National Park Service documentation standards

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cultural resource management guideline documentation standard historic preservation standard

National Park Service documentation standards are formal guidelines that govern how historic and cultural resources are recorded, measured, and reported to ensure consistent, accurate, and archival-quality documentation across preservation projects.

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Label	Occurrences
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural and Engineering Documentation	2
National Park Service cultural resources publications	1
National Park Service documentation standards canonical	1
National Park Service publications	1

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Target entity: National Park Service documentation standards
Context triple: [Heritage Documentation Programs, usesStandard, National Park Service documentation standards]

A. National Park System Advisory Board
The National Park System Advisory Board is a federal advisory committee that provides expert guidance and recommendations to the National Park Service on matters such as national parks, historic preservation, and landmark designations.
B. National Park Service Organic Act
The National Park Service Organic Act is the 1916 U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.
C. Parks and Historic Sites Division
The Parks and Historic Sites Division is the branch of Georgia’s state government responsible for managing and preserving Georgia’s system of state parks, historic sites, and related recreational and cultural resources.
D. National Parks Development Committee
The National Parks Development Committee is a Philippine government agency responsible for the administration, preservation, and development of major national parks and historical urban green spaces.
E. Secretary’s Order of the U.S. Department of the Interior
The Secretary’s Order of the U.S. Department of the Interior is an administrative directive issued by the Interior Secretary that can create, modify, or guide the management of federal lands and natural resources, including protected areas such as wildlife refuges.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Park Service documentation standards
Target entity description: National Park Service documentation standards are formal guidelines that govern how historic and cultural resources are recorded, measured, and reported to ensure consistent, accurate, and archival-quality documentation across preservation projects.

A. National Park System Advisory Board
The National Park System Advisory Board is a federal advisory committee that provides expert guidance and recommendations to the National Park Service on matters such as national parks, historic preservation, and landmark designations.
B. National Park Service Organic Act
The National Park Service Organic Act is the 1916 U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.
C. Parks and Historic Sites Division
The Parks and Historic Sites Division is the branch of Georgia’s state government responsible for managing and preserving Georgia’s system of state parks, historic sites, and related recreational and cultural resources.
D. National Parks Development Committee
The National Parks Development Committee is a Philippine government agency responsible for the administration, preservation, and development of major national parks and historical urban green spaces.
E. Secretary’s Order of the U.S. Department of the Interior
The Secretary’s Order of the U.S. Department of the Interior is an administrative directive issued by the Interior Secretary that can create, modify, or guide the management of federal lands and natural resources, including protected areas such as wildlife refuges.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural resource management guideline ⓘ documentation standard ⓘ historic preservation standard ⓘ
appliesTo	Historic American Buildings Survey documentation ⓘ Historic American Engineering Record documentation ⓘ Historic American Landscapes Survey documentation ⓘ National Park System units ⓘ linked to: United States National Park System archaeological resources ⓘ architectural resources ⓘ cultural resources ⓘ engineering resources ⓘ federally assisted preservation projects ⓘ historic resources ⓘ landscape resources ⓘ
emphasizes	compatibility with archival repositories ⓘ long-term accessibility of records ⓘ objectivity in recording ⓘ verifiability of information ⓘ
governs	archival submission requirements ⓘ digital file formats for documentation ⓘ field recording procedures ⓘ large-format photography of historic resources ⓘ measured drawings of historic resources ⓘ metadata for documentation records ⓘ quality control for documentation ⓘ recording of historic properties ⓘ written historical reports ⓘ
hasGoal	ensure accuracy of recorded information ⓘ ensure archival-quality documentation ⓘ ensure consistency in documentation ⓘ facilitate comparability across projects ⓘ support National Register documentation ⓘ support Section 106 compliance documentation ⓘ support long-term preservation of records ⓘ support mitigation documentation for adverse effects ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
relatedTo	National Park Service cultural resource management guidelines ⓘ National Register of Historic Places documentation guidelines ⓘ Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural and Engineering Documentation ⓘ linked to: National Park Service documentation standards Section 106 documentation guidance ⓘ
requires	clear identification of resource location ⓘ descriptive and historical narratives ⓘ documentation of character-defining features ⓘ documentation of physical condition ⓘ measured drawings to specified scales ⓘ use of accepted surveying methods ⓘ use of large-format photography ⓘ
supports	federal historic preservation programs ⓘ local preservation planning ⓘ state historic preservation programs ⓘ
usedBy	National Park Service staff ⓘ linked to: National Park Service archaeologists architects ⓘ consultants on preservation projects ⓘ contractors preparing HABS documentation ⓘ contractors preparing HAER documentation ⓘ contractors preparing HALS documentation ⓘ cultural resource specialists ⓘ engineers ⓘ historic preservation professionals ⓘ landscape architects ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heritage Documentation Programs → usesStandard → National Park Service documentation standards ⓘ

National Park Service documentation standards → relatedTo → Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural and Engineering Documentation ⓘ

linked to: National Park Service documentation standards

National Historic Landmark (broader Grant-related sites) → informationMedium → National Park Service publications ⓘ

linked to: National Park Service documentation standards

National Park Service weekly listings → isPartOf → National Park Service cultural resources publications ⓘ

linked to: National Park Service documentation standards

HALS → documentationStandard → Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural and Engineering Documentation ⓘ

linked to: National Park Service documentation standards

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