Chiva Chaitya at European Digital Week 2020

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 Chiva Chaitya at European Digital Week 2020

Role of GIS in preservation of Chiva and Chaitya


European Digital Week (https://europeandigitalweek.com/) is the biggest event in Europe digital technology wise. It includes 24 conferences in the main program and 2 conferences, 5 forums and 1 round table in the additional program. This year it will in virtual format. It is going to be held from Sept 21 to Sept 26, 2020. There is scheduled to be participants from 78 countries.

Chiva Chaitya Organization is working for the promotion and protection Chivas and Chaityas of Kathmandu Valley. With this goal, the organization has set  specific targets in documentation, promotion and restoration of these unique heritage of Nepal. 

There are estimated to be 2000 to 2500 Chiva in the Kathmandu Valley. We are trying to put location of all the Chiva in the map. This will help to locate each and individual Chiva in the map. For this purpose usage of digital technology is a must, otherwise it will not be able to manage such a large amount of location. We believe the work will help in promotion and preservation of age old heritage for future generations.



Our colleague Ashish Manandhar will be presenting our work in this initiative. He will be one of the speakers at the EuropeanDigitlWeek2020 Conference. He will be explaining how GIS(Geographic Information System) information is extracted and projected in the map and such individual Chiva locations are shown.

For more information, please click: https://ditech.media/eudw/icddcsh/ashish-manandhar/



Conference program at:
https://europeandigitalweek.com/schedule/accompanying-program/international-conference-on-digital-decisions-in-cultural-and-scientific-heritage/



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