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The use of standardised terminology alongside MIDAS Heritage allows consistent indexing practice which facilitates accurate and fast information retrieval. The main terminology used by HERs was originally held together as a national heritage reference dataset known as ['INSCRIPTION'|Glossary#INSCRIPTION|target='_blank'] which comprised of a series of [wordlists|Glossary#Wordlist|target='_blank'] and [thesauri|Glossary#Thesaurus|target='_blank'] developed by various heritage bodies, both national and regional. These word lists and thesauri are now managed and maintained by the national heritage Organisations and the [FISH Terminology Working Group|http://fishforum.weebly.com/fish-terminology-working-groups.html|target='_blank'].
The use of standardised terminology alongside MIDAS Heritage allows consistent indexing practice which facilitates accurate and fast information retrieval. The main terminology used by HERs was originally held together as a national heritage reference dataset known as ['INSCRIPTION'|Glossary#INSCRIPTION|target='_blank'] which comprised of a series of [wordlists|Glossary#Wordlist|target='_blank'] and [thesauri|Glossary#Thesaurus|target='_blank'] developed by various heritage bodies, both national and regional. These word lists and thesauri are now managed and maintained by the national heritage organisations and the [FISH Terminology Working Group|http://fishforum.weebly.com/fish-terminology-working-groups.html|target='_blank'].
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[{Image src='fig5.jpg' alt='Figure 5: The logo for the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage.'}]
''Figure 5: The logo for the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage.''
[{Image src='fig5.jpg' alt='Figure 7: The logo for the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage.'}]
''Figure 7: The logo for the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage.''
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[{Image src='MIDAS_Heritage_logo.png' alt='Figure 6: The logo of MIDAS Heritage, the national data standard for the content of historic environment records.'}]
''Figure 6: The logo of MIDAS Heritage, the national data standard for the content of historic environment records.''
[{Image src='MIDAS_Heritage_logo.png' alt='Figure 8: The logo of MIDAS Heritage, the national data standard for the content of historic environment records.'}]
''Figure 8: The logo of MIDAS Heritage, the national data standard for the content of historic environment records.''
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[{Image src='MIDAS_Themes.png' alt='Figure 7: An overview of the structure of the MIDAS Heritage themes and information groups.'}]
''Figure 7: An overview of the structure of MIDAS Heritage themes and information groups.''
[{Image src='MIDAS_Themes.png' alt='Figure 9: An overview of the structure of the MIDAS Heritage themes and information groups.'}]
''Figure 9: An overview of the structure of MIDAS Heritage themes and information groups.''
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Most HER information systems support indexing using standardised terminologies built into the actual software. These include simple lists, such as types of legal protection for a monument, more complex hierarchical lists such at the [Thesaurus of Event Types|Glossary#Thesaurus of Event Types|target='_blank'] or full indexing thesauri such as the English Heritage [Thesaurus of Monument Types|Glossary#Thesaurus of Monument Types|target='_blank'] (see panels [4|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionB.8#section-SectionB.8-Panel4ToolsForIndexingAndRetrieval1.Wordlists] and [5|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ifp/Wiki.jsp?page=SectionB.8#section-SectionB.8-Panel5ToolsForIndexingAndRetrieval2.Thesauri]).
Most HER information systems support indexing using standardised terminologies built into the actual software. These include simple lists, such as types of legal protection for a monument, more complex hierarchical lists such at the [Thesaurus of Event Types|Glossary#Thesaurus of Event Types|target='_blank'] or full indexing thesauri such as the English Heritage [Thesaurus of Monument Types|Glossary#Thesaurus of Monument Types|target='_blank'] (see [Panel 4|SectionB.8#Panel4ToolsForIndexingAndRetrieval1.Wordlists] and [Panel 5|SectionB.8#Panel5ToolsForIndexingAndRetrieval2.Thesauri] in [Section B.8|SectionB.8] for examples of wordlists and heirarchical thesauri).
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INSCRIPTION, provided by the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage is the definitive source for information about all the available national standards. It is a collection of wordlists and thesauri developed by various heritage bodies that are recommended for use in conjunction with ''MIDAS'' units of information.
The main terminologies ([wordlists|Glossary#Wordlist|target='_blank'] and [thesauri|Glossary#Thesaurus|target='_blank']) used by HERs were originally held together as a national heritage reference dataset known as ['INSCRIPTION'|Glossary#INSCRIPTION|target='_blank']. These are now managed and maintained by the national heritage organisations and the [FISH Terminology Working Group|http://fishforum.weebly.com/fish-terminology-working-groups.html|target='_blank'].
