Mapping the Sense of Place

Using GIS and the Internet to Produce a Cultural Resource Inventory for South Kingstown, RI

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Co-occurring resources
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Overall cultural resources map


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This map shows every parcel that was coded as containing a cultural resource. Note that the Inventory is complete for all data sources except the Inventory of Village and Rural Characteristics, which is only complete in Wakefield, Peace Dale, and Kingston.

For more information on the creation of this map:
Data Sources
Coding the Village Inventory
Cultural Resource Inventory Metadata

To view an example of interactive parcel maps with information on each of the cultural designations see:
The Inventory Online


Properties with multiple cultural designations

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This map highlights the number of times each parcel has been identified in separate cultural inventories. Note that the Inventory is complete for all data sources except the Inventory of Village and Rural Characteristics, which is only complete in Wakefield, Peace Dale, and Kingston.

For more information on the creation of this map see:
Data Sources
Coding the Village Inventory
Cultural Resource Inventory Metadata
Analysis (for a discussion of the limits of this approach to analyzing the data)

To view an example of interactive district parcel maps with information on each of the cultural designations see:
The Inventory Online


Cultural resources protected as open space

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This map shows the culturally significant parcels that have already been protected as open space. Note that the Inventory is complete for all data sources except the Inventory of Village and Rural Characteristics, which is only complete in Wakefield, Peace Dale, and Kingston.

For more information on the creation of this map see:
Data Sources
Coding the Village Inventory
Cultural Resource Inventory Metadata

To view an example of interactive district parcel maps with information on each of the cultural designations and the specific level of protection for each parcel see:
The Inventory Online

 

 

Nathaniel James — Undergraduate Thesis in Environmental Studies — Brown University — Spring 2001