Project Title,Hardware/Operating System,Software ,Software Version,Date of Creation,,Location (each locational term should be added on a new row),"Creator (if more than one individual/organisation, add on a new row)",,,"Copyright Holder (if more than one individual/organisation, add on a new row)",,,Scale of Data Capture,Scale of Data Storage,Assessment of Data Quality,Method of Data Capture,Purpose of Data Creation,Filename(s) (each filename should be added as a new row),Description,Projection Type,File Type,Source ,Table Attribute (each new attribute/notation should be added as a new row),,"Supporting documentation  file name(this should be enclosed separately and include an abbreviations, codes or notations used)"
,,,,Start Date,End date,,First Name,Last Name,Organisation,First Name,Last Name,Organisation,,,,,,,,,,,Code,Description,
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Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation,Microsoft Windows XP Pro 2002,ESRI ArcView,3.2,10-Jul-01,05-Dec-04,UK,Sam,Turner ,Devon County Council Historic Environment Service,Bill,Horner,Devon County Council Historic Environment Service,"1:2,500","1:2,500",None,Digitisation using ArcView,To create a GIS of Devon Historic Landscape Characterisation,rawhlc.shp,Raw HLC data,OSGB36 ,Polygon,"Principally the following three sources: Ordnance Survey Landline mapping, 
Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch mapping (late C19th), 
Getmapping vertical colour air photography (taken 1999-2000)",ID,Polygon ID No. Unique identifier. Provides link between ArcView shapefile and attribute data in MS Access database.,Devon_HLC_Phase_1_Report_January_2005.pdf
,,,,,,England,,,,,,,"1:10,000","1:10,000",,,,rawhlc.shx,,,,,AREA,Area. In Square Meters.,
,,,,,,Devon,,,,,,,"1:10,560","1:10,560",,,,rawhlc.dbf,,,,,PATTERN,"The organisational pattern within each polygon: Regular, Irregular or None. Pattern refers to the boundaries and divisions within each polygon (see Aldred 2001: 9). It is useful for landscape history since organisational pattern can refer to processes of change such as planning (or a lack of it). (Note that following historic character types were generally assigned no pattern: settlement, industrial complex, industrial (mining), military complex, public civil complex, airfield, mud, sand, mud and sand, marsh, water, outcrop/scree/cliffs).",
,,,,,,North Devon District,,,,,,,,,,,,rawhlc.sbn,,,,,DOMINANT,"Dominant Boundary Morphology. Describes the morphology of the majority of boundaries within the polygon (and refers only to internal boundaries): Sinuous: Includes all sinuous boundaries, i.e. those that are not straight or erratic. Straight: Perfectly straight boundaries, the result of post-medieval and modern surveying techniques. Erratic: Wildly erratic boundaries, found (rarely) in prehistoric field systems (e.g.Combeshead Tor, Dartmoor: SX 585 688). None: Shows there are no internal boundaries in the polygon. (In practice this value was not used and the field in the database has been left blank) (see Aldred 2001: 8)",
,,,,,,South Hams District,,,,,,,,,,,,rawhlc.sbx,,,,,DOMPERCENT,% Dominant. Approximation of proportion of boundaries within the polygon in the ‘dominant’ category.,
,,,,,,East Devon District,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SECONDARY,"Secondary Boundary Morphology. Describes the morphology of the minority of boundaries within the polygon as one of: Sinuous, Straight, Erratic, (none)",
,,,,,,Torridge District,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOFIELDS,Number of Fields in Polygon. A count of the number of subdivisions in the polygon shown on the modern OS (Landline) map (e.g. number of fields in a polygon of historic character type ‘enclosures’).,
,,,,,,Teignbridge District,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,C19NOFIELD,"Number of C19 Fields. A count of the number of subdivisions in the polygon shown on the OS 1st ed 25in map. Note that these will not necessarily represent areas divided by the same boundaries as the fields counted under (g.); in some cases the area within polygons has been completely or partially re-organised with new polygons. Thus a count of ‘5’ under ‘No. of fields’ and ‘5’ under ‘No. of C19 fields’ does not necessarily refer to the same 5 fields; they could have been re-organised. Where the polygon is not bounded or formed a part of a larger whole under either heading, no entry has been made in the field concerned.",
,,,,,,West Devon District,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PARISH,Parish. Modern parish as defined by OS Landline mapping.,
,,,,,,Mid Devon District,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HC1,"Historic Character 1. The categories of ‘historic character’ are those used in the project’s database. The information in the associated ‘period’ field shows that the polygon in question was exhibiting the characteristics of that ‘historic character’ type in that period. The ‘period’ indicated is therefore normally the period when the character type indicated originated (although not necessarily, particularly in the case of the earliest character type recorded). A different Historic Character (in a higher stratigraphic position) is assigned for each major change in the landscape history of the polygon (that is, each time the ‘Historic Character’ (based on the list of historic character types) changed in the past). Also note that the associated ‘Confidence’ indicator refers to the ‘Period’ field and NOT to the ‘historic character’ type (i.e. it represents the level of confidence that in the period indicated the polygon exhibited the characteristics of the ‘historic character’ type shown).",
