Facetted browsing of Rockcarvings
Fredrik Palm, HUMlab 2012
How does ”Hacka” looks like?
Where are they located?
How does it work?
Filtering downwards
Different result
views with
customized output
What type of rock-carvings are located on
Northen slopes on ”Brådön”-island?
Close reading
Saving ”interface”
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http://rockart.humlab.umu.se//?view_state=5470&application_name=hsm
Saving data
GIS , Geography Markup language
Excel list
Benefits
HUMlab’s Facetted browsing
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Can reveal unknown content to
user
Can support different perspectives
to the dataset
Can describe correlation in dataset
Can anticipate new research
question
Works over any relational database
Easy to integrated with new
databases
Search
• Limits search term known
by users
• Quick response
Technical infrastructure
• Server with postgres and POSTGIS for any relational data and GISdata
• PHP for serverside operation, building SQL and creating content
• Jquery and javascript for web-client
• Highcharts and Google map API
• Minnesota map server for dynamic maps
• Batik Rasterizer for SVG-download of diagrams
• Multicore processors to take advantage of threading of application.
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Current
usage
QVIZ, Query and context based visualization of time spatial cultural dynamics,EU-
FP6-IST Patrik Svensson/Fredrik Palm)
SEAD, Strategic environmental database, Swedish Research council. (MAL, Phil
Buckland)
SHIPS, Swedish historical demographic statistics, Swedish Research council (DDB,
Sören Edvinsson)
DIABAS, Dialect Database of Scandinavian Dialects, The Gustavus Adolphus
Academy. (Department of Language Studies Lars-Erik Edlund)
CitizMap , Integrated e-mapping and visualization services for citizens, researchers
and policy makers, VINNOVA, Sweden’s Innovation Agency. (Tallinn City, Estonia,
Maria Lille)
Rockart, Digital publication of Rock carvings of Nämforsen. County of
Västernorrland, Culture heritage. (Patrik Svensson/Fredrik Palm)
MJCB, Mapping the Jewish Communities of the Byzantine Empire, FP7-ERC (via
Cambridge University, Nicholas De Lange)