Map the Museum and Open Data

Map the Museum:First steps in open data

mapthemuseum.org.uk

Kevin Bacon

Digital Development Officer

• Large regional museum service

• 5 sites: 2 historic houses, 3 museums

• Widely varied collections

Why are we interested in open data?

1. Business opportunities

2. Engagement with our collections

mapthemuseum.org.uk

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Photographs

Paintings

Ephemera

3D Local History

Archaeology

What we've discovered..

• 374 unique visitors to date; steady flow of visits

• Positive response, especially from museum technologists

• Almost 70% of users are outside of Brighton & Hove

• About 100 objects pinned

• Accuracy surprisingly good

• Users will pin records even without an image

Challenges

1. Interpretation vs raw data

2. Legal and ethical filtration

3. Digital images – protected assets or open data?

4. Will these open data sets be used?

Kevin Bacon

kevin.bacon@brighton-hove.gov.uk

@fauxtoegrafik

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