,,,,,,Exeter District,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PERIOD1,Period 1. The ‘periods’ for this project are defined as: Modern AD c.1900 – present. Post-medieval AD c.1600 – AD c.1900. Medieval AD c.600 – AD c.1600. Prehistoric neolithic – AD c.600. The imprecise nature of the data and the speed of interpretation required means these periods are to be regarded as a rough guide only. It should be noted that these periods were selected to address the tasks of the project and do not always coincide with those used in the Devon HER.,
,,,,,,Torbay,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CONF1,"Confidence 1. As noted above, ‘confidence’ relates directly to ‘period’. Certain, Probable, Possible. Quantifying these terms is very hard. In general ‘certain’ means there is no doubt that during at least part of the period indicated, the polygon had the given landscape character. However, ‘certain’ has only rarely been used in the project database, except for the modern period. ‘Probable’ indicates a strong degree of likelihood – perhaps over 80% chance. ‘Possible’ indicates a reasonable degree of likelihood – perhaps over 50% chance. Interpretations which are thought less likely than ‘possible’ have not been made.",
,,,,,,City of Plymouth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ACTIVE,Present Historic Character only. Y/N answer for use only with the following historic character types: Industrial (Mining); Industrial complex; Quarry; Military complex; Airfield.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HC2,"Historic Character 2. The categories of ‘historic character’ are those used in the project’s database. The information in the associated ‘period’ field shows that the polygon in question was exhibiting the characteristics of that ‘historic character’ type in that period. The ‘period’ indicated is therefore normally the period when the character type indicated originated (although not necessarily, particularly in the case of the earliest character type recorded). A different Historic Character (in a higher stratigraphic position) is assigned for each major change in the landscape history of the polygon (that is, each time the ‘Historic Character’ (based on the list of historic character types) changed in the past). Also note that the associated ‘Confidence’ indicator refers to the ‘Period’ field and NOT to the ‘historic character’ type (i.e. it represents the level of confidence that in the period indicated the polygon exhibited the characteristics of the ‘historic character’ type shown).",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PERIOD2,Period 2. The ‘periods’ for this project are defined as: Modern AD c.1900 – present. Post-medieval AD c.1600 – AD c.1900. Medieval AD c.600 – AD c.1600. Prehistoric neolithic – AD c.600. The imprecise nature of the data and the speed of interpretation required means these periods are to be regarded as a rough guide only. It should be noted that these periods were selected to address the tasks of the project and do not always coincide with those used in the Devon HER.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CONF2,"Confidence 2. As noted above, ‘confidence’ relates directly to ‘period’. Certain, Probable, Possible. Quantifying these terms is very hard. In general ‘certain’ means there is no doubt that during at least part of the period indicated, the polygon had the given landscape character. However, ‘certain’ has only rarely been used in the project database, except for the modern period. ‘Probable’ indicates a strong degree of likelihood – perhaps over 80% chance. ‘Possible’ indicates a reasonable degree of likelihood – perhaps over 50% chance. Interpretations which are thought less likely than ‘possible’ have not been made.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SOURCE2,"Special Source 2. Previous historic character only. Records where information is based on sources other than modern OS maps, these sources are recorded here.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RELECTF2,Relict? 2 Y/N. Previous Historic Character only. Indicates data based on archaeological surveys (e.g. RCHME survey of Dartmoor).,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HC3,"Historic Character 3. The categories of ‘historic character’ are those used in the project’s database. The information in the associated ‘period’ field shows that the polygon in question was exhibiting the characteristics of that ‘historic character’ type in that period. The ‘period’ indicated is therefore normally the period when the character type indicated originated (although not necessarily, particularly in the case of the earliest character type recorded). A different Historic Character (in a higher stratigraphic position) is assigned for each major change in the landscape history of the polygon (that is, each time the ‘Historic Character’ (based on the list of historic character types) changed in the past). Also note that the associated ‘Confidence’ indicator refers to the ‘Period’ field and NOT to the ‘historic character’ type (i.e. it represents the level of confidence that in the period indicated the polygon exhibited the characteristics of the ‘historic character’ type shown).",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PERIOD3,Period 3. The ‘periods’ for this project are defined as: Modern AD c.1900 – present. Post-medieval AD c.1600 – AD c.1900. Medieval AD c.600 – AD c.1600. Prehistoric neolithic – AD c.600. The imprecise nature of the data and the speed of interpretation required means these periods are to be regarded as a rough guide only. It should be noted that these periods were selected to address the tasks of the project and do not always coincide with those used in the Devon HER.