HRE is a general-purpose application for the recording of historical and cultural data and is usable over a wide variety of fields. In many cases the program will be usable ‘out-of-the-box’, but we expect to be able to provide field–specific plugins where specialist additional functionality is needed.
Potential fields of use include the following:
Genealogical:
Family History, One-Name Studies, Genetics
Biological:
Animal Breeding, Plant Breeding, Animal Lineages, Kinships, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Epidemiology
Geographical:
Geology, Places, Land Use, Land Transactions, Environment, Climate, Regions, Parks, Heritage, Diversity
Man-made objects:
Archaeology, Buildings, Settlements, Memorials, Cultural Artefacts, Railways, Ships, Books, Collections, Artworks, Music, Theatre, Inventions, Architecture, Engineering, Recordings
Concepts and legal:
Politics, Government, Religion, Military, Church, Philosophy, Companies, Organizations, Laws, Wars, Social Change, Sporting and Other Events
HRE is for …
Individuals, Libraries, Museums, Archives, Galleries, Clubs