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!MHCLG
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
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[National Planning Policy Framework|https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-planning-policy-framework]
[National Planning Policy Framework|https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2]. The NPPF is supported by [Planning Practice Guidance|Glossary#Planning Practice Guidance].
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!PaG
See [Registered Parks and Gardens|Glossary#Registered Parks and Gardens] also used as short hand for the Parks and Gardens Registration System.
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!PaG
See [Registered Parks and Gardens|Glossary#Registered Parks and Gardens] also used as short hand for the Parks and Gardens Registration System.
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!PAI
Positional Accuracy Improvement Programme ([OS|Glossary#OS])
!PAI
Positional Accuracy Improvement Programme completed by the ([OS|Glossary#OS]) in 2006.
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!PAN
Planning Advice Note (Scotland)
!PAN
Planning Advice Note (Scotland)
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!Passwords
These are codewords, normally made up of a mixture of letters and numbers, that are used to limit entry to computers, networks and other systems to authorised persons.
!Passwords
These are codewords, normally made up of a mixture of letters and numbers, that are used to limit entry to computers, networks and other systems to authorised persons.
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!Pastmap
PastMap brings together map-based information from many different sources, providing a single point of access to information about the archaeological and architectural sites and landscapes of Scotland. Hosted by [RCAHMS|Glossary#RCAHMS] in partnership with [Historic Scotland|Glossary#Historic Scotland] and local government archaeological curators, PastMap includes information about [World Heritage Sites|Glossary#WHS], Scheduled Monuments, Listed buildings, Gardens and Designed Landscapes, The Battlefields Register, [Conservation Areas|Glossary#Conservation Area], most [Local Authority Historic Environment Records|Glossary#HER] and [Canmore|Glossary#Canmore]. For more information visit the [Pastmap website|http://pastmap.org.uk/|target='_blank'].
!Pastmap
PastMap brings together map-based information from many different sources, providing a single point of access to information about the archaeological and architectural sites and landscapes of Scotland. Hosted by [Historic Environment Scotland|Glossary#HES] in partnership with [Scottish SMR Forum|Glossary#SMR Forum] and local government archaeological curators, PastMap includes information about [World Heritage Sites|Glossary#WHS], Scheduled Monuments, Listed buildings, Gardens and Designed Landscapes, The Battlefields Register, [Conservation Areas|Glossary#Conservation Area], most [Local Authority Historic Environment Records|Glossary#HER] and [Canmore|Glossary#Canmore]. For more information visit the [Pastmap website|http://pastmap.org.uk/|target='_blank'].
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!PastScape
Online resource developed by [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage] which provides an easy-to-use way to find information about many of England’s ancient and historical sites, buildings and monuments. The information within PastScape is taken directly from the [National Record of the Historic Environment|Glossary#NRHE]. These records contain descriptions of any interesting archaeological details, pictures (where available) and links to maps and aerial photographs on other websites.
!PastScape
Online resource developed by [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England] which provides an easy-to-use way to find information about many of England’s ancient and historical sites, buildings and monuments. The information within PastScape is taken directly from the [National Record of the Historic Environment|Glossary#NRHE]. These records contain descriptions of any interesting archaeological details, pictures (where available) and links to maps and aerial photographs on other websites.
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!PC
Personal Computer: a desktop computer which incorporates a monitor, keyboard, central processing unit and memory storage space used to run applications software.
!PC
Personal Computer: a desktop computer which incorporates a monitor, keyboard, central processing unit and memory storage space used to run applications software.
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!PDP
Personal Development Plan
!PDP
Personal Development Plan
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!PIfA
Practitioner member of the [Institute for Archaeologists|Glossary#IfA].
!PCIfA
Practitioner member of the [Chartered Institute for Archaeologists|Glossary#CIfA].
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!Pilot project
A project which is designed to test the effectiveness or potential of a particular approach.
!Pilot project
A project which is designed to test the effectiveness or potential of a particular approach.
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!Pixel
A picture element of a [raster|Glossary#Raster] image as displayed on a screen or [raster|Glossary#Raster] plot.
!Pixel
A picture element of a [raster|Glossary#Raster] image as displayed on a screen or [raster|Glossary#Raster] plot.
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!PLANARCH
Planning and Archaeology in North West Europe, European funded project.
!PLANARCH
Planning and Archaeology in North West Europe, European funded project.
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!Planning advice
Professional conservation advice about the implications of proposed developments on the cultural heritage.
!Planning advice
Professional advice about the implications of proposed developments.
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!Planning Policy Wales
[Planning Policy Wales|http://gov.wales/topics/planning/policy/ppw/?lang=en|target='_blank'] sets out the land use planning policies of the Welsh Government. It is supplemented by a series of Technical Advice Notes and procedural advice given in circulars and policy clarification letters. The approach to the Historic Environment is covered in Chapter 6.
!Point
A spatial entity that represents the simplest geographical element. Represented in the [vector data|Glossary#Vector Data] model as a single x, y co-ordinate and in the [raster|Glossary#Raster], as a single cell.
