Hi Helen (and list members),
I can confirm that OAD will be providing a MIDAS XML output for PAS
artefact data.
> And did FISH ever sort out the problem of checking which sites are
> already on the database when you're importing, so things aren't
> duplicated?
The issue you raise here is does not regard data or its format (i.e., it
does not fall into the scope of FISH or MIDAS), but instead is a task
that falls to the software that you will be using to import the information.
Will be happy to answer additional queries on- or off-list as required.
Best regards,
Tyler
--
Dr Tyler Bell
Technical Director
Oxford ArchDigital Ltd.
Helen Wells wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was just forwarded data transfer documentation from our portable
> anquities officer. (Hooray!) I noticed that OAD are creating a tool to
> export portable antiquities data into FISH type xml... is HBSMR going to
> have a tool to import xml into it? (Crispin?) And did FISH ever sort
> out the problem of checking which sites are already on the database when
> you're importing, so things aren't duplicated? Concordance, I think the
> term was. I seem to recall at the HER forum meeting there wasn't a way
> to check data and there was no money to write anything. It'll be highly
> annoying if things get duplicated. Although I suppose HBSMR could have
> an entirely separate PAS layer/section?
>
> It's an interesting step forward though.
>
> Helen Wells
> Assistant Planning Archaeologist & Sites and Monuments Record
> Leicestershire County Council
>
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