0 Comments Well since my last post work has progressed. A change encounter in January has changed some of the priorities as I now work as a volunteer one day a week at the Museum of Liverpool on the King’s Regiment Collection. This has forced me to organize my time more effectively and changed a few of my priorities.
Well where are we? I have two projects on the go at the moment the Liverpool Bay and bringing the website of the Liverpool Scottish TA regiment up to date. An informal meeting just before Christmas at the Research Society discussed what happens next year. So read on …
A look at the first seven plots used as a demonstrator and what they already have shown and a progress report on the scanning and some of the issues raised.
A day after my last post I uploaded a very crude demonstration of how Googlemaps could be used to show spacial information. The original proof of concept had used some imaginary test data, the SS Lollipop carrying a cargo of sweets was one. However I was concerned about the accuracy of the plots and therefore how useful overlaying the locations on Google maps would be. With these concerns in mind I decided to use the first seven records scanned as an experiment. The results of just these seven reveal some surprising historic facts on how the coastline has changed overtime and resolved a (very) minor mystery.
We also look at some technical problems of scanning and some political ones as well.
For the discerning amongst you it is noticeable that the site has been in hibernation since in the summer of 2009. The plans of mice and men…. Basically my degree took, if not too much time, too much energy, the idea of writing for the site as well as my degree was just a page too far.
But time moves on and the wheel of life returns to the beginning … and all that stuff. So what now?
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