2016 WLIA Annual Conference

This presentation will describe a new web-based inventory and mapping platform called Arches, and will highlight a recent installation of the software performed for the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches, LA. The development of Arches was jointly sponsored by the Getty Conservation Institute and World Monuments Fund to support cultural heritage inventories around the world. From the public-facing Django web framework to a robust PostGIS backend, Arches is a combination of many prominent open-source technologies. In many ways, it exceeds the abilities of a traditional GIS--being server-side software, all database interactions happen through a web browser and being open-source software, it is free and highly customizable. To view a live Arches installation, visit crhim.canerivernha.org.