Hi Thank you both so much for your replies - that's been really helpful and I'll have a closer look at all the links, particuarly MegaJordan, and then I'll probably have a lot more questions!
Where can I get a copy of the International Core State Standard for Archaeological and Architectural Heritage, or rather, specifically the ones that deal with condition? Thank you again Emma On Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:27:15 AM UTC+1, David Myers wrote: > > Dear Emma > > I'm writing to add a bit to Phil Carlisle's response to your questions > about recording condition assessments in Arches. I'm a member of the Arches > project team at the Getty Conservation Institute. > > As Phil mentioned, we chose to use the draft International Core State > Standard for Archaeological and Architectural Heritage (which we've > referred to as the CDS) as the basis for selecting the set of information > to be contained in the core version of Arches. The CDS calls for basic > information to be recorded under the "Condition" category, essentially a > condition status and date on which it was assessed. We've essentially > followed the CDS approach within the "Condition" information theme in > Arches. If you haven't already done so, you can see the "Condition" > information theme in the version 1.0 demo online at: > http://archesproject.org/demo/ > > We considered extending this to make it more detailed, but ultimately > decided to not stray from what the CDS calls for because the information > collected in condition assessments can vary so widely depending on the > particular requirements of each situation (e.g., type of heritage assessed, > level of detail required). We expect that the "Condition" information theme > will be extended in differing implementations of Arches based on the > specific requirements of those implementations. Once that those extensions > happen, then other organizations will be able to take advantage of those > customizations. > > The GCI and World Monuments Fund, partners in the Arches project, > previously developed with Farallon Geographics the Middle Eastern > Geodatabase for Antiquities (MEGA)-Jordan, the national archaeological > documentation system in Jordan (which is different software than Arches): > http://megajordan.org/ > > which includes a more specific and detailed approach to condition > assessments, including recording for each assessment disturbances, threats, > and management recommendations. I just point this other example out in case > it's of interest. > > Best regards, > > David Myers > Arches Project Team > > > >>> "Carlisle, Philip" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > 04/16/14 6:15 AM >>> > Hi Emma, > I think I can answer your non-techy questions. > > Arches is designed to be able to record all the types of information about > a monument, building or site. It's based on the Core Data Standard for > Archaeological and Architectural Sites (originally developed by CIDOC and > published by the Council of Europe). > > Within the Arches graphs the place where you would record the Condition is > in the Condition Type (data field). This is where you store the value which > is taken from the relevant authority document (in this case CONDITION TYPE > AUTHORITY DOCUMENT. An authority document is simply a controlled vocabulary > which is being used to enforce data entry. This can be a nationally > recognized thesaurus, such as the English Heritage Thesaurus of Monument > Types or the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus, or it could simply be a > wordlist defined by the user. So in this case you may want to define your > own so that you had a simple list of 'Good', 'Fair', 'Bad'. > > Where you might be confused is the use of the implied event. > > The graphs are based on the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model and this is > an event-centric model, ie. nothing can exist without the event that > created it. > > So an implied event is an event where the details are not necessarily > recorded but which is need for the semantics within the model to hold true. > > For example we can say that we have a site which has a condition type of > 'Good'. We know it was good on certain date (01-Jan-2014) and the implied > event is the condition assessment which actually took place on the 1st Jan > 2014. > > Here though we're not recording any other information about the actual > event (eg. who did the assessment, whether it was part of a management > activity etc) but we could, if we wanted to, create a condition assessment > Activity with all the relevant information which we would then link to the > site/monument/building. > > So in essence the implied event node (the CONDITION ASSESSMENT node) is > empty but is used to 'semantically glue' the site to the date and type. > > You can add as many condition assessments as you like to a site. The > minimum information for the site is up to you but we would recommend at > least a name, geometry and site type/period. > > I think images are currently being looked into by the development team but > I think it should be possible to attach one to a condition. > > I've been advising the project on the use of the standards and I was > responsible for creating the original graphs so feel free to contact me if > you want to talk through any of this. > > Regards > > Phil > > > *Phil Carlisle* > > Data Standards Supervisor > > Data Standards Unit, Designations Department > > English Heritage > > The Engine House > > Fire Fly Avenue > > Swindon > > SN2 2EH > > Tel: +44 (0)1793 414824 > > > > http://thesaurus.english-heritage.org.uk/ > > > > http://www.heritagedata.org/blog/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Emma Cunliffe > *Sent:* 16 April 2014 12:22 > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [Arches] Condition assessments > > Hi > I'm looking into options for condition assessments for sites rather than > inventorying them specifically, and I've heard good things about ARCHES > generally. I noticed that the Glossary contains condition fields, but I > then got a little unclear about how these relate to each other, and the > wider database. > > For example: what is the difference between a Node, a field and a > controlled vocabularly? > What is an Implied Event? > Are Data Field Conditions or Information Themes Conditions fixed terms > with clearly defined meanings, and in which case, where would I find the > terms that can be input to see what they cover? > Can multiple condition assessments be entered in order to record changes > in state? > Can pictures be attached to any of these fields? > Do they deal with risk? > > Lastly, how much other data must be entered on the record in order for it > to be useable? What is the minimum that can be entered? > > If this is all listed somewhere, please just point me in the right > direction - I got myself a little confused on the website and wasn't sure > where I should be looking! > > Thank you very much for any assistance you are able to provide. > Kind regards > Dr E Cunliffe > > -- > -- To post, send email to [email protected] <javascript:>. To > unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > 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] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal > views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically > stated. 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