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
mapthemuseum.org.uk
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
@fauxtoegrafik
mapthemuseum.org.uk
@mapthemuseum
Blog: http://bit.ly/J5UnL7
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@wearecaper
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