A trip down memory lane, it was the North Yorks system we used in Berkshire (imported by Paul Chadwick the County Archaeologist). I was always very happy with the North Yorks system, but it was of its time I guess. David

David Hopkins
County Archaeologist
Economy, Transport and Environment Department
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert White
Sent: 27 July 2015 12:20
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Subject: Re: HER/SMRs and GIS

North Yorkshire County Council’s 1981 (ICL?) mainframe based in-house written Archaeological Record System used a 10 figure three part UID – the first five digits for the primary record, the next 2 for unique but related components of a site or find and the final three for unique but related subcomponents - with upto five 10 figure NGRs which could be a single central point, define a triangular or quadrangular area or the limits of linear features and separate bibliographic, archive and aerial photographic records. We wrote FILETAB programs to interrogate the database and used GIMMS, a programme developed by Edinburgh University, to generate maps on an AO sized table plotter. It was still in use when I left NYCC but data entry – via paper coding forms which were initially batch keyed to disc by Computer Services “typists” – was slow.

Robert White

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Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Shaw
Sent: 17 July 2015 09:56
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Subject: HER/SMRs and GIS

It’s Friday so....another set of questions on HER/SMR history, tangentially related to my research, but I thought also of interest to a wider group.. Which was the first HER/SMR to use GIS? I know Essex and Northants were both using it from around 1995. Also which were the first EUS, UAD and HLC projects to use GIS? EUS possibly Somerset from 1994? Which would also make them an early adopter of GIS for HER. UAD – Winchester? HLC – Lancashire? Comments please – Chris, Bob, Pete etc. Of course there used to be an SMR Newsletter so maybe something in there if anyone still has copies.

Thanks,

Mike

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