Julia,
For what its worth from a data standards point of view I see no reason not
to encourage the LHI project to record these on a database. I suggest that
there is perhaps a distinction to be made between the field names as a
source, and any 'monument' records that might be developed based on the
interpretation of the field name. For example if a field name suggests that
there was previously a burial mound in a field then that can be created as
the Monument Type, with a term such as 'Placename Evidence' in the Evidence
field of a database. If an LHI project is *only* looking at fieldnames, then
the Evidence entry might seem a bit redundant (it would apply to all the
sites identified) - but bear in mind, for example, that the entry might want
to be updated should field survey reveal the mound existing as an Earthwork.
The Evidence thesaurus is available on-line now BTW. See
http://www.rchme.gov.uk/thesaurus/evidence/default.htm
Also note that, should you or other SMRs in contact with LHI projects want
formal advice from EH re data standards, then you might want to encourage
your contacts on the project to consider registering their project on the
MIDAS web-site. The registration form is at
http://www.rchme.gov.uk/midas/frequent/register.html, though it may be wise
for them to have a look at the main MIDAS site first at
http://www.rchme.gov.uk/midas/index.html. On registering, inventories may
request a free audit of their data against the MIDAS standard.
All the best
Edmund Lee
Data Standards Supervisor
English Heritage
Data Services Unit
National Monuments Record Centre
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Swindon
SN2 2GZ
United Kingdom
Direct dial 01793-414791 / +44 (1793) 414791
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wise, Julia [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 February 2001 14:50
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Recording Fieldnames on the SMR
Has anyone tried recording fieldnames on an SMR database linked to GIS,
rather than simply recording the information as a single GIS overlay or on
paper maps?
Do you have any advice on the implications for data management or data
handling?
We are involved with a LHI-funded project aimed at recording The Black
Hedge, an historic landscape feature mentioned in a late 10th century copy
of a charter of c.903. We will be helping to set up a recording database
(probably not linked to GIS) which can be downloaded directly into the SMR
at the end of the project. The organisers are keen to record adjacent field
systems and any associated features and we are uncertain at this stage
whether we should encourage them to record this on the database, or to
confine it to paper maps.
Julia Wise
(Buckinghamshire)
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