More technical information about this project is available here.
A1. Name of project
Nationell arkivdatabas (NAD)
A2: Name of project IN ENGLISH:
National Archival Database (NAD)
A3: Principal researcher(s):
Göran Kristiansson
Q. Who can/should be contacted now, and how?
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Göran Kristiansson (Senior archivist) |
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Postal Address: |
Landsarkivet i Lund (The Regional Archives in Lund), |
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E-mail Address: |
goran.kristiansson@landsarkivet-lund.ra.se |
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Web site: |
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A5: When did the research start?
1990
A6: Is the project still in existence? If it has ended, when did it end? If it still exists, when is it expected to end?
The project ended 1994 but the database is updated continuously.
A7: What institution(s) was/is the project based in?
National Archives of Sweden
A8: How many people were/are employed, and for how long? Were these people recruited specially for the project, or were they already employed by the institution(s)?
Five persons for three years.
A9: How much did the project cost?
More than 2 000 000 SEK or 200 000 Ecu.
A10: Who paid for the project?
National Archives of Sweden and Swedish National Board for Industrial and Technical Development (NUTEK).
A11: If the project is still underway, has all necessary funding to complete the project been raised?
It ended 1994.
A12: How easy has it been to raise the money?
Because of the national interest it has not been that difficult.
A13: Other than raising the money, what are the biggest problems your project has faced?
Time and overworked staff.
A14: How likely is it that further funding might be raised within your country for a collaborative European project?
Likely.
B1: What geographical area is covered by the project? What is the MODERN legal status of this area?
Modern Sweden.
B2: Does the project aim to: (a) Reconstruct boundaries at a single date (b) Reconstruct boundaries at a series of dates (c) Construct a continuous record of changing boundaries over a period
C: Construct a continuous record of changing boundaries over a period
B3: What is the earliest date covered by the project?
It covers changes from 1620th.
B4: What is the latest date covered by the project?
At the moment 1990 but we will update the database later this year.
B5: What systems of units are included?
Parish, town, province, county, municipality.
B6: What is the project's final product?
A program were you can follow boarder changes over time and a database for supporting retrieval of archival information.
B7: What other publications has your project produced?
The National Archival Database (NAD)on CD-rom and the information have been used in different demographical projects.
C1: What base map is/was used to record the information? When was it created, and by whom? Is it published or in an archive?
A Parish map from National Land Survay.
C2: What scale was this base map on?
1:250 000
C3: If the base map was not already in digital form and your project created a digital version, how was this done?
We used modern parish boundaries to create historical parishes and larger administrative boundaries.
C4: If your project constructed a record of boundary CHANGES, what sources of information were used? How was this information gathered?
We used sources collected by the National Archives and the regional archives in Sweden. In regional archives it is very important to know about boarder changes because otherwise you end up with the wrong records.
C5: What other maps besides the base map were used? When were they created, and by whom? What scale were they on? What boundaries did they show? How reliable are they?
Printed maps from late 1900 century.
C6: Did your project make any use of DESCRIPTIONS of boundaries? Who created these? Where are they preserved? What problems did you have converting this information into lines on maps?
D21: What software was used?
MapInfo and a special built C++-program.
Much more information about how the system handles boundary changes is available here.
D22: If your GIS was specially written for you, or heavily tailored for your project, who was responsible for programming? How can they be contacted?
D23: What were your reasons for your choice of software? If you started again now, would you use the same software?
It was convenient and the prize was reasonable.
D24: Describe the data files making up the final system:
The MapInfo-data was converted to a special built program
D25: What map projection is used?
D26: Assess the overall accuracy of your digital mapping:
Four digits.
D27: From your existing experience, what methodological recommendations do you have for a larger collaborative project?
To begin with information that are easy accessed and then extend the description continuously.
D32: More generally, whatever the resource your project has actually created, and in the light of your experience with the project, what form of output SHOULD a new project have?
It should be topographical database that could be used for retrieving literature, archival information and artefacts kept in archives, libraries and museums.
E1: What place-names are built-in to your mapping? Is each point/area (node/polgon) labelled with a single name, or is there some system for linking to different versions of names?
We plan to cooperate with Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research who has this information.
E2: Does the history/linguistic geography of your area raise special problems with naming places?
E3: What sources have you used to research place- and area-names for use in your system?
E4: Are there any quite separate projects concerned with the history of place names or of administrative hierarchies in your area? If so, please give details? Are they using computers? Are they aiming to make their results available on-line?
F1: Was the GIS/digital resource constructed for use by its creators ONLY, or was it intended for wider use?
It was created for our on purpose but has been available for others to use.
F2: Are you willing to make it available for use by others?
Yes
F3: Are you willing to make it available for free, or for distribution costs only? If not, what plans have you for commercial distribution?
For distribution costs only when its for no commercial use.
F4: Is the resource available NOW? If so, how and from where?
No. There are some known errors in the database that we want to correct first.
F5: Are there any limitations on access?
F6: What file format or file formats is the resource available in?
MapInfo-files
F7: If the resource is available from the researcher/project that created it, what plans are there for distribution after the project ends/the researcher retires?
F8: What plans are there for updating the data files for use with more recent versions of software?
We will integrate the database into the ARKIS II - project.
F9: What plans are there for updating the data files to include the results of more recent historical research?
We will update it within the ARKIS II - project.
F10: Do you own all intellectual property rights in the resource created by your project? If not, what other rights exist, and who do they belong to? What limitations have they imposed?
Yes.
F11: How have Intellectual Property Rights issues limited your project?
© Göran Kristiansson (Lund, May 2000)