!Planning Policy Wales
[Planning Policy Wales|http://gov.wales/topics/planning/policy/ppw/?lang=en|target='_blank'] sets out the land use planning policies of the Welsh Government. It is supplemented by a series of Technical Advice Notes and procedural advice given in circulars and policy clarification letters. The approach to the Historic Environment is covered in Chapter 6.
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!Polygon
A representation of an enclosed region defined by a segment or a series of segments that makes up its boundary. Polygons may have attributes describing the region they represent, such as the period(s) for a historic town.
!Planning Practice Guidance
A series of guidance notes produced by government to support the implementation of the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF]. The [Planning Practice Guidance|https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-practice-guidance|target='_blank'] covers a range of topics from advertisements to waste and water supply and includes specific guidance on ['Conserving and Enhancing the Historic Environment'|https://www.gov.uk/guidance/conserving-and-enhancing-the-historic-environment|target='_blank'].
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!Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)
Established by the [DCMS|Glossary#DCMS] with the British Museum to promote the recording of archaeological objects found by metal-detector users and others.
!Point
A spatial entity that represents the simplest geographical element. Represented in the [vector data|Glossary#Vector Data] model as a single x, y co-ordinate and in the [raster|Glossary#Raster], as a single cell.
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!PPG
Planning Policy Guidance Note: a series of guidance notes issued by the [DoE|Glossary#DoE] identifying issues to be taken into consideration by local planning authorities. (England)
!Polygon
A representation of an enclosed region defined by a segment or a series of segments that makes up its boundary. Polygons may have attributes describing the region they represent, such as the period(s) for a historic town.
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!PPG 15
Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment, now replaced by the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF].
!Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)
Established by the [DCMS|Glossary#DCMS] with the British Museum to promote the recording of archaeological objects found by metal-detector users and others [https://finds.org.uk/].
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!PPG 16
Planning Policy Guidance Note 16: Archaeology and Planning, now replaced by the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF].
!PPG
Planning Policy Guidance Note: a series of guidance notes issued by the [DoE|Glossary#DoE] identifying issues to be taken into consideration by local planning authorities. (England)
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!PPS5
Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment, this replaced PPGs [15|Glossary#PPG 15] and [16|Glossary#PPG 16] and has now been replaced itself by the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF].
!PPG 15
Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment, now replaced by the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF].
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!Preferred term
A term which can be selected for retrieval and can be used for indexing.
!PPG 16
Planning Policy Guidance Note 16: Archaeology and Planning, now replaced by the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF].
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!PRN
Primary Reference Number to [SMR|Glossary#SMR] records.
!PPS5
[Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment|http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120920011334/http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/1514132.pdf|target='_blank'], this replaced[PPG 15|Glossary#PPG 15] and [PPG 16|Glossary#PPG 16] and has now been replaced itself by the [NPPF|Glossary#NPPF].
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!Protected Wreck
These are wreck sites in UK waters which have been identified and designated for protection by the [DCMS|Glossary#DCMS].
!Preferred term
A term which can be selected for retrieval and can be used for indexing.
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!Public Enquiry
A process in which evidence may be presented by members of the public and other parties to an official body for review and for their recommendations. The location of new developments (such as roads or airports) is an example of a subject which may go to public enquiry.
!PRN
Primary Reference Number.
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!Public Record Office
The national organisation responsible for curating archive collections that include national government papers.
!Protected Wreck
These are wreck sites in UK waters which have been identified and designated for protection by the [DCMS|Glossary#DCMS].
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!Public Enquiry
A process in which evidence may be presented by members of the public and other parties to an official body for review and for their recommendations. The location of new developments (such as roads or airports) is an example of a subject which may go to public enquiry.
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Royal Air Force: the RAF has been engaged in aerial photography and other remote-sensing techniques since its inception. In the ten years after World War II, the RAF undertook routine aerial-survey programmes to produce vertical photographs for use by the [OS|Glossary#OS] in mapmaking.
!Public Record Office
The national organisation responsible for curating archive collections that include national government papers.
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!RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
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!Raster
A data structure composed of a grid of cells. Groups of cells represent geographical features; the value in the cell represents the attribute of the feature.
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!RAF
Royal Air Force: the RAF has been engaged in aerial photography and other remote-sensing techniques since its inception. In the ten years after World War II, the RAF undertook routine aerial-survey programmes to produce vertical photographs for use by the [OS|Glossary#OS] in mapmaking.
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!RCHME
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: the national body established by Royal Warrant in 1908 to compile a record of ancient and historical monuments in England and make recommendations concerning their preservation. In 1999, the RCHME was merged with [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage].
!RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
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!RCAHMS
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. In 2015 RCAHMS merged with Historic Scotland to form Historic Environment Scotland (HES). See also [HES|Glossary#HES]
!Raster
A data structure composed of a grid of cells. Groups of cells represent geographical features; the value in the cell represents the attribute of the feature.
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!RCAHMW
The [Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/|target='_blank'], is the national body of survey and record. It publishes the results of surveys and investigations into archaeological and historic monuments and buildings and curates the National Monuments Record for Wales ([NMRW|Glossary#NMRW]).
