Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology

Informationen zum Autor James Conolly Klappentext Comprehensive introduction to the use of Geographical Information Systems as a research tool in archaeology. Zusammenfassung This book provides a comprehensive guide on the use of Geographical Information Systems in archaeology and illustrates how GIS can be put to practical use. Examining issues such as data acquisition! methods of analysis and techniques of visualization! the book is an essential tool for students and professional archaeologists alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction and theoretical issues in archaeological GIS; 2. First principles; 3. Putting GIS to work in archaeology; 4. The geodatabase; 5. Spatial data acquisition; 6. Building surface models; 7. Beginning exploratory data analysis; 8. Spatial analysis; 9. Map algebra, surface derivatives and spatial processes; 10. Regions: territories, catchments and viewsheds; 11. Routes: networks, cost paths and hydrology; 12. Maps and digital cartography; 13. Maintaining spatial data.

Product details

• Authors: James Conolly, James (Trent University Conolly, James Lake Conolly, Mark Lake, Mark (University College London) Lake
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2006
• EAN: 9780521797443
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79744-3
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity