i really have to agree with you Nick
i have got this and got it working ...
did you note in the accompanying documents on the disk there are the
minutes of a meeting with ALGAO and they ALGAO members were all very
explicit it must not be separate software that it must be just layers so
it can be integrated ... they ignored that!!
the thing is we are going to common desktop so we will not be able to
install odd bits of software ...
it is just a big waste of TAX PAYER money ....
I am in the process of writing a letter to NMRC to say how disappointed
to see so many projects going ahead that have no thought of data
standards .. no thought of how these can be used and integrated into
existing systems.
sigh
rant over
feel better
Jason
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Boldrini [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 10:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Wetlands GDMS CD
I have managed to install this, but as the CD I used was one I got from
Dominic Powlesland direct rather than the generic one through the post,
don't know if the postal Disk works.
As for Louisa's point about extracting the data into a Mapinfo layer,
if anyone manages this could they let the list know, as this would be
more useful than a separate piece of software.
AS an aside is anyone else getting fed up with EH supported projects
providing us with data in formats which mean we potentially have many
duplicate data sets to look at, which in DC terms is unrealistic to be
able to do, and in terms of converting into whatever Digital systems you
use mean you now have a digital backlog as well as whatever paper ones
you have. So far we have had the DoB (not totally EH I know), the
Medieval Pottery Production Centres Database, now this Wetlands data,
and OASIS looks like another system which it will be up to us to import.
I am in danger of ranting here, but I think EH needs to start asking
SMR/HER's how they want the data rather than just dumping it on us.
Dear David,
I have managed to get the GDMS CD to work, although I haven't had time
to try and 'interrogate' the data. It only runs on our Windows 2000
computer, and doesn't seem to like our Windows 95/98 machines. What we
wanted to know was whether we can extract data for our county to display
as a layer in MapInfo.
regards,
Louisa
Louisa Matthews
Assistant Archaeologist (SMR)
South Yorkshire Archaeology Service
Development Services, Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH
Tel.: 0114 273 6428 Fax.: 0114 273 5002
Email: [log in to unmask]
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Evans [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 23 April 2004 09:25
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Wetlands GDMS CD
Has anyone who has received the above been able to run the CD or, if
not, has anyone been able to get through to the technical service
e-mail
address?
Thank You
David Evans
Historic Environment Record Officer
01454 863649
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