Text Alternative for Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer Metadata Tables

Field name: LAYER. Field alias: LAYER. Description: the layer used for mapping. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: PROJECT. Field alias: PROJECT. Description: project name. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: PERIOD. Field alias: PERIOD. Description: the presumed date/period assigned to the feature (terminology from FISH thesaurus). This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: MONUMENT_TYPE. Field Alias: MONUMENT_TYPE. Description: the presumed type/function assigned to the feature (terminology from FISH thesaurus). This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: EVIDENCE_1. Field Alias: EVIDENCE_1. Description: The primary evidence for the feature e.g. cropmark, earthwork etc (terminology from FISH thesaurus). This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: SOURCE_1. Field Alias: SOURCE_1. Description: the primary source for the feature e.g. aerial photo reference, documentary source etc. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: EVIDENCE_2. Field Alias: EVIDENCE_2. Description: Where available the latest evidence for the feature e.g. cropmark, earthwork etc (terminology from FISH thesaurus) N.B. This was the latest evidence seen and does not necessarily represent the current status of the feature. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: SOURCE_2. Field alias: SOURCE_2 Description: where available the latest source for the feature N.B. This was the latest evidence seen and does not necessarily represent the current status of the feature. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_UID. Field alias: HE_UID. Description:  Composite of Unique identifier(s) used by Historic England. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HER_NO. Field alias: HER_NO. Description: Composite of Unique Identifier(s) used by Historic Environment Records. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: DHEUID_1. Field alias: DHEUID_1 . Description: Primary Unique Identifier used by Historic England. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: DHEUID_2. Field alias: DHEUID_2. Description: Secondary Unique Identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: DHEUID_3 ~ 5. Field alias DHEUID_3 ~ 5 . Description: Additional Unique Identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_URL1. Field alias: HE_URL1. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HE_URL2 Field alias: HE_URL2. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_URL3 ~ 5 . Field alias: HE_URL3 ~ 5 URL. Description: link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: DHERNO_1. Field alias: DHERNO_1 . Description: Primary Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER). This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: DHERNO_2 . Field alias: DHERNO_2. Description: Secondary Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: DHERNO_3 ~ 5. Field alias: DHERNO_3 ~ 5 Description: Tertiary Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: DHERPREF_1. Field alias: DHERPREF_1 . Description:  Primary Alternative Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: DHERPREF_2. Field alias: DHERPREF_2. Description: Secondary Alternative Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: DHERPREF_3 ~ 5.  Field alias: DHERPREF_3 ~ 5. Description: Additional Alternative Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HER_LINK_1. Field alias: HER_LINK_1. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HER_LINK_2. Field alias: HER_LINK_2. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HER_LINK_3 ~ 5. Field alias: HER_LINK_3 ~ 5. Description:  URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway. This data is not mandatory.

The data are symbolised initially based on their physical form i.e. cut/negative (e.g. pit, ditch etc) or built/positive (e.g. mound, bank etc).

Layer name: Bank. Colour (hex): A50026. Description: Used to outline banks, platforms, mounds and spoil heaps.

Layer name: Ditch. Colour (hex): 313695. Description: Used to outline cut features such as ditches, ponds, pits or hollow ways.

Layer name: Extent of Feature. Colour (hex):  FDAE61 (Dashes). Description: used to depict the extent of large area features such as airfields, military camps, or major extraction.

Layer name: Ridge and Furrow Alignment. Colour (hex):  74ADD1. Description: line or arrow(s) (hand drawn not a symbol) depicting the direction of the rigs in a block of ridge and furrow.

Layer name: Ridge and Furrow Area. Colour (hex):  74ADD1 (Dots). Description: used to outline a block of ridge and furrow.

Layer name: Slope. Colour (hex): 4575B4. The top of the “T” indicates the top of slope and the body indicates the length and direction of the slope. Description: used to depict scarps, edges of platforms and other large earthworks.

