Re: [Arches] Re: Ideas for GSoC Project: Improve Representation of Spatial-Temporal Relationships

2014-05-01 Thread Karl Fogel
Daphne Ippolito writes: >Even though I was not selected for GSoC, I am hoping that I can still >make a contribution to Arches during my free time this summer. Of the >tasks I mentioned in my proposal, I think that allowing Arches to >store dates in a date type rather than a string type would be a

Re: [Arches] Re: Ideas for GSoC Project: Improve Representation of Spatial-Temporal Relationships

2014-04-22 Thread Daphne Ippolito
Even though I was not selected for GSoC, I am hoping that I can still make a contribution to Arches during my free time this summer. Of the tasks I mentioned in my proposal, I think that allowing Arches to store dates in a date type rather than a string type would be a really useful improvement. I

Re: [Arches] Re: Ideas for GSoC Project: Improve Representation of Spatial-Temporal Relationships

2014-03-20 Thread Daphne Ippolito
Thanks for all your input! I decided to go with the topic of improving Arches' ability to handle fuzzy temporal endpoints. I've submitted my proposal, and I look forward to hearing your opinions and suggestions. Best, Daphne On Monday, 17 March 2014 18:06:13 UTC-4, Koen Van Daele wrote: > > H

RE: [Arches] Re: Ideas for GSoC Project: Improve Representation of Spatial-Temporal Relationships

2014-03-17 Thread Van Daele, Koen
Hi Daphne, I think that anything that has to deal with vague temporal or spatial information will automatically turn out te be fairly complex. The fuzzy endpoints of periods is probably the easier one. There the big hurdle is making a good UI that allows for people to enter vague temporal infor

Re: [Arches] Re: Ideas for GSoC Project: Improve Representation of Spatial-Temporal Relationships

2014-03-17 Thread Adam Lodge
Hi Daphne, I wanted to provide some input on two of the items you addressed in your previous messages. 1. You asked if Arches supports sub-periods. The answer is yes. In fact Arches supports any type of thesauri to have hierarchical relationships. Whenever you hit a pick list in the UI (b