Resumen
The MARIOL project had the goal to build the necessary conceptual and software tools to allow organisations in charge of archaeological datasets to organise their information and expose a selected subset to the public so that citizen participation could help these organisations to enhance and validate their data. To achieve this objective, an iOS-based app was developed so that citizens could interact with information from heterogeneous sources in an integrated manner.Two case studies were selected for the project: the Riotinto mining heritage area, in Huelva, Spain; and the “Camino Primitivo” or Northern branch of the Way of Saint James in Galicia, also Spain. A dataset containing comprehensive documentation of over 170 industrial heritage elements in Riotinto was provided by the Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico (IAPH), whereas a second dataset containing descriptions of over 2000 archaeological and ethnographical elements along the “Camino Primitivo” was provided by Incipit CSIC.These datasets were modelled using the Cultural Heritage Abstract Reference Model (CHARM), thus obtaining two particular instance models expressed in the ConML language, which worked as user-oriented datasets. These models were placed in a server which was accessible to the iOS app over the Internet. By using the app, users were able to carry out searches on both datasets in an integrated manner through abstract categories provided by CHARM, as well as specific categories that were particular to each area.Some fieldwork was carried out with iPad tablets to test the app and get some information on the public’s reactions to using it to locate relevant elements, learn about them, and make comments or suggestions. Although the number of participants in these tests was low, some interesting insights were learned, which will contribute towards improving the modelling technologies in areas such as model extension, refinement and querying.
Palabras clave
Model integration. Conceptual modelling. ConML. CHARM.