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OPEN ARCHIVE – a new web based system for accessing our past

Open Archive collect the records of the past to present and share them with everybody. Continue reading

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UK Heritage Bill dropped AGAIN!

In December the Architects website reported the dropping of the Heritage Bill http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3129091 Cross party condemnation as Heritage Protection Bill dropped 3 December, 2008         By Will Henley MPs from all three main parties have criticised the government’s axing of the … Continue reading

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BAJR Federation – Draft 2

Taking into consideration the comments and suggestions made both on and off the BAJR Forum and elsewhere, the following is a revision of the membership, aims and organisation of what will become the BAJR Federation Membership: Member: The sole trader/ … Continue reading

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Heritage Protection Bill – problem?

“New priorities have emerged with the turbulence in the financial markets,” Burnham said. “But I can make sure that we maintain the momentum behind the reform whether or not the bill is part of the legislative programme in the next … Continue reading

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OS mapping system – Online API

Ordnance Survey’s OpenSpace – their slippy mapping API has launched!   The API is OpenLayers based, with additional goodies such as gazetteer search and a “momentum” drag-and-let-go effect on the map. However, the gazetteer doesn’t do postcodes! Also, it is in … Continue reading

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