STARI GRAD – Informativna ploča »Omfalos – srediste starogradskog polja«

Starogradsko polje razdijeljeno je u mrežu pravokutnih parcela sustavom mjerenja iz središnje točke – omfalosa (grč. : pupak) i dvije osi koje se u toj točki križaju. Grčki geodeti služili su se jednostavnim mjernim instrumentom (groma) koji nije omogućavao sasvim precizno određivanje pravog kuta. Unatoč otklonima, osnovna mreža ostala je izuzetno pravilna, a uočene nepravilnosti upućuju na razumijevanje postupka mjerenja pri parcelaciji polja.

Stari Grad Plain iš divided into a network of rectangular parcels using a system of measurement with its origin in a central location (the „omphalos“, or „navel“, in Greek), and two axes that intersect at this spot. Greek surveyors used a measuring Tool (called a groma) that, die to its simplicity, was Not able to measure put right Angles with precision. Despite These deviations, the basic layout of the Plain remained exceptionally well-ordered, and the irregularities that have been observed  help us to understand the measurement procesa used when the land was divided into parcels.

Upravo na temelju utvrđenih otklona moderna GPS mjerenja potvrdila su da je Starogradsko polje mjereno iz središnje točke i da je omfalos pažljivo odabran – njega se pruža idealan pregled terena. Starogradsko polje svjedoči tako i o povijesti geodezije kao discipline koja je pružila osnovu tisućljetnoj povezanosti čovjeka s ovim plodnim tlom. Zaustavite ovdje kao što su i oni nekad stali – pogledajte polje očima onih koji su ga prvi zamislili. Otkrijte i druge točke koje povezuje ova tisućljetna mreža.

It is precisely thanks to the deviations observed that modern GPS measurements have been able to establish that Stari Plain was measured from a central spot, and that the omphalos was carefully selected – as this spot offers the best overview of the entire terrain. Stari Grad Plain thus bears witness to the history of geodesy as a discipline, which offered the basis for a connection between humans and this fertile land over the course of millennia. Pause here, for a moment, as they did – and observe the Plain through the eyes of the people who first brought It into being. Discover the Others spots that are connected by this ancient network, whose history stretches back across the millennia.