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Multimedia Interactive Map for CH Presentation

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Abstract

This article describes a novel Internet-based cultural heritage (CH) application, a multimedia interactive map with various user-friendly functions that allow users to find results according to their needs. Usually, the user selects a Point of Interest (PoI) to navigate a map, selecting it from a list or through a search function, as illustrated in the four cases studied here. The developed application allows the user to select a PoI and also view the previews of its multimedia contents (using the ‘Folder’, ‘Tile’ and ‘Table’ functions). Moreover, filtering functions—such as century (using the time slider), period, physical accessibility level and multimedia type (using the filter panel)—improve the system usability. Finally, PoIs are visualised on the map with multi-shape markers using a set of colours unambiguous to both colour-blind and non-colour-blind people. The interface is illustrated using data acquired from the Municipality of Cetinje (Montenegro). The software components are also illustrated, which contain useful information to other developers.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Unfortunately, the categories and types are often shown in the English language; moreover, not all PoIs are displayed in a different language (for example, only four PoIs are visualised for ‘Place of Interest’ in the Italian language).

  2. 2.

    An upturned and tilted red drop with a coloured core (Fig. 1); a shield with different background colours and different foreground images (Fig. 2); a circle with different background and perimeter colours and foreground images (Fig. 3); and a square with different background colours and foreground images (Fig. 4).

  3. 3.

    For example, violet in the ‘Historical Sites’, ‘Landmarks’ and ‘Museums’ categories (Fig. 2); pink in a number of types in the ‘Agritourism’ and ‘Attractions’ categories (Fig. 4).

  4. 4.

    For example, black in the ‘Fortification & Towers’ and ‘Other’ types under the ‘Places of Interest’ category, as well as for the ‘Diving Centers’ type under the ‘Dives Sites’ category (Fig. 1).

  5. 5.

    For example, a farm image in the ‘Agritourism’ category and in its ‘Farm Markets/U-Pick’ type; a flag image in the ‘Attractions’ category and in its ‘Bowling Alleys’ type (Fig. 4).

  6. 6.

    A formal standard was developed in other sectors such as the ANSI INCITS 415-2006 standard [8]. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) started in 2013 a PoI Standards Working Group Charter.

  7. 7.

    The project aims highlighting less-known sites sharing on the Internet valuable knowledge coming from selected communities through user-friendly tools.

  8. 8.

    It was developed for the Panel ‘Role of information technologies in promotion and valorisation of cultural heritage’, held in Cetinje in late 2014.

  9. 9.

    The locate function is disabled in the ‘Callout’ component.

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Maiellaro, N., Varasano, A. (2016). Multimedia Interactive Map for CH Presentation. In: Ioannides, M., et al. Digital Heritage. Progress in Cultural Heritage: Documentation, Preservation, and Protection. EuroMed 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10059. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48974-2_20

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