Arches Resource Model Library
The Arches Resource Model Library is a resource for Arches implementers who are looking for Arches Resource Models in order to evaluate existing Arches Applications or to assist in the development of new Arches Applications.
For more information on data modeling in Arches, see the Modeling Documentation page or take part in an Arches Modeling Interest Group meeting.
How to use this library
The table below details various Arches Applications that include Resource Models and includes links to code repositories and any available modeling documentation. Most Resource Models are designed to be loaded with their respective Arches Application. Some Arches Applications are designed to load Resource Models into the core Arches Platform with no other dependencies beyond the version of Arches.
| Name | Description | Arches Version | Code Repository | Modeling Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arches for HERs | Arches for HERs is a customization of the Arches platform for Historic Environment Records (HERs) in the United Kingdom | 7.5.5 | Repo Link | |
| Arches for Science | Arches for Science is a customization of Arches for the management and sharing of heritage science data. | 7.6.14 | Repo Link | Documentation |
| OGEE Arches | Ogee Arches is designed to load resource models into the Arches platform that implement the Linked Art data model (as recorded on the web, December 2023). It provides a complete vocabulary to support that data model and is fully documented with reusable documentation. | 7.6 | Repo Link | Documentation |
Bibliographic references to Arches modeling work
The following are bibliographic references to sources detailing work on creating Arches Resource Models.
- Patrick McInerney and Brenda O’Neill. “The Art of Memory: Archiving Street Art using the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model,” IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 58, no. 3, 2024, 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.07.177
- Denitsa Nenova, George Bruseker, Jenny Wallenstein, Ulf Hansson and Axel Frejman. “Data Fragmentation, Complexity, and the Case Of Swedish Archaeology in the Mediterranean. The Common Grounds Project,” 28th EAA Annual Meeting (EAA 2022), Budapest, Hungary, September 27, 2022. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7117003
- Xiaowei Wang, Yipu Gong, David Myers, and Shunren Wang. “Arches Dunhuang: Heritage Inventory System for conservation of grotto resources on the Gansu section of the Silk Road In China.” In ICOMOS/ISPRS International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation (CIPA): 28th CIPA Symposium “Great Learning & Digital Emotion,” 28 August–1 September 2021, Beijing, China, edited by A. Dang, A. Li, M. Hou, Y. He and H. Yan, 837-43. ISPRS Archives, vol. XLVI-M-1-2021. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-M-1-2021-837-2021.
- Hiba B. Al Smadi, Fiona J. Petcher, Dhiya Al-Jumeil, Abir J. Hussain, Carl Chalmers, and Richard P. Jennings. “The Development of an Arches Resource Model for Recording Radiocarbon Information,” 2018 11th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE), Cambridge, UK, 2018, 220-224 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8648564
Updated: November 2025