resource categories down here are graves, and I > will be incorporating at least one full cemetery. A resource type > specifically for graves is something I'm very interested in developing for > my installation. I have experience with Python, mostly in an ESRI setting, > so I also look forward to diving into the source code... >
> From my window I'd be able (were it light outside) to see the American > Cemetery, which is generally billed as the oldest cemetery in the Louisiana > Purchase. Many French epitaphs, a few revolutionary war veterans, and > overall, a beautifully peaceful place for a walk. > > > Cheers! > Adam > > > > On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 5:29:01 AM UTC-5, 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]. For more information, visit https://groups.google.com/d/forum/archesproject?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Arches Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
