INDUSTRY FIELD GUIDE
Historic site documentation and interpretation data for AI
An exhibit label may summarize a finding while a photo documents a different phase of a site.
NAICS 712120 · Historical Sites
An exhibit label may summarize a finding while a photo documents a different phase of a site. NPS publishes heritage documentation and copyright guidance. A historic site can build a synthetic exercise about attributing statements to verified source versions. NPS heritage documentation guidelines · NPS copyright guidance
Invent a site alias, two practice views and a dated interpretation. Revise one claim and leave a similar photo tied to the earlier version. Ask which source supports a statement and whether the photo can be attributed. Use an original sketch if visual material helps.
Exclude actual restricted locations, culturally sensitive information, donor records, licensed images and visitor details. Review community, site and rights-holder permissions before any real transfer.
Describe a site interpretation sample
Original Fiund exercise
A revised interpretation and an older image have different provenance
An invented heritage-site alias has two original sketches and fictional interpretive text. The exercise attributes statements without using a real site, culturally sensitive information or licensed documentation.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| HS1 | Interpretation version A | Feature F described as round; original sketch IMG-A explicitly linked to this version. |
| HS2 | Reviewed interpretation version B | Corrects F description to oval after a fictional record review. No new photograph is supplied. |
| HS3 | Unlinked sketch | Looks oval but lacks site alias, feature ID and permission entry. IMG-A remains labeled version A. |
Question for the model
Which source supports the current written interpretation, and does it establish that IMG-A or the unlinked sketch documents the revised finding?
Show the reference answer and checks
HS2 supports the current written oval interpretation for feature F. HS1's IMG-A remains evidence associated with version A; the text correction does not create a new image or change its provenance. HS3's visual similarity lacks an identity and permission link. Report the revised statement and the unresolved visual support separately rather than treating a corrected label as proof that every nearby image depicts it.
- Relabeling an older image's provenance solely because the interpretation text changed.
- Assigning a visually plausible sketch to the site without an identity or rights source.
Fields to preserve
- Feature and interpretation version
- Identifies the statement being revised.
- Image-to-version link
- Preserves the documented source association.
- Review basis and image permission
- Separates interpretive authority from asset reuse.
Test another case
Add an authorized IMG-B link to version B but retain a restricted-use condition. Require the model to resolve attribution without assuming unrestricted reuse.
Use original invented sketches and records. Exclude restricted locations, culturally sensitive material, donor data, visitors and licensed images; real transfers need site and community authority.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.