The Ashwell Project: creating an online geospatial community

Abstract

This paper highlights the opportunities and valuable lessons learned regarding digital engagement in communities arising from the Ashwell project. It considers strategies to promote the adoption of participatory GIS and crowdsourcing datasets, as well as how users' own devices can be utilised to increase engagement with tangible and intangible heritage. I argue that such approaches merit broader consideration, encouraging communities to actively engage with such platforms.

Keywords

• archaeology
• participatory gis
• progressive web apps
• community engagement
• community social health
• covid-19