Source: Drawings by CARDOSO Fausto, Banco Central del Ecuador, 1988

Source: Drawings by CARDOSO Fausto, Banco Central del Ecuador, 1988.

Summary of its historySummary of its history(related with its documentation)(related with its documentation)

19751975 Took place the first inventory of part of the historical buildings of the city, by the “Dirección de Patrimonio Artístico de la Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Núcleo del Azuay”.

19821982 Was made the second strategic Plan called: Plan de Desarrollo Urbano del Área Metropolitana de la Ciudad de Cuenca, by CONSULPLAN for I. Municipalidad de Cuenca.

19991999 The city hall, started an important inventory from which was awarded as World Heritage Place.

20082008 The Government of Ecuador, declared all the heritage in Emergency, an important campaign of inventories started in all the country at all the levels this process continues until now.

The people starts to be aware of the heritage around them.

Cuenca is declared as Ecuadorian’s Heritage.

Cuenca became a World Heritage Place.

10 years after the declaration as World Heritage Place (reports).

Project background ApproachToolsFuture researchStatements

1975

1982 1999

2008-2009

2008

The actual situation in CuencaThe actual situation in Cuenca

Data Management in Cuenca:PROBLEMS WITH THE HERITAGE DATA

MANAGEMENT IN CUENCA

Variety and lack of relation between heritage information in a same Institution.Inventories that are only a description of the state of the building (not completed).Big amounts of analog information (paper files).It is difficult to manage big amounts of information.There are different databases; nobody knows which database is more updated.There are different types of data for the same thematic or proposal.Lack of protocols in the terminology used.Lack of protocols in the analysis of new information generated by the GIS.Duplicated information about a same issue, generated from different departments (City hall).There are not systems which can guarantee the safety of the data generated.Is difficult to make a general data update (contents and formats).

Municipalidad de Cuenca

Instituto de Patrimonio

Cultural INPC

Universidad deCuenca

Architecture Faculty

Cuenca Digital

Control Municipal

Avalúos y Catastros

Depto. de Áreas Históricas

Thesis for the First Master

Restoration Workshops

Fundación el Barranco


Conservation Process Conservation Process

Gathering Heritage Information ProcessGathering Heritage Information Process

Diagram showing the conservation Diagram showing the conservation process and related project process and related project

information activities.information activities.

Main considerations in developing Main considerations in developing and linking recording, and linking recording,

documentation, and information documentation, and information management practices…management practices…

Criteria for an effective Criteria for an effective Information Information

Management System.Management System.

Source: LETELLIER, Robin, Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places, Guiding Principles, The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007, pag 27, 28

Value AssessmentValue Assessment

HISTORICHISTORIC RELIGIOUSRELIGIOUS

EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONALSOCIALSOCIAL

Source: GGI/WMF Iraq Cultural Heritage Conservation Initiative

ARTISTICARTISTIC SCIENTIFICSCIENTIFIC

ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTALECONOMICECONOMIC

INTEGRITYINTEGRITY

S i g n i f i c a n c eS i g n i f i c a n c e

SignificanceSignificanceIntegrityIntegrity

Heritage Information System HIS

(documentation management)

A Heritage Information System is…

• Basically it is the “architecture” of the system and its technological environment, which main function is like an electronic repository becoming a powerful management tool with the potential to expedite conservation processes. Aiming to make a properly work the activities of sharing, decision-making and management of big amounts of information in order to protect, implement preventive conservation and effective monitoring policies in Cuenca.

• A central administration and storage of all the data and documents, as well as the possibility of visualization of all geographical information.• The system should provide an easy, user-customized access.• Standardized formats, standard protocols for the data itself as well as the access to the system and the data exchange.• Information about administrative expedients related with a heritage building.• Provide all the information related with past interventions in the buildings; and the possibility to check and control the changes that are occurring on it. As well as to show reminders for the next “monitoring visit” on site.• The system should keep in a safely way all the information gathered.

Requirements for a Heritage Information System in CUENCA…

Gather / Process / Production of information

Security with the data stored

Management / Treatment (values, monitoring and preventive conservation)

Open and free diffusion (big scope)

Standardization

Interoperability

Scalability (scope of the project)

Components of a Heritage Information System…

Tools / Software (databases, GIS, etc)

Data / Heritage information

Process

People / users in general

Computer / Hardware

Cost-Benefit (implementation, maintenance and updating)

A Heritage Information System for CUENCA should …

Heritage Information SystemHeritage Information SystemProject background ApproachToolsFuture researchStatements

ARCHITECTURE OF THE SYSTEMARCHITECTURE OF THE SYSTEM Prototype of the Architecture of the System, based on Three-Tier Architecture (Document/Prof. Therese S.)

Desktop GIS Web-GIS

Input information Data Management

MetadataManagement

Analyze

3D Model

Map Viewer

Portal

MetadataDiscovery

UCuenca Project CityPres

INPC MUN Google Earth

Wikipedia

Internal DB External DB

Storage

Data Management:Internal DB. Input our own information.

External DB. Databases that are confident enouht ot

thrust in its information.

Application Management:

Takes care of the data that should be

maintained in the databases and the

users.

Access:Interface / Presentation

Catalog Services(Metadata)

It will display all the data of the data

Geo-Services2D-3D model Cad

Service??Image/map services

Query ServicesExtract services

Features services Multimedia services

Analysis Services?Logical decisions and evaluations in

order to take care of the data.

Access control Services

Take care of the users and give them the rights inside the

system.

Data ManagementData ManagementDatabases / GISDatabases / GISDatabases:Databases:

GIS Geographic Information Systems:GIS Geographic Information Systems:


1

2

3

4 Analysis

GIS Data Model:GIS Data Model:

Conceptual Model for the Conceptual Model for the Heritage Information SystemHeritage Information System

Data Input Data Process Data Output

Model for the Heritage Information System for Cuenca

DATA INFORMATION3D model CAD + Database + GIS

DB (wall)

DB (window)

DB (damages/salts)

Reference system needs to be elaborated (representation of the elements points, lines and polygons)


DB (wall)

DB (window)

DB (damages/salts)

Numerical

Text

Images

Films

Multimedia

CAD Drawings (2D - 3D dimensions)

MAP

OBJECT

GEOREFERENCINGCATALOGUING

Conceptual Model for the Conceptual Model for the Heritage Information SystemHeritage Information System

DATA


1 F

irst

Is it necessary to develop “universal” data systems towards preventive conservation or monitoring issues?

StatementsStatementsProject background ApproachToolsFuture researchStatements

Documents

Source: Drawings by CARDOSO Fausto, Banco Central del Ecuador, 1988