Overview:
Takin.solutions supported Parks Canada in the Heritage Register Renewal project, assisting in the creation of a new open-source Arches platform instance to consolidate and modernize national heritage data. The project aimed to replace legacy systems, including the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations (DFHD) and the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP), with a flexible, well-documented information management system capable of supporting public access, internal reporting, and heritage decision-making.
Scope of Work:
- Analyzed legacy data and Parks Canada’s data collection requirements
- Designed and developed semantic resource models for historic places, persons, events, commemorative plaques, and archives/reports
- Ensured models support reporting needs, long-term usability, and future data expansion
- Iteratively refined models in consultation with Parks Canada project team
Outcomes:
- Complete, flexible Arches resource models ready for migration of legacy data
- Standardized controlled vocabularies and semantic structures to support Canadian heritage management
- Clear, reusable documentation enabling ongoing governance, system maintenance, and future model extensions
Takin.solutions Role:
Acted as semantic modeling and documentation expert, guiding Parks Canada in designing and implementing Arches-based resource models, capturing both legacy and new data requirements, and ensuring semantic consistency across the agency’s heritage information systems.
