Dorset Coast Digital Archive - Channel Coastal Observatory
Original (non-English) name
Acronym
DCDA - CCO
Citation
Abstract
The DCDA is an extensive archive, hosting a great diversity of photographs, newspaper articles, aerial images and historical maps of the Dorset coast as far back as 1740. This work is a centrepiece for knowledge exchange on how areas have developed over time through a visual representation. The archive promotes information and an understanding of how the Dorset coast has changed over time, including how the coastal morphology has evolved, how biodiversity has changed and how settlements and society have developed. The archive contains over 20,000 images, which have been grouped into the following categories: Physical changes to the Coast, Settlements and Society and Managing the coast.