N E I L M A Y O , E D I N A

K I R S T Y M S T E W A R T , C A R M I C H A E L W A T S O N P R O J E C T

PUTTING FOLKLORE IN ITS PLACE

ADVANTAGES

Unique ids enable us to link up catalogue entries and

transcriptions.

We can also uniquely identify entities such as people,

places, genres, and then get hold of any further

related information.

XML MADS RECORD

<mads>

<authority>

<hierarchicalGeographic authority="4710">

<country>Scotland

<county>Inverness-shire

<island>Isle of Harris

<area>Bogha na Cille</area>

</island>

</county>

</country>

</hierarchicalGeographic>

</authority>

<extension><coordinates>57.826174;-7.057072</coordinates></extension>

<variant type="translation" xml:lang="gla">

<geographic>Bogha an Teampuill; Bogha na h-Eaglaise</geographic>

</variant>

<variant type="other">

<geographic>Temple Bo</geographic>

</variant>

<note type="general">

This location is an estimate based on the description given in GB 237 Coll-97/CW111/23 folio 6r; Is shown on Admiralty Chart for Scotland: Sound of Harris to Aird Bhreidhnis, including Lochs Tarbert &amp; Resort:

http://maps.nls.uk/coasts/view-

admiralty/?id=1326&amp;zoom=5&amp;lat=3780&amp;lon=5338.5&amp;layers=B.

</note>

</mads>

CARMICHAEL WATSON DATA

This XML is amenable to processing by a computer,.

• All data listed in the catalogue entryhttp://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk/cwatson/en/catalogueentry/3264

• Also a link to a full text transcription with zoomable scanhttp://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk/cwatson/en/fulltexttranscription/3264

What else can we do with the data?

CARMICHAEL WATSON GEO DATA

Simple and reliable geo data opens up access to a

multitude of services. We implemented links to:

• Geograph geographically representative photos

• for location and local images

• Flickr photo sharing

• for localised photos

• Geonames geographical database

• for location on satellite maps, and nearby places

BOGHA NA CILLE, ISLE OF HARRIS

http://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk/cwatson/en/catalogueentry/3264

GEOGRAPH APPROACH

1. Convert latitude/longitude to a grid reference

using jcoord http://www.jstott.me.uk/jcoord/

2. Perform various checks before using the data

• are the lat/long available?

• do they describe a position roughly in the UK?

http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NF998930

GEOGRAPH

http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NF998930

FLICKR APPROACH

• Uses flickr wrappr from Free University of Berlin

http://wifo5-03.informatik.uni-mannheim.de/flickrwrappr/

• Produces photos from Flickr marked up with RDF

• Can find photos depicting a 'concept', by referencing

dbpedia

• Also supports geographic queries using lat/long and

radiushttp://wifo5-03.informatik.uni-mannheim.de/flickrwrappr/page/photosDepictingLocation/57.826/-7.057/2000

FLICKR WRAPPR

http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/flickrwrappr/location/57.826175689697266/-7.057072162628174/2000

GEONAMES APPROACH

Get a geonames id for the place:

1. Query the findNearby API:

http://api.geonames.org/findNearby

2. Take the first result and show the page:

http://www.geonames.org/2650821

GEONAMES

http://www.geonames.org/2650821

GEONAMES NEARBY APPROACH

We can use geonames to show a place in the context

of nearby places:

1. Construct a URL with the latitude and longitude: http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_57.826_-7.057.html

2. This does a findNearby search and displays a map

with all places 'nearby' the specified location.

GEONAMES NEARBY

http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_57.826_-7.057.html

LINKING TO SERVICES

We also do the following:

1. Check for the availability of each service before

linking to it

2. Cache results to avoid continually hitting the sites with

lots of requests

3. Provide pages with RDF linked data identifying various

entities including people, families, places, alternative

placenames, geo data, and so on.

LINKING DATA

• To make good data discoverable and reusable,

particularly through automated processing, make

sure it is marked up.

• Also expose it as linked data so it can be used to

query or link with other services!