Historical Vltava River Valley–Various Historical Sources within Web Mapping Environment

The article deals with a comprehensive information system of the historic Vltava River valley. This system contains a number of resources, which are described. For old maps, which are the basis of the whole system, their georeferencing and potential problems in creating seamless mosaics are described. Other sources of data include old photographs, which are localized and stored in the system, along with the definition point of the place from which they were probably taken. The vectorization of data is described, not only for area features used for the analysis of land-use changes, but also for the vectorization of contours. These were vectorized from old maps and are substantial for the creation of historic DEM. Vectorized footprints of buildings and vectors of other functional areas subsequently serve as a basis for the procedural modeling of the virtual 3D landscape. The creation of such a complex and broad information system cannot be described in one article. The aim of this text is to draw attention to a possible approach to the presentation and visualization of the historic landscape, along with links to important documents.

Geography and Sources

The second chapter describes the physical character of the study area in detail as a framework for understanding the analysis supplied in the chapters to follow. It also sets out the main sources drawn upon in the book, notably the physical remains of archaeology and the fabric of the historic landscape itself, as well as documentary sources such as Anglo-Saxon charter bounds, manorial records, deeds, legal records, and maps, which yield data about the use of space and about inhabitants’ perceptions, the latter particularly revealed by the field names and bynames coined by local people themselves, and by legal depositions dealing with contested ownerships and customary practices. Key archaeological sources include village earthworks, excavated and standing buildings, and botanical and zooarchaeological remains. Archaeological fieldwork carried out as part of the project is described, including fieldwalking, test pit and trial trench excavation, extensive buildings survey, and measuring the soundmarks of church bells.

Landscape planning of historical tourism route of Siak Sultanate in Siak Sri Indrapura, Riau

Siak Sri Indrapura City designates as the National Cultural Heritage regarding the Siak Sultanate Historic Area (1723-1945). Some heritages of Siak Sultanate have become historical tourism objects, but they cannot yet convey the Siak Sultanate history. Therefore, the historical tourism route plan is needed. This study aims to identify the use of historical landscapes in Siak Sri Indrapura; identifying historical tourism objects; analyze the potential of historical tourist objects, and; create a landscape plan for the historical tourism route of the Siak Sultanate. The analysis used in this study is the significance value of the historical landscape to assess the originality and uniqueness of the historic landscape, spatial analysis to obtain suitable land for historical tourism areas, and descriptive analysis to assess other aspects of the history of the Siak Sultanate. Part of the historical landscapes in Siak Sri Indrapura have become historical tourism areas, and there are 27 Siak Sultanate heritages found during the survey. Based on the analysis result, all the heritages and Siak Sri Indrapura areas are suitable to be developed into historical tourism areas. This research's output is the historical tourism route map and the estimated historical tourism activity table in the Siak Sultanate. The Siak Sultanate tourism area divides into four: The Beginning of Siak Sultanate, The Sultan's and Datuk Tomb, The Palace, and The Colonial. The separation of the area based on location considerations and historical links between historical sites. With the historical tourism route plan, tourists can quickly learn and understand each Siak Sultanate heritage objects' historical linkages.

The Evidentiary Value of Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Postcards for Heritage Studies

A postcard ‘craze’ engulfed the developed world and colonial world during the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, when over 2.3 million picture postcards were mailed in 1904 alone. Formally published picture postcards can provide a rich source of information for heritage studies as they depict landscape scenery, towns, individual buildings and public plantings such as parks. The evidentiary value of late nineteenth and early twentieth century postcards depends on the veracity of the depicted image. While based on photographs, processes of postcard production allowed the publisher to modify the original imagery to improve the messaging entailed in the image. Modes of image manipulation, such as retouching, can sufficiently alter the content of the image to create limitations to using published postcard imagery as a tool for historic landscape and building analysis. This is the first paper to systematically discuss the process of postcard production and the manipulation of images depicted on the view size of picture postcards. It demonstrates that where evidentiary emphasis is placed on postcard images, it is imperative that a systematic search for variants is carried out.

Historic landscape management plan for the Fort Huachuca Historic District National Historic Landmark and supplemental areas

The U.S. Congress codified the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) to provide guidelines and requirements for preserving tangible elements of our nation’s past. This preservation was done primarily through creation of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), which contains requirements for federal agencies to address, inventory, and evaluate their cultural resources, and to determine the effect of federal undertakings on properties deemed eligible or potentially eligible for the NRHP. This work inventoried and evaluated the historic landscapes within the National Landmark District at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. A historic landscape context was developed; an inventory of all landscapes and landscape features within the historic district was completed; and these landscapes and features were evaluated using methods established in the Guidelines for Identifying and Evaluating Historic Military Landscapes (ERDC-CERL 2008) and their significance and integrity were determined. Photographic and historic documentation was completed for significant landscapes. Lastly, general management recommendations were provided to help preserve and/or protect these resources in the future.

ORGANIZATION OF THE URBAN PUBLIC PARK OF CULTURE AND RECREATION IN THE CITY OF UZHHOROD

The parks of Uzhhorod have been studied, the culture and recreation park relocation expediency from Pidzamkovyi to Bozdoskyi has been proved. The Pidzamkovyi park, with an area of only 4 hectares, has not withstood the load placed on it for a long time and does not meet the requirements of the Building code for such facilities. Further use of this park for cultural events will lead to the loss of valuable plantations and the destruction of the historic landscape of the city. Therefore, the issue of removing the functions of the culture and recreation park from it is now extremely acute. Instead, this area can be used as a place for local recreation of the surrounding residents. Bozdosky Park, which contains all the necessary components for the organization of leisure activities of the city population: accessibility, sufficient space and recreational resources is offered as the alternative for the function of an urban public park of culture and recreation.