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    1. Re: [DUNB] ScotlandsPlaces website
    2. Les Horn
    3. BlankHi all Sorry all but I forgot to pass this info on at the time. It is a quite useful web-site as, amongst other things, its mapping shows the Parish Boundaries. Regards Les ===================== The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) are the partners in a new venture: ScotlandsPlaces. This combines catalogues and digital copies of maps, plans, photographs and other records from each institution to offer an online service, primarily for the benefit of local historians, but also for other researchers, including archaeologists, social and economic historians, genealogists, and architectural historians. Utilising innovative technology, developed by the University of Edinburgh’s Geography Department, the project builds on recent work by the NAS and RCAHMS in digital imaging of records, gazetteer construction and geographical information systems (GIS). In terms of historical records, the main contributions to the site from the NAS include maps and plans from the Register House Plans series, the farm horse tax rolls (1797-98) and the Medcial Officer of Health reports for Scottish counties in 1891. The resulting website was launched by Culture Minister, Michael Russell MSP, as part of the Scotland’s Global Impact Conference at Inverness on 22 October. The prototype website will be undergoing user testing between October 2009 and March 2010 and you can tell us what you think of it by trying it at www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk and filling in the feedback form. =====================

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