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CONF3,"Confidence 3. As noted above, ‘confidence’ relates directly to ‘period’. Certain, Probable, Possible. Quantifying these terms is very hard. In general ‘certain’ means there is no doubt that during at least part of the period indicated, the polygon had the given landscape character. However, ‘certain’ has only rarely been used in the project database, except for the modern period. ‘Probable’ indicates a strong degree of likelihood – perhaps over 80% chance. ‘Possible’ indicates a reasonable degree of likelihood – perhaps over 50% chance. Interpretations which are thought less likely than ‘possible’ have not been made.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RELECTF3,Relict? 3 Y/N. Previous Historic Character only. Indicates data based on archaeological surveys (e.g. RCHME survey of Dartmoor).,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SOURCE3,"Special Source 3. Previous historic character only. Records where information is based on sources other than modern OS maps, these sources are recorded here.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HC4,"Historic Character 4. The categories of ‘historic character’ are those used in the project’s database. The information in the associated ‘period’ field shows that the polygon in question was exhibiting the characteristics of that ‘historic character’ type in that period. The ‘period’ indicated is therefore normally the period when the character type indicated originated (although not necessarily, particularly in the case of the earliest character type recorded). A different Historic Character (in a higher stratigraphic position) is assigned for each major change in the landscape history of the polygon (that is, each time the ‘Historic Character’ (based on the list of historic character types) changed in the past). Also note that the associated ‘Confidence’ indicator refers to the ‘Period’ field and NOT to the ‘historic character’ type (i.e. it represents the level of confidence that in the period indicated the polygon exhibited the characteristics of the ‘historic character’ type shown).",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PERIOD4,Period 4. The ‘periods’ for this project are defined as: Modern AD c.1900 – present. Post-medieval AD c.1600 – AD c.1900. Medieval AD c.600 – AD c.1600. Prehistoric neolithic – AD c.600. The imprecise nature of the data and the speed of interpretation required means these periods are to be regarded as a rough guide only. It should be noted that these periods were selected to address the tasks of the project and do not always coincide with those used in the Devon HER.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CONF4,"Confidence 4. As noted above, ‘confidence’ relates directly to ‘period’. Certain, Probable, Possible. Quantifying these terms is very hard. In general ‘certain’ means there is no doubt that during at least part of the period indicated, the polygon had the given landscape character. However, ‘certain’ has only rarely been used in the project database, except for the modern period. ‘Probable’ indicates a strong degree of likelihood – perhaps over 80% chance. ‘Possible’ indicates a reasonable degree of likelihood – perhaps over 50% chance. Interpretations which are thought less likely than ‘possible’ have not been made.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RELECTF4,Relict? 4 Y/N. Previous Historic Character only. Indicates data based on archaeological surveys (e.g. RCHME survey of Dartmoor).,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SOURCE4,"Special Source 4. Previous historic character only. Records where information is based on sources other than modern OS maps, these sources are recorded here.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CRR_SIDE,"External Boundary (Boundary of Polygon) Characteristics: Roadside/canalside. Indicates that an internal or external boundary follows a road, canal, or a railway. Commonly used.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,DOGLEG,"Internal Boundary Characteristics: Dog leg. indicates presence of dog-legs. In practice, this term was commonly used in the project database.",
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FLLW_WATER,Internal Boundary Characteristics: Following watercourse. Indicates that one or more boundaries follows a watercourse. Useful for interpreting e.g. presence of one sinuous boundary within polygon with otherwise straight-sided boundaries of Postmedieval date. Commonly used.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,S_CURVE,Internal Boundary Characteristics: S curve. Indicates presence of boundaries showing ‘reversed s’/’reversed j’ curves. Commonly used.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WAVY_EDGE,External Boundary (Boundary of Polygon) Characteristics: Wavy edge.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AVFLDSZ_19,Average field size C19. Calculation based on AREA and C19NOFIELD.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AVFLDSZ_20,Average field size C20. Calculation of AREA and NOFIELDS.,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Z_FLD_LOSS,Percentage field boundary loss. Calculation based on AVFLDSZ_20 and AVFLDSZ_19.,