The development of Arches was led by the Getty Conservation Institute and World Monuments Fund.
Technical assistance and advice was provided by English Heritage, the Flanders Heritage Agency, and the City of Los Angeles.
The initial version of Arches was developed as open source software by Farallon Geographics, Inc.
Open Tech Strategies provided advice on open source software development.
Members of the Arches team and other colleagues took a break during meetings in London in November 2012 for a tour of historic Abbey Road Studios.