I am interested to learn more about how other participants are recording and sharing their data (if you are). Are you using an in-house schema or an off-the-shelf commercial or open-source database? I would like get a general sense on what is out there. The second aspect of my interest in data sharing is focused …
Monthly Archive: July 2012
Jul 26
Project Review for Historic and Cultural Resources
My job includes reviewing transportation projects for impacts to historic and cultural resources. Here in Connecticut our data is quite scattered, and I find it quite time consuming to do any kind of “complete” analysis. We have our highways, soils, topo. maps, and archaeological site locations in GIS. We have our archaeological site information in …
Jul 25
The Web and Public Archaeology
I am interested in discussing how archaeologists are using web technology as a means for engaging and working with the public. My particular interest is how we use the web as a tool for community engagement. This can range from the use of social media, project-specific websites and blogs, the creation of online exhibits, or …
Jul 25
WikiMiniAtlas
I can’t help but see that a lot of the stuff posted so far has to do with GIS. There was an interesting talk given at Wikimania in DC about WikiMiniAtlas that might be useful to highlight. (wikiminiatlas.org) Also of interest to this crowd at Wikimania was discussion about preservation of indigenous language.
Jul 09
Developing Spatial Models that incorporate Qualitative Data
I am currently working on a project analyzing settlement patterns of African Americans on the property of the Montpelier Foundation in Orange, Virginia. My dissertation research will be looking at transitions within the community from the late antebellum up to the turn of the 20th century. The vast majority of material on Agent-Based modeling that …
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