Layer name: Structure Colour (hex): F46D43. Description: used to outline structures including stone, concrete, metal and timber constructions e.g., buildings, Nissen huts, tents, radio masts, camouflaged airfields, wrecks, fish traps, etc.

This layer shows the general extent of the monuments, created from multiple sources, primarily aerial imagery, but referring to other sources such as earthwork surveys, documentary evidence and any information available from the relevant Historic Environment Record etc. This differs from the 'Detailed Mapping' layer, which shows the individual features as they appear on the ground.

Field name: LAYER. Field alias: LAYER Description: The layer used for mapping. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HE_UID. Field alias: HE_UID. Description: composite of Unique Identifier(s) used by Historic England. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HER_NO. Field alias: HER_NO. Description: composite of Unique Identifier(s) used by Historic Environement Records. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_UID1. Field alias: HE_UID1. Description: Primary Unique Identifier used by Historic England. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HE_UID2. Field alias: HE_UID2. Description: Secondary Unique Identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_UID3 ~ 5.  Field alias: HE-UID3 ~ 5. Description: Additional Unique Identifier used by Historic England. Used where a feature may relate to more than one Historic England record . This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_URL1. Field alias: HE_URL1. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HE_URL2. Field alias: HE_URL2. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HE_URL3 ~ 5. Field alias: HE_URL3 ~ 5. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic England record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HERNO_1. Field alias: HERNO_1 Description: Primary Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER). This field is mandatory.

Field name: HERNO_2. Field alias: HERNO_2. Description: Secondary Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HERNO_3 ~ 25  Field alias: HERNO_3 ~ 25. Description: Tertiary Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HERPREF_1 Field alias: HERPREF_1. Description: Primary Alternative Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID. This metadata is mandatory. 

Field name: HERPREF_2. Field alias: HERPREF_2. Description: Secondary Alternative Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HERPREF_3 ~ 25. Field alias: HERPREF_3 ~ 25. Description:  Additional Alternative Unique Identifier used by the relevant Historic Environment Record. Some HERs use the same number for both the HER No. and the reference to link to the record; others use different numbers and give them different names e.g MonUID Used where a feature may relate to more than one HER record. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HER_LINK_1. Field alias: HER_LINK_1. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: HER_LINK_2. Field alias: HER_LINK_2. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: HER_LINK_3 ~ 25. Field alias: HER_LINK_3 ~ 25. Description: URL link to the relevant Historic Environment Record (HER) record in Heritage Gateway. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: PROJECT. Field alias: project. Description: project name. This metadata is mandatory.

This layer shows the extent of the various projects carried out by Historic England, it's predecessor bodies and other organisations grant aided by them. It shows the total extent of the project, irrespective of the various counties etc that might be covered.

Field name: LAYER. Field alias: LAYER. Description: the type of mapping carried out for the project e.g. Raster, Vector etc. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: TYPE. Field alias: TYPE. Description: the type of mapping carried out for the project e.g. Raster, Vector etc. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: DRAWFORMAT. Field alias: DRAWFORMAT. Description: the form of mapping carried out for the project e.g. hand drawn, digitised etc. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: PROJECT_NA. Field alias: PROJECT_NA. Description: the name of the project. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: STATUS. Field alias: STATUS. Description: the status of the project e.g. completed, ongoing. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: SOURCES. Field alias: SOURCES. Description: the sources from which the mapping was derived for the project e.g. oblique aerial photographs, lidar etc. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: COMPLETED. Field alias: COMPLETED. Description: the date for the completion of the project. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: YEAR. Field alias: YEAR . Description: the type of mapping carried out for the project e.g. Raster, Vector etc. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: TEAM. Field alias: TEAM. Description: the team that completed the project. This metadata is mandatory.

Field name: RRS_No. Field alias: RRS_No. Description: the number of the research report relating to the project, where one exists. This metadata is not mandatory.

Field name: RRS_URL. Field alias: RRS_URL. Description: the link to the research report relating to the project, where one exists. This metadata is not mandatory.