I’ve used the 15′ quads for Pittsylvania County, VA, imported them into CAD and placed a symbol over each structure and organized them in layers and saved them as shapefiles. Then I’ve pulled them into QGIS and can query those. But what I want to be able to do is to work with Census data, economic data and other info that I’ve accumulated that is or will be tabular and stored in Excel and/or Filemaker Pro for use. What I’d really like is to see how all of that can be mashed and bashed into some form that QGIS can use to pull out subsets of things.
Jun
18
Jun
18
Pattern Recognition
What I could really use is some form of pattern recognition software that uploads a 30′ and/or 15′ USGS quad sheet and recognizes the railroad symbol and then creates a shape that superimposes itself upon it that can then be uploaded into a CAD or GIS program to map the hundreds of miles of RR lines no longer used. There are georeferenced 15′ quads and for those not yet done, there’s always enough info on one to do that the hard way so the hope would be to have the whole works more or less automated.
Jun
13
Actual artifacts versus Virtual Objects
As I sit here creating a replica (using a MakerBot replicator) of a Fort Ancient effigy pipe from a digital file loaned to me, I am interested in discussing how others use and view virtual objects in terms of public archaeology, research collaboration, and issues with creating and sharing not only digital files, but replicas from digital files as well.
Looking forward to THATCamp!
Bernard K. Means
Jun
11
whoo-hoo
Thank you for accepting my registration and very much looking forward to meeting new people and being able to participate in such a learning workshop. This is very exciting and looking forward to August! kev
Jun
11
Registration Now Closed
Thanks to all who have registered for THATCamp CAA-NA! We have 46 total registered participants. Thanks to my friends and colleagues on Twitter and in the Scholars’ Lab who helped get the word out in the last two weeks and grow our list by about 30. I will be sending out logistical emails to participants in the coming weeks relating to travel, hotels, and the like. In the meantime, all participants should have received WordPress account emails for logging into the THATCamp CAA-NA blog, which will enable them to create new blog posts for session proposals.
Jun
02
Registration Period Extended
In order to provide more time for potential attendees to register for THATCamp CAA-NA, we are extending the deadline from May 31st to June 10. We have plenty more space for participants. Registration is first come, first served until June 10. We currently have a diverse and interesting crop of applicants, and we’d love to have a bigger crop of diverse and interesting applicants!
Reminder that this event is free!
Apr
30
Application Period for THATCamp CAA-NA Now Open
The application period for THATCamp CAA-NA is now open. Please visit caana2012.thatcamp.org/apply/ to apply. The application window closes May 31, and acceptances will be made several days after that.
Apr
27
Announcing THATCamp CAA-NA
We are pleased to announce THATCamp CAA-NA, a computational archaeology-focused unconference co-sponsored by the Computer Applications in Archaeology (CAA) – North America chapter and the University of Virginia Library! THATCamp CAA-NA will be held Friday, August 10 in the Harrison-Small Special Collections Library in Charlottesville, Virginia. Registration will open Monday, April 30 and close May 31. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance as soon after May 31 as we can manage, probably no later than Friday, June 8. This is, as far as I know, the first unconference of its type in the field, and I hope you will be as excited to come and participate as we are to host it!
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