📣The June #ArchesProject bulletin is here! This issue highlights the release of Lingo v1.0, recent resources such as our Modeling Demo site & translations hub, new implementations, upcoming events, community presentations, publications & more: bit.ly/archesbulletin…

Arches-related #job: Historic England is seeking a Marine Historic Environment Record (HER) Officer to maintain and update its Arches-powered system for recording England’s marine heritage. Apply by Nov 8: tinyurl.com/ykf5wx8a

This 12-month fixed-term role requires experience with databases, spreadsheets, & GIS, as well as an interest in maritime history.

Missed the 2026 Arches Developer Meeting? Watch the recorded community presentations & demos to see what Arches developers are working on: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Topics range from modularization & schema validation to ETL, search, accessibility & more. A summary of the full meeting is available on the Arches blog: tinyurl.com/devmtg-2026

👏 Thanks to Arches service provider Knowledge Integration for hosting this wonderful event!

▶️ September UK Interest Group recording now online!

Attendees learned how Historic England is modularizing its Arches-powered systems & discussed future improvements for the Arches for HERs application.
youtu.be/Wo2DqeIc_eY

Possible topics for future meetings include AI uses with Arches, workflow development & feature wish lists.

Sign up for the group’s mailing list: archesproject.org/interest-group…

Explore Arches for HERs: archesproject.org/arches-for-hers

🌏 Who Is Using Arches?

The Indonesian Prehistoric Archaeo Database (IPAD) documents 700+ prehistoric archaeological sites across the archipelago, including megalithic monuments, rock art sites & early hominid localities.

🔗 arches.ipadarkeo.id

IPAD provides bilingual (English–Indonesian) records, including site assessments & geoarchaeological data.

The Arches-powered database was built over four years as an independent initiative by researcher Catalin Ivancov (ICOMOS Indonesia / ICOMOS-ICAHM).

Register for a session on Arches & heritage inventories at the @nationaltrustca conference on Oct 24, presented by the @GCIConservation Arches team, the Province of British Columbia Heritage Branch & service provider QED Systems: tinyurl.com/4kdnse75

@nationaltrustca @GCIConservation Topics include findings from GCI research on heritage inventories, the advantages of building on an open-source platform & how technical enhancements developed in British Columbia could support heritage management across Canada.

@nationaltrustca @GCIConservation Learn more about the BC Register of Historic Places, built on Arches, here: apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/bcrhp/

Arches-related #job: Historic England is seeking a Software Developer to support its information systems built on the Arches platform. Apply by Oct 13: tinyurl.com/2an9dszw

The 2-year fixed term role involves building new features & enhancements as part of Historic England’s open-source contributions to Arches software; supporting heritage data modeling, maintaining existing software deployments; & building accessible user interfaces.

📢 Join the Arches Modeling Interest Group meeting tomorrow, September 29 at 8am PDT / 4pm BST to explore the modeling of controlled vocabularies in Arches Lingo. More info: tinyurl.com/modeling-sept29

As a reminder, all are welcome to participate in the Arches Modeling Interest Group meetings, regardless of technical or modeling experience. Watch the previous meeting’s recording here: youtu.be/vI7V6z6n7GQ

The September #ArchesProject bulletin is here! This issue spotlights…

🌍 Arches implementation stories from around the world
💻 New online webpages & resources like the Arches Software Directory
📝 Community presentations & contributions

Plus much more! tinyurl.com/bulletin-sept2…

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Arches-related #job: the Mapping Archaeological Heritage in South Asia (MAHSA) project is seeking a temporary Project Manager & Remote Sensing Digital Data Coordinator through Dec 2027.

The role coordinates day-to-day project work & reports on the Arches-powered database, which documents endangered heritage sites across South Asia. Apply by Sept 24: tinyurl.com/bdd7a5z2

How can cultural heritage inventories support disaster preparedness and response?

At the 2026 National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum in Minneapolis, Getty Conservation Institute’s Annabel Lee Enriquez joined colleagues from the San Francisco Planning Department and aeology Network to share how Arches, our open-source heritage data management platform, is being used to inventory historic resources, document impacts, and help communities prepare for and respond to threats such as wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and sea level rise.

Learn more about Arches: getty.edu/projects/arche…

Photos by Maggie Smith, San Francisco Planning Department