Join us at the Royal Geographical Society as we discuss how location can help unlock your archives. Find out how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can help you create engaging and interactive experiences that enable the public to explore your collections both on site and from the comfort of their own home.
We will hear from organisations such as The National Archives and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) on how they have used ArcGIS Online to open up their archives to the public, generating rich and fascinating resources:
In addition, we will discuss how you can use location to organise your archives and build powerful interactive experiences for the public to explore.
Agenda
10.00am - Coffee and registration
10.30am - Welcome, housekeeping and overview of day
10.45am - The big picture – what are we talking about with GIS and the sector
11.15am - Voices of the Victorian poor – making the non-spatial spatial and thinking about education use
11.45am - Tech demo of AGOL – time series mapping
12.05pm - discussion
12.30pm - Archive tour
1.15pm - Lunch
2.15pm - RCAHMW – Deep Mapping Estate Archives to make data easy to access for the public
2.35pm - Tech demo of a hub – what and why
3.05pm - Justin Colson – Institute of Historical Research, University of London – Layers of London: Making the link between digital archives and research. Projects, partners and collaborations
3.30pm - Discussion
4.15pm - Summary and close
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This event will be held at The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.
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