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Useful GIS and Archaeology LinksA good place to start besides these pages are the archaeology pages at about.com or by doing a search at google.com. However, as these may overwhelm you with information, have a look at this growing list for a place to start. General GIS SitesGIS Guide to Good Practice - an online guide to good GIS etiquette and practice, edited by Mark Gillings and Alicia Wise with contributions by Mark Gillings, Peter Halls, Gary Lock, Paul Miller, Greg Phillips, Nick Ryan, David Wheatley, and Alicia Wise Paul Anderson's Links Page - large depository of updated GIS links, particulary good for US and general data stuff. Professor Kenneth L. Kvamme - personal page of Ken Kvamme, links to his own sites which should be known to any archaeologists interested in using GIS. Of particular interest is the North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics (NADAG). Publications (often for free subscription)Subscribe to Free ESRI Publications - this site allows users to subscribe to ESRI's free publications! AHDS Guides to Good Practice - online versions of various documents concerning standards for digital data in archaeology. The sties includes guides to good practice for GIS in archaeology, the preservation of digital archives, GIS and history, etc. ArcNorth New - ArcNorth News is the only GIS publication dedicated to telling the stories of Canadian GIS professionals using ESRI technology. Published bi-annually, with a circulation of over 7,000, ArcNorth News has been operating since 1997. All past issues available for free download. Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science - ecognizes the growing significance of space, spatiality, location, and place in social science research, and publishes a wide range of books useful for instruction or grounding within a social science framework. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - list of all publications, including online content for many of the more recent ones. Again, an excellent resource for grounding within a social science framework. Computer Applications in Archaeology (CAA) Conference Proceedings - exactly what it says, with some online content from more recent meetings. International Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage - look for publications link on the left hand menu. European Network of Excellence in Open Cultural Heritage - European consortium with online content, check out the publications section. CINECA - some online pubs about GIS and heritage. Laboratorio di Archeologia del Paesaggi e Telerilevamento - Italian site with many PDF papers. Archaeology/Anthropology and GIS LinksESRI Archaeology Interest Group - ESRI's GIS for Archaeology website Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative - UCLA-based group that uses time and space to enhance understanding and preservation of human culture. Mn/Model Statewide Archaeological Predictive Model - Mn/Model is a set of GIS-based tools that help Mn/DOT avoid impacts on archaeological sites throughout Minnesota. The final products include GIS-based statistical models that map the potential for pre-1837 surface archaeological sites in Minnesota. These models are used by Mn/DOT for site avoidance and survey design. GIS Modeling of Archaeological Sites in the Raccoon River Greenbelt, Dallas County, Iowa - prepared for Jeff Logsdon and Donna Howe, Dallas County Conservation Board, Perry, Iowa, prepared by Paul F. Anderson, Department of Landscape Architecture, Department of Agronomy, Land Use Analysis Laboratory, Iowa State University, July 1995 GIS and Remote Sensing for Archaeology: Burgundy, France - Scott Madry's 20+ year project in France using GIS. North Carolina GIS Archaeological Predictive Model Project - another project by Scott Madry. Archaeological Predictive Modelling - in Ontario's forests. Mayan archaeology - and GIS project at LSU I-Sites™: An Archaeological GIS and Database for Iowa Archaeology Pit and Pa Predictive model - predictive modeling project Free/Cheap DataTerraserver-USA - free aerial and topo downloads. Seamless - a huge GIS data clearinghouse from the USGS and for North America and some portions of the world. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - loads of downloadable maps, not georeferenced though. NOAA Bathymetry Data - free data for the USA. GIS Data Depot - large amount of gross-level information for the entire planet, including political boundaries, natural lines, roads, etc. MapAbility - some useful data, very piecemeal. Includes vMap data for some of the world. Some of the data is available for a fee. Learning ToolsInteractice GIS Learning Tool - University of Meobourne's online self-learning site for GIS. Universities/ProgramsInstitute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies - Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Center for Applied Spatial Analysis (CASA) at the University of Arizona - is a Geographic Information Systems research facility JobsGeoSearch - GIS Recruiters GeoSearch, Inc. offer personnel GIS recruitment services in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Recruitment, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Photogrammetry , and many other related sciences. GIS Jobs Clearinghouse - The most visited GIS/RS jobs site on the Internet. Started in 1992, the GJC has helped thousands of GIS/RS professionals find positions.The site is US-based and most jobs listed at restricted to the US.
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