James Conolly (Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario), Mark Lake (University College London)

Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9780521797443
• ISBN-10: 0521797446
• Artikelnr.: 22026423

Autorenporträt

James Conolly

Inhaltsangabe

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.