Aspects of Space and Time in Humanities e-Science

In Association with eSI Thematic Programme: e-Science in the Arts and Humanities

23 July, 2007 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh

Organiser: Stuart Dunn

Any slides or other material generated as a result of this event can be found at: www.nesc.ac.uk/action/esi/contribution.cfm?Title=788

These lectures will precede the AHRC ICT Methods Network Workshop on Space and Time. For more information on the workshop please see http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/772/

Speakers

Dr Stuart Jeffrey
AHDS Archaeology
Finding your way to the map, the challenges of delivering geospatial data for archaeologists.

Archaeology as a discipline generates a significant volume of geospatial data for the purposes of curation, cultural heritage management and academic research. In addition to the contested nature of much of this material and the significant legal and ethical problems it can raise, simply finding efficient methods of delivering this data can be challenging. The Archaeology Data Service/AHDS Archaeology has taken a lead in drawing together heterogeneous geospatial datasets and presenting them in appropriate contexts for research reuse. This talk will outline these approaches as well as looking to the future and highlighting the complex interaction between interpretational debates and data presentation.

James Reid/Chris Higgins, EDINA
Experiences at EDINA: the role of Standards and Metadata in SDIs

Over a number of years EDINA has gained experience in the management and dissemination of national spatial datasets, the development and operation of online metadata editor and publishing tools; engagement in academic and national spatial metadata initiatives to support data discovery, management and sharing; and, more recently, involvement in projects and activities relating to the sharing and curation of spatial data.

This talk will look at the use of relevant standards and metadata in these services and projects and their role in enabling the development of spatial data infrastructures.

Dr. Femke Reitsma
University of Edinburgh
Aliens and Spatio-temporal Things: a GIScience perspective

The presentation summarises how the objects of geographic investigation have been represented in GIScience. The limitations of these representations for spatio-temporal things as well as other kinds of non-traditional information will be discussed.

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Further Information

For further information please see the theme wiki at: http://wiki.esi.ac.uk/E-Science_in_the_Arts_and_Humanities and http://www.ahessc.ac.uk/theme

Programme

This event is provisionally scheduled to start at 10:30 Monday 23 July 2007 and close at 12:30 on Monday 23 July 2007.

Registration

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23 Jul - Event Starts at 10:30hrs

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This event is sponsored by eSI in association with the following organisations:

The e-Science Institute