Archaeology

Video-based interaction (asynchronous)

Suite:

ERDAS Imagine

Discipline:

Archaeology

Classics and Ancient History

Data analysis:

Data publishing and dissemination:

Tags:

GIS

Remote sensing

Geospatial technology

Raster image

multispectral images

Strategy and project management:

Human factors analysis

Practice-led research:

2d illustration

Alternate tool(s):

SPRING, Virtual Terrain Project (VTP),

Data structuring and enhancement:

Animation

All major operating systems

Licence:

commercial

Platform:

lifecycleStage:

By natalie.hutchinson at Mon, 29/03/2010 - 10:22

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tool: ArcGIS

Purpose:

ArcGIS is a suite of software that comprises of Desktop GIS, Server GIS, Mobile GIS, and Online GIS. ArcGIS is a platform for building a complete geographic information system (GIS) that lets you easily create, edit, and analyse geographic knowledge on the desktop; publish data, maps, globes and models to a GIS server and/or share them online; and use them on the desktop, on the Web, or in the field.

Features:

• View and query maps
• Manipulate shapefiles and geodatabases
• Data manipulation, editing and analysis
• Mobile device enabled

A&H use case 1 description:

ArcGIS was used in the Mapping Medieval Chester project to integrate geographical and literary mappings of the medieval city using cartographic and textual sources and using these to understand more how urban landscapes in the Middle Ages were interpreted and navigated by local inhabitants.

A&H use case 2 description:

ArcGIS was used in the Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project to investigate the relationship between people and their environment, from the Neolithic period to the present day on the island of Cyprus. ArcGIS was used to gather, analyse and map geomorphological data.

Publisher:

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

Creator:

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

Data capture:

Geophysical survey

GPS and total station surveys

Specifications:

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

Java

Microsoft's .NET Framework

COM

Visual Basic

TCP/IP

Unified Modelling Language (UML)

Visual C++

Delphi

Data publishing and dissemination:

Disk publishing

Collaborative publishing

Audio-visual interaction (synchronous)

Communication and collaboration:

Graphical interaction (synchronous)

Software/programming languages used:

Discipline:

Data analysis:

Spatial data analysis

Data structuring and enhancement:

Cataloguing and indexing

Graphical rendering

Alternate tool(s):

GRASS (Geographic Analysis Support System) GIS, ThinkGeo

Tags:

GIS

Geospatial computing

Geospatial technology

Strategy and project management:

Practice-led research:

All major operating systems

Platform:

lifecycleStage:

Licence:

Suite:

By natalie.hutchinson at Mon, 29/03/2010 - 10:08

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project: Concordia

Grant Holder:

The overall aim of the project was to make it easier for readers to move between publications on the Web, instead of walking from one library shelf to another. Bringing information together in this way helps researchers to recognise a new range of relationships and interactions. [read more]

project: Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity (2004)

Grant Holder: Professor Charlotte Roueché

This publication is the online second edition of a printed book, which first appeared in 1989, but was out of print: it incorporates new material found since 1989. The resource presents 250 inscribed texts from the 3rd-6th century, found at the ancient site of Aphrodisias in Caria (south-west Turkey): it includes extensive explanatory material and discussions, with detailed indices of people. The existence of the book makes it possible to compare the two ways of presenting the material. [read more]

event: RADIO-PAST Specialization Forum: Integrated non-destructive approaches to understand, Ammaia, Portugal 5-11th July

By anthonycorns at Mon, 22/03/2010 - 11:07

Read more about RADIO-PAST Specialization Forum: Integrated non-destructive approaches to understand, Ammaia, Portugal 5-11th July

tool: RivEx

Purpose:

RivEx is a river network tool designed to run under ESRI ArcMap 9.1. It allows for quality control and analysis of the river network and creation of node layers.

