Scotlandsplaces: Accessing Remote Digital Heritage Datasets Using Web Services

摘要

The ScotlandsPlaces project is an official, permanent website found at www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. It exhibits a very novel and exciting way of searching across cultural heritage information. It uses geography to discover relevant records and lets the public sift through the results using geographic-based technologies. The ScotlandsPlaces website has seen the development of innovative technologies including the redevelopment of open-source geo-middleware, the ScotlandsPlaces XML schema for data transfer and the use of dynamic map interfaces for user querying. Although these technologies that sit behind the site are innovative and cutting edge, the website itself has a simple design and is easy to use. System developments such as the digital volumes management system allow different partner organisations to include resources in a standard format, efficiently disseminating information to the public.