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''MIDAS'' and INSCRIPTION have been developed to work together. For each case where ''MIDAS'' recommends the use of a controlled terminology, a suitable indexing terminology has been developed by one or more of the partners in the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage, and details included in INSCRIPTION.
These worlists and thesauri are recommended for use in conjunction with MIDAS Heritage units of information. For each case where MIDAS Heritage recommends the use of a controlled terminology, a suitable indexing terminology has been developed by one or more of the partners in the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage. Details about each of the available wordlists and thesauri, along with downloadable versions (in either PDF and CSV format) can be found on the [FISH website|http://fishforum.weebly.com/download-fish-terminology.html|target='_blank']. They are also available to browse online via the [Historic England website|http://thesaurus.historicengland.org.uk/frequentuser.htm|target='_blank'].
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Find out more about INSCRIPTION, and how the controlled terminologies recorded there can be used by visiting [http://fishforum.weebly.com/].
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[{Image src='fig8.png' width='750px' alt='Figure 8: A sample screenshot from the INSCRIPTION web page.'}]
''Figure 8: A sample screenshot from the INSCRIPTION web page.''
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Interoperability is the ability to reuse data created in one software application in another. It is essential if efficient sharing of data between HERs and their users is to become a reality. Interoperability relies on data standards that are understood and shared within the HER community such as ''MIDAS'' and INSCRIPTION, plus technical standards to support the creation of data files that different software packages will be able to process.
Interoperability is the ability to reuse data created in one software application in another. It is essential if efficient sharing of data between HERs and their users is to become a reality. Interoperability relies on data standards that are understood and shared within the HER community such as MIDAS Heritage and FISH Terminologies, plus technical standards to support the creation of data files that different software packages will be able to process.
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To provide HER managers and their IT advisors with the technical tools needed to make interoperability possible the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage have developed a ‘toolkit’ of protocols and formats aimed at HERs and their technical advisors. It is based upon ''MIDAS'' and incorporates the HER benchmark Level 1 standard. Online validation of data against INSCRIPTION controlled terminologies is supported.
To provide HER managers and their IT advisors with the technical tools needed to make interoperability possible the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage have developed a ‘toolkit’ of protocols and formats aimed at HERs and their technical advisors. It is based upon MIDAS Heritage and incorporates the HER benchmark Level 1 standard. Online validation of data against controlled terminologies is supported.
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Whereas ''MIDAS'' and INSCRIPTION are aimed at HER staff, the Toolkit is aimed at IT specialists and software developers. HER staff should familiarise themselves with the functions that the Toolkit supports, but are advised to contact their IT support staff for discussion of how the Toolkit might be implemented in their systems.
Whereas MIDAS Heritage and FISH Terminologies are aimed at HER staff, the Toolkit is aimed at IT specialists and software developers. HER staff should familiarise themselves with the functions that the Toolkit supports, but are advised to contact their IT support staff for discussion of how the Toolkit might be implemented in their systems.
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Further information on the FISH Interoperability Toolkit can be accessed online at [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/fishtoolkit/].
The toolkit consists of four main components which check, map and verify content before exchange of textual and geographical information between systems.
* ''The XML Mapping Tool''
This tool allows the user to upload their own non-MIDAS XML schema (or sample file) use a visual mapping tool to map between this file and MIDAS XML and then carry out a transformation. The mapping itself is stored in an XSL file under a user specific login for later reuse in this system or it can be exported to allow the transformation to be carried out elsewhere. This tool currently requires an additional Login process.
* ''The Toolkit Data Validator''
This online application validates the content of MIDAS XML files. The presence or absence of data required by standards such as the English HER Level 1 Benchmark is checked. Reports are issued on compliance and a watermark is embedded in a new XML file for download.
* ''The Concordance Tool''
This online application parses two MIDAS XML files to find updated records. Reference and New XML files are checked for the updated or new records. Reporting consists of description and two automatically generated XML files. The first one consists of only the differences between the two files (i.e. new or updated records only) and the second one consists of Reference XML file plus new records and updated records.
* ''The Geospatial Tool''
This tool reads a valid XML file, finds coordinates in OSGB36 format and adds additional spatial elements for the same coordinates in WGS84 format. If the original coordinate format is WGS84 decimal degrees then additional elements in OSGB36 are added
Further information on the FISH Interoperability Toolkit can be accessed online at [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/fishtoolkit/|http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/fishtoolkit/|target='_blank'] or [http://fishforum.weebly.com/fish-toolkit.html|http://fishforum.weebly.com/fish-toolkit.html|target='_blank'].
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