ABSTRACT
The London Charter for the Computer-based Visualisation of Cultural Heritage was conceived, in 2006, as a means of ensuring the methodological rigour of computer-based visualization as a means of researching and communicating cultural heritage. The chapter aims to provide a brief commentary on the current version of The London Charter, which encapsulates the benefits of what has been learned in the few years since the publication of Draft 1.1 of the Charter. It suggests the value of the Charter not only as an indicator of methodological rigour but also as a means of achieving significant efficiencies in teaching and training as well as in the research and communication of cultural heritage. Both the history of The London Charter and its various translations are freely available online. The chapter indicates some of the issues and opportunities that still face the visualization community. What follows is a review of version 2.1 of The London Charter with reference to changes from version 1.1.
