Architecture of a module for geolocation of objects from the cultural and historical heritage

Abstract

The cultural and historical heritage is an important part of every nation's history. Documenting the cultural and historical heritage serves two main purposes: to preserve it and to make it accessible for the development of cultural tourism. This paper presents an architecture of a module for geolocation of objects from the cultural and historical heritage. The module's tasks regarding the cultural and historical heritage are: 1. to facilitate the development of a digital model; 2. to provide an interactive map for cultural tourism; 3. to provide an open access API for integration with external applications for research purposes. The module consists of a GIS core and a Web GIS sub-module. The GIS core uses an SQL database to store and process the digital model. The Web GIS sub-module is a web application that provides an interactive map and implements several Open Geospatial Consortium standards, including WMS, WFS and WFS-T.