!RCHME
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: the national body established by Royal Warrant in 1908 to compile a record of ancient and historical monuments in England and make recommendations concerning their preservation. In 1999, the RCHME was merged with [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage].
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!RDA
Regional Development Agency.
!RCAHMS
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. In 2015 RCAHMS merged with Historic Scotland to form Historic Environment Scotland (HES). See also [HES|Glossary#HES]
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!RDBMS
Relational Database Management System.
!RCAHMW
The [Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/|target='_blank'], is the national body of survey and record. It publishes the results of surveys and investigations into archaeological and historic monuments and buildings and curates the National Monuments Record for Wales ([NMRW|Glossary#NMRW]).
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!Recording policy
A policy document which defines the breadth and scope of the information recorded in the [HER|Glossary#HER]. This document is separate to the [collecting policy|Glossary#Collecting policy] (see above).
!RDA
Regional Development Agency, these were set up in 1998 and abolished in 2012.
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!Recording-practice guidelines
Desk manuals for use in [HERs|Glossary#HER], [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage] and the NMRs that are based around national data standards but which aim to provide practical guidance on how to record in the local situation. They may include guidelines on sources, monument categories, adding and editing records, etc.
!RDBMS
Relational Database Management System.
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!Recording standards
Agreed standards for recording information within a computer system or card index. See [Data standards|Glossary#Data standards] and [Data dictionary|Glossary#Data dictionary].
!Recording policy
A policy document which defines the breadth and scope of the information recorded in the [HER|Glossary#HER]. This document is separate to the [collecting policy|Glossary#Collecting policy] (see above).
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!Record map
This refers to the maps (most commonly at 1:10,000 scale) used to record the location of sites or monuments in [HERs|Glossary#HER]/SMRs prior to the introduction of [GIS|Glossary#GIS].
!Recording-practice guidelines
Desk manuals for use in [HERs|Glossary#HER], [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England] and the NMRs that are based around national data standards but which aim to provide practical guidance on how to record in the local situation. They may include guidelines on sources, monument categories, adding and editing records, etc.
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!Records management
The function of managing records to meet operational business needs, accountability requirements and community expectations.
!Recording standards
Agreed standards for recording information within a computer system or card index. See [Data standards|Glossary#Data standards] and [Data dictionary|Glossary#Data dictionary].
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!Registered Battlefields
A register of battlefields of special historical interest, to draw attention to the importance of these sites. For English battlefields it has been compiled by [English Heritage|Glossary#English Heritage].
!Record map
This refers to the maps (most commonly at 1:10,000 scale) used to record the location of sites or monuments in [HERs|Glossary#HER]/SMRs prior to the introduction of [GIS|Glossary#GIS].
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!Registered Parks and Gardens
A register of parks and gardens
!Records management
The function of managing records to meet operational business needs, accountability requirements and community expectations.
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!Registered Battlefields
A register of battlefields of special historical interest, to draw attention to the importance of these sites. For English battlefields it is compiled by [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England].
!Registered Parks and Gardens
A register of parks and gardens of special historical interest, to draw attention to the importance of these sites. For parks and gardens in England it has been compiled by [Historic England|Glossary#Historic England] (formerly English Heritage). Parks and Gardens dating from 1939 or earlier are included in the register and the gardens are graded (I, II* or II) to indicate their interest.
!Relational database
A database which structures data in the form of tables. Each table contains information relevant to a particular feature, and is linked to other tables by a common value. For example, two attribute tables could be lined to a spatial data table via a geocode, such as a postcode, or a unique identifier.
!Remote sensing
The science of acquiring information about the earth using instruments which are remote to the earth's surface, usually from aircraft or satellites (but geophysical information is also relevant). Can provide the ability for the rapid acquisition of data for large areas.
!Research frameworks
Research Frameworks are an agreed set of research topics developed through the collaboration of experts in the field. They help to co-ordinate and prioritise research across the sector.
!Resolution
The resolution of a digital dataset expresses the size of the smallest object which can be depicted. The term is most commonly associated with the raster data model where the resolution of a raster or grid is equal to the size of the cell in the real world.
!RNIB
Royal National Institute for the Blind
!RNID
Royal National Institute for the Deaf
!Rubber Sheeting
A process which adjusts the relative positions of features within a dataset in a non-linear, or non-uniform way. It is used to transform the co-ordinates of maps with different scales, orientation or co-ordinate systems.
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!Vector Data:
A [GIS|Glossary#GIS] file format in which geographical features are expressed as geometrical shapes. Different geographical features are expressed by different types of geometry, including [point|Glossary#point], line and [polygon|Glossary#polygon] format.
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!Vector Data:
A [GIS|Glossary#GIS] file format in which geographical features are expressed as geometrical shapes. Different geographical features are expressed by different types of geometry, including [point|Glossary#point], line and [polygon|Glossary#polygon] format.
!Wordlist
A standard list of terminology used to control information recorded in a specific field in a database.
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