HEIRPORT: an experimental portal for the historic environment Julian D Richards and colleagues, Archaeology Data Service
HEIRPORT I Launched by Tam Dalyell MP at the British Museum Jan 2002
PASCanmoreSCRAN Data Providers co-operating End-user (Blissfully unaware) HEIRPORT Z39.50 XML DC Metadata HTTP Presentation Layer ADSYZX
CANMORESCRAN ADS Portable Antiquities
Problems and potential: Was proof of concept only Interface only appropriate for researcher/professional Metadata mapping problems technology The technology worked! people BUT, needed people - to gain support, commitment, and enthusiasm
The Opportunity: The Common Information Environment: Geospatial Demonstrator Project The Partners: The Funders:
My historic environment Museums Libraries Archives Heritage agencies Education all levels News and media Research Publishers Islands of information
What is HEIRPORT? OAI Coldfusion RSS feeds, includes Z39.50 & Zava Community spaces Learning objects My Historic Environment GeoXwalk ArcIMS
PAS Canmore ADS SCRAN Others.. Happy User HEIRPORTHEIRPORT Single access point Network services Aggregate content Standards…
T E C H I E S T U F (H E I R P O R T) Portable Antiquities SCRAN Cornucopia Researching Learning Collecting Interfacing On the move My Historic Environment Tool set personalised to suit individual needs such as … Happy User
Users and their uses Enjoying Researching Studying Collecting Interfacing On the move
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Researching
Same question: different uses
Supporting use
Same tools: different uses
Supporting uses
Same question: mobile location aware devices
Lessons so far: Content –preparation, availability, evenness Inadequate geospatial referencing –Need for GeoXwalk Conformance with standards –Z profiles –OAI metadata & handshaking Systems variation Managing expectation Investing in mediation