Features:

• Process connected river centre lines
• Generate new node layers for the nodes of the network
• Attribute your network including stream order
• Convert your network to a measured network
• Re-orientate (flip) network polylines
• Quality controlled snapping of sites to the river network
• Export river network data to KML (Google Earth) format

A&H use case 1 description:

RivEx was used in conjunction with ESRI ArcMap on the North Sea Palaeolandscapes project to map the river network that was part of the prehistoric landscape stretching from the English Channel to the Norwegian coast line.

Publisher:

RivEx

Creator:

Duncan Hornby

Data publishing and dissemination:

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

Specifications:

Communication and collaboration:

Graphical interaction (asynchronous)

Data analysis:

lifecycleStage:

Discipline:

Data capture:

Use of existing digital data

Data structuring and enhancement:

Tags:

Strategy and project management:

Human factors analysis

Alternate tool(s):

MotherPlanet

Practice-led research:

2d graphic design

2d illustration

3d graphic design

Texture design and mapping

Virtual world modelling

Platform:

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows XP

Software/programming languages used:

Rivex

Licence:

commercial

By natalie.hutchinson at Fri, 19/03/2010 - 15:15

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tool: Mercury Amira

Purpose:

Mercury Amira is a multifaceted tool that allows for integration, manipulation, and visualisation of large sets of data. Automatic and interactive segmentation tools support processing of 3D image data.

Features:

• One platform for visualizing, analyzing and presenting
• Very large data sets are easily accessible with specific readers
• C++ coding wizard for technical extension and customization

A&H use case 1 description:

Amira was used on the North Sea Palaeolandscapes project to visualise and analyse the vast amounts of data that were collected.

Publisher:

Visage Imaging GmbH

Creator:

Mercury Software Systems

Data publishing and dissemination:

Graphical interaction (asynchronous)

Specifications:

C++

Communication and collaboration:

Data analysis:

Content analysis

Image segmentation

Visualisation

Spatial data analysis

lifecycleStage:

Discipline:

Data capture:

2d scanning and photography

3d scanning

Geophysical survey

GPS and total station surveys

Data structuring and enhancement:

Virtual world modelling

Tags:

Strategy and project management:

Alternate tool(s):

Avizo

Practice-led research:

2d graphic design

2d illustration

3d graphic design

All major operating systems

Image manipulation

Platform:

Software/programming languages used:

Mercury Amira

Licence:

commercial

By natalie.hutchinson at Fri, 19/03/2010 - 12:21

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event: THATCamp London

THATCamp is a user-generated “unconference” on digital humanities developed by the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University. This year, for the first time, a THATCamp will occur at the same time and same place as the DH conference — the world’s premere conference on the Digital Humanities, and we expect that having both together will spark exciting new ideas!

You need to apply to take part in the THATCamp. Find out more about it at http://thatcamplondon.org/.

Tags:

digital humanities

Unconference

Discipline:

Archaeology

Classics and Ancient History

Dance Studies

Drama and Theatre Studies

English Language and Literature

Modern Languages

History

Law

Librarianship, Information & Museum Studies

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Architecture: History, Theory & Practice

Community Arts (including Art and Health)

Cultural Policy, Arts management and the creative industries

Visual Arts

Design

By John Bradley at Wed, 17/03/2010 - 15:21

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tool: GeoNames

Purpose:

A global geographical database that may be used to identify, tag and disambiguate all references to location. The database contains over 8 million entries, each of which possesses a geographic name (in various languages), latitude, longitude, elevation, population, administrative subdivision and postal codes and information on unique features.

Features:

• Built upon web service, enabling transparent look-up and use of content through third-party tools and sites
• Browse by geographic location, country name, size of geographic region and other categories.
• Full text search support
• Extensible, enabling users to expand existing information or contribute new content
• Support for the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) co-ordinate system

A&H use case 1 description:

GeoNames is used in the Embedding GeoCrossWalk project to geotag locations found in proceedings of the Stormont Assembly.

Publisher:

GeoNames.org

Creator:

Marc Wick

Data publishing and dissemination: