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paper show the information from the test system, which is for 
the main shelter at the Mutitjulu Water Hole (which is in the 
public domain, although additional information relating to this 
site may be restricted) 
The following screen gives an overview of the different data 
types that the system can accommodate. In this instance there 
is a copy of a photograph taken in 1938, there is a video 
segment of a senior man talking about the rock shelter (in 
language), there are scanned detailed drawings of the art, 
contemporary photographs and a maintenance report. 
Figure 5: Mutitjulu Shelter Screen, CSMS 
Figure 6 shows a copy of an early photograph taken of the main 
art panel at the Mutitjulu Shelter. This image provides an 
important baseline from which to measure the deterioration of 
the pigments, which has been considerable in the intervening 
years (washed off the surface by visitors and tour guides 
splashing water on the art to make it easier to photograph). 
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Description: Michael Terry photograph 
Author: Glen MacLaren Recorded: 5/28/2002 12:01:18 PM 
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People m the photo^aph Unknown; 
Date when photograph was taken 23 May 2002 
Photographer Michael Terry. 
Figure 6: An historical photograph 
A considerable amount of metadata is incorporated when data is 
added to the system. For example, in the case of photographs 
and video, all the names of all people in the images are included 
so that data can be searched on these names. Whilst this may 
appear to be a handy facility, under the obligations of tjukurpa 
images of deceased people are not to be seen for a particular 
period of mourning, so photographs and video containing these 
people can be ‘moved’ to the ‘sorry box’ until it is decided that 
they can be released. 
4.3 The Designer Option 
The system also incorporates a ‘designer’ menu accessible to 
the system administrator, where new forms and categories can 
be developed as the need arises. Currently there are 5 main 
hard copy forms that are completed when work is undertaken on 
the rock paintings, this number may however increase as new 
threats are discovered to the preservation of the rock art, or as 
new reporting is required by the Park management. These 
forms are replicated in the CSMS, so the system needs to be 
able to accommodate new forms as necessary (or new data types 
and so on). 
A library of standard query boxes and data input modules are 
provided under this option so that the system manager in the 
Park can add enhancements as required. The intention of the 
CSMS is that the bulk of the management can be undertaken by 
the staff on site without the need to continually bring the 
consultants back to Uluru. 
5. CONCLUSION 
The first phase CSMS is currently in use in the Cultural 
Heritage Unit at the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, and 
training has been undertaken to give the users the skills needed 
to use the system effectively. It is however an evolving project, 
with additions and improvements being added as their need 
becomes apparent during the use of the system. 
The success of the CSMS is a tribute to the input and efforts of 
many people, including the senior men and women of the 
Mutitjulu community for whom the system was developed. It is 
an example of the potential of Joint Management, where both 
piranpa (non-indigenous white people) and Anangu can work 
together under tjukurpa to contribute to the better management 
of a region of such cultural importance. 
REFERENCES 
Fraser, C.S. & Edmundson, K.L., 2000. Design and 
Implementation of a Computational Processing System for Off- 
Line Digital Close-Range Photogrammetry. ISPRS Int. Journal 
of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 55(2): 94-104. 
Ogleby C.L. 1999. Report to the Uluru Kata Tjuta National 
Park and the Mutitjulu Community: The Rock Art Sites of 
Uluru. Unpublished. 
UNESCO 2003 (a) http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php 
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201.html Visited July, 2003 
UNESCO 2003 (b) http://www.unesco.org/culture/heritage/ 
intangible/html_eng/index_en.shtml Visited July, 2003 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The authors would like to acknowledge the support and 
assistance of the senior men and women of the Mutitjulu 
community, the staff of the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Parks 
office, the Anangu Rangers who have assisted with the project, 
Mel Johnson, Fiona Ellis, Leroy Lester, and Nicholas Hall of 
the Australian Heritage Commission.